[expert] ati versus nvidia graphics adapters

2002-01-30 Thread bascule

reading the recent thread on nvidia closed source i have a question:
given that for all but the most hard core gamers the difference between the 
top of the range cards of both manufacturers is probably irrrelevant now that 
ati have this latest 8500 thingy, what is the status of support for the 
latest ati cards, at some point i shall move on from my nvidia tnt2ultra and 
perhaps ati will be the more sensible move? 

bascule



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Re: [expert] ati versus nvidia graphics adapters

2002-01-30 Thread Mario Michael da Costa

bascule wrote:
 
 reading the recent thread on nvidia closed source i have a question:
 given that for all but the most hard core gamers the difference between the
 top of the range cards of both manufacturers is probably irrrelevant now that
 ati have this latest 8500 thingy, what is the status of support for the
 latest ati cards, at some point i shall move on from my nvidia tnt2ultra and
 perhaps ati will be the more sensible move?
 
 bascule
I know for a fact that the TV in feature of the 8500 works for NTSC,
thanks to the efforts put in by the good people at gatos. To be fair
to NVIDIA, i don't think ati have been very open themselves. I have an
ATI All In Wonder 128 pro, but have never played and 3d games on it.
It works fine in X-Windows though, not a single problem.


Thank You,
Regards,
mario



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