• Intel Celeron 400 and Pentium-3 600 processors at default clockspeeds.
• Abit BX6-2 motherboard.
• 64 Megabytes Toshiba PC100 ram.
• IBM UDMA 33 10.1 gig hard drive.
• ATI Rage Fury 32 meg video w TV OUT - MANY ATI drivers (Ouch!).
• Pioneer 103s 6x DVD drive with DMA enabled.
• 17 inch Sony 200ES Trinitron monitor.
• Creative Soundblaster Live Value soundcard.
• Diamond MX300 Vortex-2 Soundcard with Aureal 2040 reference drivers.
• Klipsch Promedia v.2-400 speakers (Klipsch speaker review forthcoming!).
• Plextor 8x20 CDR with Adaptec 2930c scsi interface.
• Win98 SE build 2222A.
• DirectX 7.0a.
• TV-OUT tested using S-VIDEO output to a Sony 35KVS66 trinitron.

OK, I promised that the test system would get an overhaul. I spoke of 800mhz, new video, UDMA100, etc etc. But of course, I have to PAY for this stuff myself! I did manage to sell some spare body parts and acquire a P3 processor to replace the venerable Celeron; and the SB Live Value replaces the much loved but defunct Vortex-2 soundcard for comparisons. The rest is waiting till prices drop a bit or my creditors suffer sudden accidents. If anyone from ATI, NVidia, ASUS, or Intel is reading, feel FREE to guarantee yourselves a spot in DVD History! SEND HARDWARE! Live the dream of being a part of future INMATRIX reviews! (And save Kelly from spending all his retirement savings!)

Tech note: All virus scanners and un-needed background applications were disabled for testing. The latest BIOS, firmwares, and drivers were installed. All this helps improve DVD playback on any system. Mucho thanks to Kruge & the gang at the [RAGE UNDERGROUND] forums for helping with some ATI driver headaches to help me finish the TV-OUT testing!