Re: [TCLUG:21533] pci video cards

[Scott Dier <dieman@ringworld.org>]

Hell, the g200 did wonders even.

* Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com <Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com> [000925 13:46]:
> Try going from a 2MB Diamond Stealth 2000 PCI to a
> Matrox G400Max (best 2D image on the market).  It's
> amazingly amazing what a G400Max'll do for you.
> 
> Nick
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> lerwick@tcfreenet.org, on 09/25/2000 01:40:44 PM
> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org @ PMDF
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> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21533] pci video cards
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> Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com wrote:
> > 
> > The Trident cards have extremely poor performance all around.
> > 
> > I doubt that they'll be able to push 1280x1024x32bpp (or 16bpp),
> > and if they can, it's going to slow down your machine a bunch.
> 
> Newer ones will, but it'll be dog slow, and the video quality will be
> horrible.
> 
> Beware the visual quality on cheapass cards. I went from an ATI Rage II+
> to a 3dfx Banshee, and the difference was night and day. At a mere
> 1024x768x32x48hz interlaced, the Rage II was way blurry, but the 3dfx
> was crystal clear. I didn't even know a video card could affect display
> quality like that until I saw it for myself. I just thought it was the
> suckass monitor I was using at that point. ;)
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