KFA2 unveils wireless GeForce GTX 460

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1. January 13, 2011 3:33 PM
   

   princeton said:

   Actually for people with..... no actually I can't see any real world use. Though I do bring my PC to many places so it could benefit someone like me. If anyone heard about pricing could you let me know?

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2. January 13, 2011 3:37 PM
   CamaroMullet said:

   Wow, that's pretty freakin' cool, as long as it works of course. I have one pc that I use for a HTPC ( Once a week or so ) and a homework pc for the kids, I always have to unhook it and drag it to the other side of the room. I'm curious about the pricing though.

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3. January 13, 2011 3:45 PM
   yukka, TechSpot Paladin, said:

   I want one. Not sure why but I do. Cool bit of kit

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4. January 13, 2011 3:48 PM
   Guest said:

   I'm ready to go fully wireless. This is another step along the way... assuming that it's functional. Performance still trumps convenience/cool factor.

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5. January 13, 2011 3:54 PM
   

   princeton said:

   Guest said:

   I'm ready to go fully wireless. This is another step along the way... assuming that it's functional. Performance still trumps convenience/cool factor.

   I'm somewhat worried about latency.

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6. January 13, 2011 3:55 PM
   

   princeton said:

   CamaroMullet said:

   Wow, that's pretty freakin' cool, as long as it works of course. I have one pc that I use for a HTPC ( Once a week or so ) and a homework pc for the kids, I always have to unhook it and drag it to the other side of the room. I'm curious about the pricing though.

   I didn't talk about HTPC's in my original comment because if your HTPC can accommodate a card this size it isn't an HTPC.

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7. January 13, 2011 3:56 PM
   Guest said:

   great idea, pollute the 5ghz band with pointless nonsense just like the 2.4ghz band before it.

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8. January 13, 2011 4:03 PM
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   Jesse said:

   Princeton said:

   CamaroMullet said:

   Wow, that's pretty freakin' cool, as long as it works of course. I have one pc that I use for a HTPC ( Once a week or so ) and a homework pc for the kids, I always have to unhook it and drag it to the other side of the room. I'm curious about the pricing though.

   I didn't talk about HTPC's in my original comment because if your HTPC can accommodate a card this size it isn't an HTPC.

   Thats not true, I just put a GTX 460 in a Silverstone SG05BB and that thing is tiny!

   The thing that I don't like about this card, and other devices like it, is that in most ITX cases the mobo is horizontally oriented (at least, the ones I've been looking at), which means this card would stand vertically, and the antennas wouldn't be able to be aimed upward.

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9. January 13, 2011 4:07 PM
   Guest said:

   hmm... for those wanting quite just keep the core system in a different room; just make sure your wireless components can also go through walls. Watch streaming movies on a tv/monitor when the tower is in a different room... the idea almost got me drooling.

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10. January 13, 2011 4:13 PM
    pcnthuziast said:

    Novelty.

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11. January 13, 2011 4:14 PM
    

    TomSEA, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

    Wow...that's pretty trippy. I'd be concerned about latency and interference too. Although any effort to get rid of or minimize cabling is all right by me.

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12. January 13, 2011 4:40 PM
    Guest said:

    Does this card handle audio? If not, I'm not sure how useful it will be.

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13. January 13, 2011 4:43 PM
    

    princeton said:

    Thats not true, I just put a GTX 460 in a Silverstone SG05BB and that thing is tiny!

    The thing that I don't like about this card, and other devices like it, is that in most ITX cases the mobo is horizontally oriented (at least, the ones I've been looking at), which means this card would stand vertically, and the antennas wouldn't be able to be aimed upward.

    I meant no HTPC should need a gtx 460.

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14. January 13, 2011 4:49 PM
    madboyv1, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    Funny enough, I was talking to a friend how the only wires I have left on my mini-ITX desktop (which will become a HTPC whenever I finally build a new computer) is video and power. I agree at the moment this is largely a novelty at the moment and likely not the greatest idea for gaming... BUT: If you use the DVI for your main display and then have the wireless for a HDTV, that CAN be quite useful. Latency is not necessarily that important for multimedia as long as the audio and video is synced. If it is video only and not both video and audio, then it truly is a novelty/gimmick in my opinion.

