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Badaboom is an inexpensive audio/video transcoder that utilizes Nvidia's new CUDA GPGPU-acceleration platform. Utilizing any Nvidia 8000-series graphics card or newer, users can utilize their GPU to accelerate the transcoding process by many times. Introduced in November 2008, version 1.1 is due in mid-December with a number of upgraded features. Badaboom costs $29.99.
MSRP $29.99
Release date November, 2008
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December 8, 2008 at 8:55 pm by
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Released December, 2008
Pros
- free - similar products for Nvidia based cards costs money
- can drastically cut down on transcoding time
- makes getting video on your mobile devices a lot less of a hassle
- lets you do more with your PC while it transcodes
Cons
- not as complex as Badaboom 1.1 (Nvidia offering)
- requires the latest generation of ATI graphics cards
Badaboom
50%
vs.
Avivo video converter
50%
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December 30, 2008
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Pros
- more features than AMD/ATI's Avivo video converter
- can also be used with Nvidia's last generation graphics cards (8000 series) unlike ATI's
- considerably faster than CPU-based transcoding
- leaves a great deal of CPU power free to be used while files are being created
- comes with free a NVIDIA G98 chip keychain when purchased on nvidia.com
Cons
- costs $30 while Avivo video converter is free
- expensive shipping to anywhere other than the USA
- requires a fairly recent Nvidia graphics card
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Pros
- more features than AMD/ATI's Avivo video converter
- can also be used with Nvidia's last generation graphics cards (8000 series) unlike ATI's
- considerably faster than CPU-based transcoding
- leaves a great deal of CPU power free to be used while files are being created
Cons
- costs $30 while Avivo video converter is free
- expensive shipping to anywhere other than the USA
- requires a fairly recent Nvidia graphics card
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Pros
- more features than AMD/ATI's Avivo video converter
- can also be used with Nvidia's last generation graphics cards (8000 series) unlike ATI's
- considerably faster than CPU-based transcoding
- leaves a great deal of CPU power free to be used while files are being created
Cons
- costs $30 while Avivo video converter is free
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