To complete the story: I just got myself that Radeon card (ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 64MB DVI/ADC), and I do find the difference DVI vs VGA very real, even on this 19" screen. Maybe the improvement is more noticeable on this screen, because of its high native resolution 1680x1050, I don’t know. But before, there was a kind of cloudiness, as if it the screen was not evenly bright, and that is completely gone. Also, I think the picture as a whole is crisper -- just easier to look at. All of this may be due to the different graphics card, yes, but I for one am convinced of DVI’s advantage!
I don’t know yet about faster handling of windows, but I’m also quite happy that I can have my new screen and my old screen side by side. Geke On Sep 21, 5:21 pm, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sep 21, 2009, at 6:28 AM, Geke wrote: > > > But I don’t get the idea what would improve, Bruce, or what would go > > faster, dorayme? > > I’m not into gaming, by the way. > > A faster video card speeds up Quartz, and hence, the whole GUI quite > noticeably, even back in the days of 10.2...windows scroll faster, > open faster, refresh faster. > > I noticed quite the difference when I upgraded my sawtooth from the > original Rage card to a Radeon, and my games collection consists of an > old copy of Glider. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
