Stereo (for Steve Cousins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>):
Lloyd wrote:
>I've had good overall experience with nVidia cards ranging from gaming
>cards to higher-end workstation cards on a variety of different systems.
>
>While some may claim better price/performance from ATI, I can't recommend
>them. I've had uniformly poor experience with their lack of customer
>support, poor quality drivers and documentation as well as clumsy
>installation scripts.
>
>As to whether you need a high-end gaming card vs. a low-end workstation
>card, that will really depend on how much geometry you throw at the card
>as well as the characteristics of your system. Certainly an older system
>can leverage a newer graphics card, but there will be limits because of
>processor speed, bandwidth, etc. In that case, even a reasonably new
>gaming card will be relatively inexpensive and should have significantly
>improve things for you.
>
This has been my experience as well - I have a new and old Linux box.
>I've not used stereo capabilities with any of these cards.
For stereo there are two considerations: the graphics card must have
stereo out on the board. This you have to check when buying the board
and this does not influence the price very much - it is a usual
feature on some cards.
However, for really good stereo you need a monitor with a refresh rate
close to 100. I have both a "VX2000" (LCD) display, which really
shows the flicker, but also an old fashioned Sony CPD 4410 (that came
with a Sun machine) that can get 1280x1024_98.00 and this is very
nice for stereo.
Sorry I am so late with this.
Marilyn
