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 > -- > - > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
