Greg wrote: > > I'm thinking of getting a new test system and am wondering what video cards > people suggest using with Gentoo. I've been subscribed to the list for the > last couple of weeks and I've seen lots of problems, what works the best? >
You'll need to be a bit more specific. If you don't need 3D or just need some light 3D, then there are lots of cards out there. If you need hardware decode support for video - playing DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs or doing PVR style functions, the choices narrow and the cards get more expensive - +$50US. If you need 3D graphics for gamming, there are a good variety of cards from either ATI or Nvidia, each with it's own set of issues. If you need 3D for HDTV, rendering, CAD, CAE, etc. the choices widen up a bit more - 3DLabs, ATI, Nvidia. And then there is high quality 2D w/3D support for Air traffic Control and medical imaging, where the choices again change to other companies - Tech Source. So what sets of tasks will you be trying to emulate on this test box? And at what resolution? Eg. - some 16x9 formats don't work well with some of the drivers. And how many screens, graphics cards ? Bob -- - -- [email protected] mailing list
