http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/ XGCDB Glossary en Copyright 2009, xgcdb.com Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:01:10 -0700 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:01:10 -0700 glossary http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 50 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-pci-express.html Peripheral Component Interconnect Express or shortened to PCI-E is a newest standard for expansion card interface. Introduced and designed by Intel in 2004. to replace the older PCI and AGP standards. PCI-SIG (lectronics industry consortium with representatives from: Intel, Microsoft, IBM, AMD, Su... glossary Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-agp.html The AGP is shortened for Accelerated Graphics Port or Advanced Graphics Port and it represents a high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a video card to a computer's motherboard. Since the development of graphics card where very progressive PCI slot, a bus with shared bandwidth, was inadequa... glossary Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-pci.html Peripheral Component Interconnect or shortened to PCI is is a local computer bus used for attaching hardware devices in a computer. PCI was introduced by Intel in 1993. Even nowdays PCI remains a very common interface, despite the availability of faster interfaces such as AGP or PCI Express. Primari... glossary Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-aspect-ratio.html The aspect ratio is mathematically expressed as x :y and it represents an picture with its width divided by its height. Most common aspect ratios are 4:3 (1.33:1) universal for standard-definition video formats and 16:9 (1.78:1), universal to high-definition television. Other popular aspect ratios a... glossary Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-1080i.html 1080i is the shorthand name of high-definition video mode. The number 1080 stands for number of horizontal lines - vertical resolution, and letter i stands form interlaced. 1080i is known as high-definition television (HDTV) video mode with widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9 and a frame resolution of ... glossary Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-1080p.html 1080p is one of the category of HDTV video modes. 1080p is also known as full HD or full high definition to differentiate it from other HDTV video modes. The number 1080 represents 1080 lines of vertical resolution and since this is widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, there are 1920 pixels of horizont... glossary Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-720p.html 720p is one of HDTV video modes, designed in 1980s by ATandamp;T Bell Laboratories. The number in 720p means that there are 720 vertical pixels and 1280 horizontal pixels of display resolution, while the letter p stands for progressive scan or non-interlaced. 720p has a widescreen aspect ratio of 16... glossary Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-crossfire.html CrossFire is a brand name for multi-GPU solution from ATI Technologies. The technology allows up to four graphics cards to be linked in order to produce single output.September 27, 2005 the CrossFire system was first introduced. The system required CrossFire-compliant motherboard and pair of ATI Rad... glossary Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-sli.html SLI or Scalable Link Interface is a multi-GPU solution developed by Nvidia used for linking two or more video cards together to produce a single output. SLI was first introduced by 3dfx in 1998 and it was used in the Voodoo2 series graphics cards. Nvidia bought 3dfx, an acquired the technology whi... glossary Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-opengl.html OpenGL or Open Graphics Library is the standard application program interface (API) for writing applications that implement 2D and 3D computer graphics. OpenGL was developed by Silicon Graphics Inc. in 1992 and is widely used in CAD, virtual reality, flight simulation, scientific visualization and e... glossary Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-directx.html DirectX is an application program interface (API) for creating and managing graphic images and multimedia effects, especially in applications such as games and video or active Web pages that will run on Microsoft platforms. Program could be written in one of the following object languages: C++, Vis... glossary Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-ramdac.html RAMDAC or random access memory digital-to-analog converter is a chip that converts digital video signal from computer into the analog signal needed by computer display. RAMDAC is a combination of three digital-to-analog converters (DACs), that change digital image data into analog signals (one for e... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-hdcp.html HDCP or High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection is a specified method of digital copy protection developed by Intel Corporation for protecting copyrighted digital audio and video content that uses the Digital Video Interface (DVI) by encrypting its transmission between the video source and the dig... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-dvi.html DVI or Digital Visual Interface is interface standard design to accommodate both digital and analog monitors with single connector. The specification is created and developed by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). The DVI is designed to deliver uncompressed digital video data to video display.... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-hdmi.html HDMI or High Definition Multimedia Interface is a compact connector that combines video and audio into a single digital interface. HDMI connects digital audio and video sources such as DVD players, PC-s, Blu-ray Disc players, video game consoles with audio and video receivers such as various digita... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-d-sub.html The D-Subminiature or D-Sub is a common type of connector mainly used in computer industry for various purposes.There are various types of D-Subs but most familiar one is DA-15 used for video display.Types od D-Sub-s:DA-15 (joystick port, display port)DB-25 (serial port, serial communication)DC-37 (... glossary Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-qxga.html The QXGA or Quad eXtended Graphics Array, represents display standard which uses 2048andtimes;1536 pixel resolution. This was the highest resolution by the year 2007, WQXGA or Wide Quad eXtended Graphics Array refers to a display resolution of 2560andtimes;1600 pixels with a 16:10 aspect ratio. Thi... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-uxga.html UXGA or Ultra eXtended Graphics Array is a computer display standard with standard 1600andtimes;1200 pixel resolution. UXGA is the native resolution of most 21 and 22 CRT displays and 20 and 21 desktop LCD monitors. Next step in revolution is QXGA display standard with a resolution of 2048x1536 pi... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-sxga+.html SXGA+ or Super eXtended Graphics Array Plus is a term for computer display standard. With 1400andtimes;1050 resolution, SVGA+ is commonly used for 14 or 15 laptop LCD monitors and many high-end video projectors. SXGA+ is not approved by any organization but it is next step after SXGA. First resol... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-sxga.html SXGA or Super eXtended Graphics Array refers to a display standards, which uses 1280andtimes;1024 as standard monitor resolution. The resolution 1280andtimes;1024 is non standard resolution with 5:4 aspect ratio, so computer software must compensate this difference or the picture will be distorted. ... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-xga+.html XGA+ or eXtended Graphics Array Plus is a term for computer display standard. XVGA+ with resolution of 1152x864 and aspect ratio of 4:3 is frequently used for 17CRT monitors.Even hough its not approved by any standard organizations XGA+ is considered to be next step after XGA (1024andtimes;768). ... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-xga.html XGA or Extended Graphics Array, is term for computer display standard introduced in 1990 by IBM. It is considered to be improved Super VGA with 1024x768 display resolution, supporting higher refresh rates, high color, 4:3 aspect ratio and improved accelerator performance. The XGA supports two new re... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-svga.html SVGA or Super Video Graphics Array is a term for computer display standard. It is also known as UVGA or Ultra Video Graphics Array and it is consider to be a direct successor of VGA standard. Main difference is that SVGA was defined by VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) in 1989. SVGA st... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-vga.html VGA or Video Graphics Array is a term for analog computer display standard integrated into computer graphic cards that provides digital-to-analog conversion of data sent computer's display. VGA also relates to the 640andtimes;480 resolution or 15-pin D-subminiature VGA connector. The standard was i... glossary Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.xgcdb.com/glossary/what-is-game-experience-index.html The Game Experince Index is designed to help you with the results of our graphics card bencmarks.Game Expirience Index represents the overall impression/experience of the game for selected graphics card. For example, game experince index of 100% represents 30 FPS in particular game at selected setti... glossary Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:00:00 -0800