On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 14:44:49 +0900, Nick Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > for reasons I won't bother going into I'm about turn a server > machine into a workstation (and perhaps occasional game machine). > > There are two nice 1280x1024 17 inch digital LCD displays available > (Mitsubishi RTD179S) [1], so I thought I'd go out and get myself a nice > dual head video card. But which to choose? My budget is fairly generous. > > My machines motherboard has and AGP slot so I thought an AGP card would > be best. > > I've had a bit of a look at the ATI web site and it seems that the > "FireGL Z1-128" [2] might suit me well. > > I briefly looked into nvidia cards, but seem to remember there may be > some issues with drivers for 2.6 kernels. > > I saw the nvidia vs ati thread a few days ago, but there seemed to be > little in the way of conclusions or specific reports of experiences > with cards. Anyone have anything to add? > > Any insights would be much appreciated. This is the first time that I've > ever had to choose a video card. > > Please note that I'm not scared of compiling kernels or running bleeding > edge software: I've been using 2.6 since the "pre" days and Debian > unstable for about 4 years.
Matrox cards are quite good for dual displays, although the price comes at a premium too. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]