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Compared to its All-In-Wonder brethren based on the newer Theater 550 chip, the X600 Pro’s analogue TV image quality definitely doesn’t pass muster. This combined with the slightly sluggish and dated-looking software creates a strangely “old technology” feel to the whole package. ATI doesn’t seem to have done anything to iron out its software installation difficulties either, and it remains unnecessarily complex if things don’t go as they should at the first attempt, something that seems to depend as much on platform, existing drivers and current software on your system as it does on you having read the manual and knowing what you’re doing. There’s much to like about the hardware, particularly the new cable connection system, but the software doesn’t do it justice. With little to offer in terms of 3D gaming – it achieved 23fps in Doom 3 and 33fps in Far Cry at 1,024 x 768, and a generally lacklustre multimedia showing, it’s hard to get excited about the All-In-Wonder X600 Pro on any level. I’m sure better value and better-balanced cards are not far away and I’d be tempted to bide my time until they appear. Ultimately you need to decide if you can get better functionality from a separate graphics card and TV tuner card for the same price. If so then that’s the route I’d take personally, just so they can be binned and upgraded independently. If not, then the AIW X600 Pro may be worth considering, although check the bundle carefully before you buy if you want the Remote Wonder. Link: www.ati.com Read full review

Overall

7/10

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By Wayne Brooker
Reviewed 18 May 2005
Updated 05 February 2011

Price as reviewed

£117.00

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