rear sound. Dolby Digital 5.1, also called AC-3 (for Audio Code-3), has six channels - two front, two rear, one center and one for the subwoofer. Unlike Dolby Surround and Prologic, the bandwidth here ranges from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. The "5.1" refers to the five...

do seem to be exactly the same as the 7700, with 2-way models for the front ones (right, center, left) and wideband loudspeakers for the rear ones. See the description of the T7700 for more details. The kit looks the same as the 7700, with a muted design unlikely...

million electrodes. Obviously, it's impossible to route six million lines to control the sub-pixels independently, so the lines are multiplexed. The front lines are common to an entire row, and the rear ones are common to an entire column. The onboard electronics...

Gigabyte Volar coolers used these snap-ins), the rest of the build was pretty easy. The CoolerMaster Cosmos case is great to build in, and it’s got ample ventilation with two rear and one top exhaust fans, plus an underside intake fan; all are quiet 120 mm...

front-panel, it's really designed for plugging in a USB key or a USB digital camera for a slide-show. But it would have been nice to have a port on the rear where one could plug in one of those external 300 GB USB 2.0 drives full of media content. Although...

analog 2 channel Composite RCA ports S/Pdif digital audio (both coaxial and optical support) USB 2.0 There are also 2 USB 2.0 ports in the X5000. One is located in the rear and one is located on the right side of the device. The side location is an odd choice,...

don't look any different from normal, but Logitech has chosen, in contrast to other products we know, to provide totally separate rear satellites. Each contains its own receiver, amplifier and power supply. Obviously, therefore each one has to have its own...

A leather flap keeps the bag closed with magnets, and inside you’ll find numerous zippered pouches and pockets. There are also pockets on each side of the bag, and a large one on the rear as well. Such a precious bag implies valuable contents, which is why...

gets warm when running anything more than a moderate load (we measured a temperature of 103 °F/39° C on the underside with an infrared sensor during testing). The placement of USB ports (two front right and one at the rear) is a little odd, especially for...

which screws off to reveal the main 1/8" (3.5mm plug), which is also gold-plated. The plug is at the end of a rather lengthy 10' (3 m) cable. This is handy for plugging in to the potentially distant rear panel of one's computer, but can leave you with a large...