At 13:51 -0700 on 17/10/02, Kris Jones wrote: >> >> >I picked up an LC PDS video card for my Q630, made by Lapis, but >> >>relabeled >> >> >by Focus Enhancements, and it runs like a champ! >> >> >> >>A very very slow champ, perhaps, but I don't doubt it works fine ;) >> > >> >I could run Marathon and ZPC on it, and that's all that matters, isn't >>it? >> >>How'd it compare to internal video? > >The Marathon engine supported hardware acceleration with the Valkyrie >on-board, but only on 'Low quality'. Interal video smoked with that setting. >But I got to run it in high quality with the Focus card at respectible frame >rates. I should go back and try it in XGA and see what happens! > >Anybody want me to do a formal comparison?
Yes, especially since Speedometer benchmarks the Focus cards at about a third the speed of internal video... -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:jmug@;ftp.jmug.org//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:quadlist-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:quadlist-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
