Talk:DirectX Diagnostic Tool

"It is possible to create chat rooms with DxDiag that can be accessed by other computers, as long as anyone attempting to join knows the IP address of the host computer." Reference? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.245.2.62 (talk) 15:41, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

not sure what it's supposed to say

I haven't changed it because I'm not sure what it's supposed to say, but I don't think that "DXDiag is designed so pull specifications on hardware" is a very understandable phrase. I'm also not sure that this article need exist at all, a redirect to the DirectX article might be more sensible. Matt 19:23, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm agree to this site but i think they need an specifically defination and illustration and also explanation, because in my case based of my experienced, dxdiag is use to the the specs of your computer such as the characteristic of you operating system like windows XP professional, for the motherboard etc.(MarvinMirasol)

Merger proposal

There is overlap between DxDiag and DirectX, both articles are not too long, so I believe they should be merged. Tcrow777 ^Talk 19:09, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

As long as all the information in the DXDiag article is preserved, it's okay. If information is going to be "summarized" or dropped, then it's better to have it as a separate article. That is why we have separate articles. I've seen many DirectX related articles on Wikipedia being merged into the main article with some info getting dropped in the process. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.128.147.139 (talk) 20:56, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

• Support merging the content into DirectX. Frankly, I'm surprised that this article was created, given that it's just one small piece of a big framework. — EagleOne\^Talk 04:01, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Due to DirectX's major features being aspected towards 'power users' or higher maintenance then your average user, but the DxDiag being requested frequently from small computer repair shops or from websites advising repairs, it might be better to keep separate, with the mind that people who wonder what a "DxDiag" is and wiki it, are likely not going to understand reading it in a DirectX page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.58.81.73 (talk) 12:56, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

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DAC Section

"Most dedicated CD players will have a digital output on them as well as the analog output. If you connect the digital output of your CD player to a DAC then you will bypass the CD player's "internal DAC" (digital-to-analog portion of your CD player) and the external DAC will then be responsible for the conversion process. This is an extremely effective way of upgrading a CD-based hi-fi system and can make an extreme impact on the quality of playback. Later, you can then consider whether or not to upgrade your CD player to a dedicated CD transport. It is even possible to use a computer as a transport by use of a USB interface between the computer and DAC (such an option exists for our DAC Kit 2.1 in the form of an internal add-on board) and appropriate software. Our DAC kits are based on the experience gained from Audio Note's many years of producing DAC's. They produce some of the most highly rated of all DAC's on the market today and have some unique and novel methods of handling the many aspects of the digital-to-analog process - many of which we can pass on to you through our DAC kits. Instead of blindly accepting all of the then-current theory and dictate from the early pioneers of the technology as most manufacturers did (and still do) one company, Audio Note ( This is a great DIY site for audiophile components), decided to do their own research into how the DAC process should be achieved (they were already experts in handling the eventual Analog portion). They found that simplicity and careful design at each stage of the process was the best way to go. Their resulting approach was, at the time, very controversial and upset many deeply held beliefs in the design world. Today, however, more and more manufacturers are beginning to use some of Audio Note's methods in their own designs and Audio Note are still at the forefront of DAC design."

This entire section seems unnecessary, uses the wrong tone, and even worse, is explicitly advertising a product. Spam much? 74.102.34.24 (talk) 18:45, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

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