Diamond AIWHD3650PM All-in-Wonder ATI Radeon HD 3650 PCIE 512MB GDDR2 Video Card Premium Edition with Input/Output card and Remote Control

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 3 x 11.8 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001D5JP8Y
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• Item model number: AIWHD3650PM
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 19, 2008

Product Description

With the DIAMOND AIWHD3650PM All-in-Wonder HD, your PC and your TV ¿play nice¿. All the features of the AIWHD3650 and you get a remote and additional I/O controller card. With the DIAMOND All-in-Wonder HD graphics and video card your PC is transformed into the ultimate high-definition PVR and 1080p Blu-ray and DVD movie showcase. Enter the realm of high-def gaming and experience life-like graphics or use your PC to create your own custom video and entertainment library. It¿s highly immersive, extremely versatile, and undeniably entertaining. With the DIAMOND All-in-Wonder HD, you can watch or record live TV. Choose between analog TV, free-to-air HDTV and ClearQAM unencrypted digital cable. The ATI Radeon HD 3000 Series of GPUs allow you to experience the power of HD with graphics processing designed for how you work and play. The Diamond Radeon All-in-Wonder HD 3650 delivers outstanding performance at a great price. Advance to the next generation of HD game performance and life-like realism thanks to DirectX 10.1 capabilities . Watch the latest Blu-Ray videos in full 1080p HD and upscale beyond - without placing huge demands on your CPU. Enjoy break-through efficiency with more processing performance per watt and energy-saving features to help save you money. Produce features include Superscale unified shader architecture, PCI Express x16 2.0 support, 120 Unified Stream Processors, 128-bit memory interface, Direct X 10.1 / Shader Model 4.1, High-speed 128-bit-HDR (High Dynamic Range) rendering, Up to 24x Custom Filter Anti-Aliasing, 55nm process technology, ATI Avivo HD Video and Display Technology, Game Physics processing capability, Built-in HDMI with Multi-channel 5.1 surround audio, Unified Video Decoder (UVD) for Blu-Ray, ATI PowerPlay energy conserving technology, RoHS compliant, Build in HDCP Support, OpenGL 2.0 Support, Hardware noise reduction, HDMI Output, Two Display support for mutli monitor support, ATSC support, NTSC support, Clear QAM.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Diamond Multimedia-All In Wonder HD, February 19, 2009

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John Spaeth - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamond AIWHD3650PM All-in-Wonder ATI Radeon HD 3650 PCIE 512MB GDDR2 Video Card Premium Edition with Input/Output card and Remote Control (Personal Computers)

I have this video card running in XP Pro, and the digital output is fantastic into a Samsung Syncmaster 932bw monitor. The HDMI connector provides high res output to a projector I use for movies. I only gave this card a 4 rating because the infared remote included in the premium package does not yet work with XP, only Vista. Diamond says they are working on XP drivers, and will provide a different remote that works with XP if requested, but there is no documentation in the box or the included E-mannual regarding the remote, you have to call Diamond technical support.
All-In-All this card is very well integrated and provides great output.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Installation Problems, September 30, 2009

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Thomas J. Flynn (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamond AIWHD3650PM All-in-Wonder ATI Radeon HD 3650 PCIE 512MB GDDR2 Video Card Premium Edition with Input/Output card and Remote Control (Personal Computers)

Included Hardware and the Video Card were exceptional. The enclosed instructions were very inadequate. I could not get the ATI driver Software to load. There was no mention in the Instructions or the enclosed CD that 64bit Vista was not supported. I did manage to download the 64bit drivers from the ATI/AMD Website but only after repeated attempts to use the enclosed CD. This is totally unlike AMD!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible for Vista, January 20, 2009

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J. Roney (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Diamond AIWHD3650PM All-in-Wonder ATI Radeon HD 3650 PCIE 512MB GDDR2 Video Card Premium Edition with Input/Output card and Remote Control (Personal Computers)

The whole reason I got this card was to get away from the outrageous prices Comcrash was charging for the few HD channels I liked. I found that these channels were OTA ClearQAM or PSIP channels.

Pros: The software scans for PSIP channels, HDMI output.

Cons: The software seems to have a serious memory leak issue with Vista. I can't count how many times the Catalyst Media Center completely locked up my system or CMC just crashed for no specific reason. Many times CMC would crash while trying to initialize the TV Tuner. If you run AVG you need to disable it before installing the CMC, otherwise you'll notice the install taking up to 2 hours. A driver update from Diamond provided some relief, but the card is just not performing well. Even regular video playback on an extended screen doesn't seem to hit 30 fps. Performance is disappointing and horrible. This product doesn't seem to ready for production and my wallet won't be opening for another Diamond/ATI product EVER.

Other: Diamond customer support was very responsive to the problem. They provided quick and effortless support.