MULTIMEDIA

The advent of real multimedia capabilities in the PC was certainly part driven by gaming demands, but broadband Internet has opened the doors for a much wider range of uses for a PC's multimedia.

Graphics Cards

The graphics card is a component that possibly gains more attention than any other. Now a complex, integrated subsystem with their own RAM and processing power, they are very much a computer within your computer. >>

CRT Monitors

Often misunderstood, learn about the CRT monitor, which has been integral to the rise of the PC. >>

Panel Displays

The lighter, space saving flat panel monitors offer clear advantages over CRT monitors. Here the various technologies on offer are explained. >>

Sound Cards

Once the PC began to be taken seriously for its potential in music, the development of sound cards really took off. >>

Digital Video

Another mini-revolution within the PC world, home video editing has opened an unprecedented world of creativity to business and home users into the 21st Century. >>