Unusable System Components, Continued. building the ultimate home theater pc. Hype aside, is it really possible to build a PC that is quiet and does everything that a high-end remote-controlled set-top box can do? And don't forget it's got to look good in your...

• -Unusable System Components, Continued

offers exceptional resolution and images of very high quality (provided an excellent lens is used), and annoying because noise makes it unusable beyond ISO 160. Amazing because the SLR operation is superb. Annoying because its botched design makes it difficult...

it can find in order to plough through the massive load of image analysis. You can see here how all four of my AMD cores redline at 100% the moment Media Show starts analyzing. Under such stress, the system becomes practically unusable. Just keep this in mind...

2D over 3D. Low sound volume We tried all the volume controls built into the MSI's keyboard and touchscreen, but couldn't manage to crank up the volume to acceptable levels. The maximum volume is just too low, to the point of being totally unusable,...

photos at the lowest film speeds (80 and 100 ISO). Noise is usually under control, although things are a little worse above 800 ISO, although shots here are hardly unusable.  The new 4x zoom lens, however, is a little disappointing--compared to those on the...