Morgoth[BAR] liet weten dat ATi vandaag de Radeon VE officieel heeft aangekondigd. De VE is een lowend versie van Radeon, maar heeft als extraatje de multi-monitor techniek HydraVision ingebouwd. Deze is zeer flexibel, je kunt kiezen tussen tweemaal CRT, CRT en DVI of CRT en TV output. De meegeleverde software maakt het mogelijk om gemakkelijk je dual monitor setup in te stellen. De Radeon VE wordt geleverd met 32MB DDR RAM, en heeft een adviesprijs van $129:
HydraVision allows users to define up to nine multi-monitor configurations accessible at the click of a mouse. Work can be spread across the entire workspace, or applications can be configured to one monitor or the other. Favorite features can be assigned hot keys for instant access.
"Appian's HydraVision multi-display technology was previously only available to the high-end professional market," said Wallace Smith, Chairman and CEO of Appian. "By integrating the advanced HydraVision multi-display technology into the RADEON VE, mainstream users will now be able to gain the incredible functionality that was previously only available on the high end."
[...] The RADEON VE features ATI'S VIDEO IMMERSION™ technology for industry-leading video playback. Integrated motion compensation and iDCT enable multi-tasking during DVD playback even on basic PCs. ATI's adaptive de-interlacing process gives the best possible DVD quality by reducing feathering or blurred images.