on 8/31/02 4:52 PM, gas2 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm considering getting the Radeon 7000 for my S900 to watch some mpg movies > on my 34 inch TV. > Does anybody have any experience with this? > What kind of picture can I expect- will it be grainy? > Will it be full screen? > > gas2 > > I have a radeon 7000 in my s900. i find some issues. ( pls note i suspect > this is the outdated hardware in > the s900 not the card) > > 1. it can be a pig to get it installed and setup without a video card > already in another slot. > 2. if the monitor is off on boot up of the mac , then the screen remains > blank, ( you have to have the screen on when you boot) > > 2. A i had to put spaces at the front of some of its extensions to make it > boot to the correct resolution faster................. > when you say full screen, what res is that? > > <snip> > > I think the max resolution on a TV is 1024/768. > I have a Ultimate Rez card inside now. > I'm running 8.6/9.1 with about 500MB's Ram, & the standard 233 processor > > gas2 >
2. im currently running it at 1024*768 75hz mill cols i just took it up to 1280*1024 256 cols ,my monitor is an lcd type so i'm a bit limited to the resolutions but i normally work at 1024*768 ( programming etc) -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
