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To: Fred Fahmy who wrote (85213)	7/10/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: Shahen Petrosian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

> ...another reason to upgrade your CPU I've recently been looking into video editing on the PC. A lot of video cards these days support video capture. This allows for a relatively inexpensive means of editing your home videos if your CPU can handle it. Since I became a Dad 8 months ago I've been shooting a lot of videos. The process sometimes consists of leaving the videocam on for a while waiting for a special baby moment. The end result is hours of video that contains only a few minutes of the special stuff that you really want to preserve. Hence the need for video editing. I'm looking into a bunch of video cards for my next system upgrade. I noticed that even though these cards have onboard special purpose processors they are still CPU dependant. For example, notice that in order to achieve the "BEST" results ATI is recommending PIIIs (see the last table in the following link). atitech.com Also notice that with a PIII the card achieves smaller file sizes which would save you disk space. Shahen.

To: Fred Fahmy who wrote (85213)	7/10/1999 9:56:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Fred - Re: "another reason to upgrade your CPU I recently entered the world of cable modem access" I hear ya ! TCI - my cable provider - has been promising me cable modem access every day now - since 1995 ! Your comments about the PC power limiting the performance once you get high speed bandwidth is GOOD CONFIRMATION of what Intel has been PUSING for the last 3 or 4 years. As more and more homes get cable modem capability, the NEED FOR NEW high speed PCs will accelerate. As for home networks, YES - they are great ! I installed an Intel anyPOINT system a couple of months ago and,just like you, I use the network to link my Sony notebook to the MAIN DESKTOP, printers and Internet (56K Modem). Now, both my son and I can be using the Internet at the same time ! I'm still waiting for the cable speed, but in the meantime... Paul