Forgot to add, resolutions 1200x1024 and 1600x1200 > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Lindberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 10:25 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Suggested Video Cards > > > Thanks for the response Bob, > > What I've been contemplating would probably not need anything more than > light 3D, it might be fun to try to plug in the pvr card that I > have and try > to use it, so maybe some video support. > > So I guess the first two categories that you set out. > > Greg > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob Sanders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:36 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Suggested Video Cards > > > > > > 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 > > > > > -- > [email protected] mailing list >
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