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15. January 13, 2011 5:29 PM
    

    slh28, TechSpot Paladin, said:

    Hmm not sure how useful getting rid of one cable is, there's still going to be the power supply, USB, audio and other cables there.

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16. January 13, 2011 5:38 PM
    CamaroMullet said:

    Does this card handle audio? If not, I'm not sure how useful it will be.

    That's a good point, damn it! Oh well.

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17. January 13, 2011 5:52 PM
    

    red1776, Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe, said:

    wow, Dividebyzero was all over this last august

    [link]

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18. January 13, 2011 5:59 PM
    Guest said:

    I'll move my monitor with me beside the bed just to watch p0rn. no more sitting on the chair with this technology.

    :P

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19. January 13, 2011 6:29 PM
    

    princeton said:

    red1776 said:

    wow, Dividebyzero was all over this last august

    [link]

    Lol. Then why is it just being announced now(according to TS)

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20. January 13, 2011 7:51 PM
    DokkRokken said:

    Princeton said:

    red1776 said:

    wow, Dividebyzero was all over this last august

    [link]

    Lol. Then why is it just being announced now(according to TS)

    I read about this last September on HWC, and according to the article, this was supposed to have been ready to ship in October. Something must've really held up this card.

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21. January 13, 2011 8:04 PM
    

    dividebyzero, trainee n00b, said:

    Lol. Then why is it just being announced now(according to TS)

    A LOT of hardware makes the rounds long before it's ever released. Galaxy probably "seeded" the initial "leaks" to guage what kind of reception, and likely adoption rate, of the card. Pretty much standard operating procedure*.

    Looks as though Galaxy listened to HTPC owners who wanted a single slot version that would be usuable with mATX boards that also needs slots available for TV tuner and sound cards -the original offering was dual slot.

    * Other examples of company-assisted "leaks" doing the rounds would be AMD's [link] (to deflect the media from the clusterf___ happening at their board level, tho won't be helping Phenom sales now) and GTX 560 Ti performance figures (expect HD6950 1Gb figures to pop up "accidentally" very soon).

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22. January 13, 2011 10:33 PM
    Guest said:

    I smell privacy issues..

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23. January 14, 2011 3:44 AM
    

    princeton said:

    dividebyzero said:

    Lol. Then why is it just being announced now(according to TS)

    A LOT of hardware makes the rounds long before it's ever released. Galaxy probably "seeded" the initial "leaks" to guage what kind of reception, and likely adoption rate, of the card. Pretty much standard operating procedure*.

    Looks as though Galaxy listened to HTPC owners who wanted a single slot version that would be usuable with mATX boards that also needs slots available for TV tuner and sound cards -the original offering was dual slot.

    * Other examples of company-assisted "leaks" doing the rounds would be AMD's [link] (to deflect the media from the clusterf___ happening at their board level, tho won't be helping Phenom sales now) and GTX 560 Ti performance figures (expect HD6950 1Gb figures to pop up "accidentally" very soon).

    Oh I know about purposely leaked material. But that picture you posted, I was under the impression it was your card. So I thought it was possibly already released for a short period in 2009.

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24. January 14, 2011 4:57 AM
    fpsgamerJR62 said:

    A unique looking card, to be sure. I still don't see the advantage of using a wireless signal to send video to my monitor versus using a standard cable setup. I've also read about Wi-Fi routers using the 5 Ghz band and I wonder if it will affect the wireless signal from this particular video card.

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25. January 14, 2011 5:40 AM
    Guest said:

    i find that relatively stupid.. they trying to eliminate cables but at the end of the day you still need a power cable to the monitor.. so you still have a cable to run.. nice idea.. pity they have not brought out wireless power yet...

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