Jeff, Many Thanks for your advise.
Regards Geraint Searle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Walther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 12:39 AM Subject: Re: What is the best Nubus Video Card? > At 15:00 -0400 09/05/2004, Compact Macs wrote: > > >From: "Geraint Searle - Web" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:09:20 +0100 > > >My question is as follows ; > > > >Q1) What is the best Nubus Card for an Apple Macintosh IIci that can drive > >an Normal SVGA monitor @ 640 x 480 via an Apple to SVGA Adapter ? > > > >I know this is Old Technology, but would appreciate any advice. > > The best NuBus video cards are the Radius Thunder IV GX series (T IV > GX 1152, T IV GX 1360, T IV GX 1600, and Radius Thunder 24/GT) and > the Villagetronic Macpicasso 340. Those two have slightly different > strengths but are pretty much tied for overall performance. > Unfortunately, they're likely to be rare and expensive. > > Perfectly serviceable cards amongst the last generation of NuBus > video cards (and therefore usually more compatible and faster than > earlier generations) are the Radius Precision Color Pro series (XP, > XK and something else) and the E-Machines Futura II SX or LX. Note > that the Pro and the II in the names are essential as there was a > previous generation of each without the respective suffixes which > were older, slower and less compatible. > > To further complicate matters, sellers in the used market often don't > know what they have and may omit the Pro or the II from the name when > it should be there--or occasionally add it to the name when it > shouldn't but the latter is more rare. > > There are other good cards but those are the good ones with which I > am familiar. > > Jeff Walther > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
