On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:46 PM, JOHN CARMONNE <carmo...@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi All > > I have a PM G5 Dual 2.7 8G RAM. It has a Radeon 9600 128 MB VRAM chip set > ATY,RV351 I have a VIZIO 36" LCD display. > I would like to know if an upgrade of the card would result in better > video, I only use it to watch DVDs I do not play any games. So if I would > benefit by upgrading my card what should I try to buy, cheap I hope, also if > an upgrade is the thing to do then I guess I could use the 9600 in my G4 MDD > dual 1.25. Or butcher it and put it in one of the Cubes??? > > JOHN CARMONNE > Yorba Linda USA > sent from my Wally 10.4.11 > > Since you have an AGP model, your options are somewhat limited. There are two steps up available to you, the Radeon 9800 and Radeon X800. I'm not familiar with any NVidia options; perhaps someone else can address that. Flashed PC cards are also an option; according to some the flashing process is simple, but my understanding was that it was pretty difficult. If you do buy it from someone else, make sure you can return it if it's incompatible with your system. But this is ignoring one problem with your question; what exactly is wrong with the video you're seeing on your TV? Is it blurry, are there anomalies on the screen, is it too dim, etc? Have you hooked up a dedicated DVD player up to the TV to get a sense of what the TV is capable of? The problem could also be unrelated to the video card; if you're using an analog cable, you could see a significantly inferior picture. It could also be the TV itself, or perhaps the input that you're using. Perhaps you just need to change some settings in System Preferences>Display. There are many variables to consider. So to review, it would be helpful if we knew: 1) which connector on your Radeon 9600 are you using, 2) if you are using any adapters between the computer and the TV, 3) which input on your TV you're using, 4) what kind of cable are you using and most importantly, 5) what's wrong with the picture you're looking at. Eric -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
