The clone mode allows you to display the same image on your monitor and on your TV. The resolution, however, is limited to 800 x 600. You can reroute a video stream (DVD or others) only to your TV. Using WinDVR in this mode creates strange video lags on the TV, however. The extended desktop mode (horizontal or vertical) offers a resolution of 1600 x 1600 and extends your desktop to your TV. In this mode, you can reroute all video streams to the TV.

A utility driver lets you define the settings of each application window (screen, position, etc.). However, this function is only available with 21.83 drivers and above. The function disappears with 23.11 drivers.

Conclusion

For the price of $199.99, Xtasy Everything arrives a bit late on the market. Indeed, its 3D performance is not up to date anymore and is in danger of becoming obsolete once the next batch of products using the latest 3D functions are introduced. Compared to the Radeon All-In-Wonder $199, the Xtasy Everything's multimedia functions are a notch down. This comes mostly from the MPEG-2 decoding abilities of ATI processors. One big advantage for VisionTek is definitely the remote control. Moreover, Xtasy Everything's dual monitor, even with its difficult adjustments, has the advantage of using two different frequencies, unlike the Radeon AIW. Radeon AIW 8500 DV features this function, but, because of its price and its 3D, it does not belong to the same market segment.

TV output quality is way above the average among standard video cards, but still does not stack up with ATI's AIW cards. On the other hand, the tuner is very good quality, nothing bad to report about it. The design decision to put the tuner and its connections in a separate box, outside of the PC case, does not seem to improve quality to beyond that of the integrated ATI products. And the software bundle they offer means less comfort and freedom than the ATI integrated suites.

VisionTek tells us that their next generation of the Xtasy Everything will be based on Nvidia's new chipsets - this is a smart strategy, as the NV17 processor is coming out in the next few weeks. However, the external tuner and the remote control will be able to be used easily with future graphics processors.