Hello All- Regarding the expense of stereo graphics, I use a Nuvision 60GX-NSR (non-stereo ready) driven by a GeForce FX5200 card to build in Xtalview and have no complaints regarding the stereo performance. I believe the Nuvision setup was around $600 USD and today the FX500 costs the staggering sum of $31.70 compared to the Quadro-based cards which seem to be running $900-$1200 and, I believe, are required for stereo in programs such as "O" and Coot. Since it works with Xtalview/Xfit, what is the reason that other graphics programs are unable to use the less expensive graphics cards?
Thanks, Tim Fritz Timothy A. Fritz, Ph.D. NIH/NIDDK Section on Biological Chemistry 9000 Rockville Pike/MSC 8029 Bldg 50 Rm 4120 Bethesda, MD 20892 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: P Hubbard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Survey on computer usage in crystallography Hi, If you build a system without stereo graphics, and use a standard monitor, I agree. In-fact it can be done for for under ~$1000. However, stereo systems are rather expensive (LCD stereo systems are VERY expensive). I was just curious to see how popular stereo graphics is for crystallographers. I personally think its a wonderful teaching tool which is currently under-utilized. Paul >From: Bart Hazes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Survey on computer usage in crystallography >Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:28:25 -0600 > >I don't expect the "I'd be willing to assemble one from parts for under USD >$2000" crowd will be large but you don't have to do the assembling to get >all you need well under the $2000 mark. The times that you needed the >fastest computer money could buy and still spent lots of time in the >library reading while your rigid body refinement was chewing on the next >cycle is long gone. > >Bart > >David J. Schuller wrote: >>On Tue, 2007-06-19 at 21:09 -0700, P Hubbard wrote: >> >>>Hi all, >>> >>>I am doing a survey on computer usage in crystallography. The >>>questionnaire can be found on the following web page: >>> >>>http://www.bioscienceforum.com/survey.html >> >>... >> >>I don't care for the way several questions are posed. Examples: >> >>"4. What would you consider is a reasonable price to pay for a >>computer graphics workstation designed with crystallography in mind? >> >>A) USD $2000-3000 >>B) USD $3000-5000 >>C) USD $5000+ >>" >> >>What, no option for "I'd be willing to assemble one from parts for under >>USD $2000"? >> >>... >>"If there were a choice, would you prefer stereo graphics displayed >>using LCD-shuttered glasses or a head mounted display (often referred to >>as a Virtual Reality headset)?" >> >>That does not cover all the choices currently available, let alone what >>I wish were available. >> >> > > >-- > >======================================================================= ======= > >Bart Hazes (Assistant Professor) >Dept. of Medical Microbiology & Immunology >University of Alberta >1-15 Medical Sciences Building >Edmonton, Alberta >Canada, T6G 2H7 >phone: 1-780-492-0042 >fax: 1-780-492-7521 > >======================================================================= ======= _________________________________________________________________ Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2
