On Wed, December 7, 2005 22:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I believe you're confusing a daughter card -- a specialty processor > for decoding MPEG-2 and/or accelerating other drawing processes, with > a SGRAM (video ram) upgrade module.
Umm, nope. I know the difference. :-) > The XCLAIM VR Pro card uses the ATI 3D RAGE PRO chipset. It does not > require or support an additional processor (daughter card). It's > only option is an 4 MB SGRAM upgrade, bringing it to a total of 8 MB > video RAM. Of course, I can't find a URL anywhere for the daughtercard I saw once for that card. I very well may have been mistaken on the purpose of the card. However, the Xclaim card doesn't handle mpeg decoding. >From http://www.ati.com/products/faqs/xclaim3dvrfaq.html: "Q14: What type of MPEG acceleration does Xclaim VR and Xclaim 3D provide? Xclaim VR and Xclaim 3D accelerate the playback of MPEG movies using the hardware-assisted software decode strategy. The ATI 3D RAGE PRO or 3D RAGE II graphics chip that powers Xclaim VR and Xclaim 3D has integrated Video acceleration and Display functionality. Consequently Xclaim VR and Xclaim 3D perform the color space conversion, scaling, and display of the MPEG movie leaving the CPU to perform only the decoding of the movie from the file to memory. Note that Xclaim VR and Xclaim 3D do not accelerate the decoding of the MPEG movie from file to memory. Dedicated MPEG hardware is required to accelerate the decoding from file." So I am apparently wrong about the daughtercard (I am still going to try and find that URL). However, the card will not work for playing DVD's, at least under OS 10 with the stock 4 meg RAM size. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
