ux2674@sdcc12.ucsd.edu (matti siltanen) (10/04/90)
Has anyone got any recommendations on a EVGA/SVGA board? In particular, what experience have persons had with Orchids prodesigner II board (upto 1MB ram)?
esp17020@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (10/06/90)
I've been using the ProDesigner II now for several weeks and have been very pleased with the results. My board has 1MB installed for a maximum 1024 x 768 resolution with 256 colors. It is installed in a 386 PC running at 33 MHz. The drivers that came with the board seem to work very well, as I especially enjoy using Windows 3.0 at max resolution and color. Other programs which take advantage of the 1MB include the latest versions of CShow and Fractint. I have not experienced any compatibility problems with lower resolution/color modes. I have heard that Orchid did experience some problems with the original ProDesigner card, and that service/repair response has been poor in the past. The board does come with at least a 4 year warranty though, so this might not be a problem now. I might also mention that I am using an interlaced monitor, but notice only a very small amount of flicker at the highest resolution in only a couple of applications. Appearance of flicker, though, is tied more closely to the monitor and to personal taste. Overall, I have been pleased with the ProDesigner II's results. Let me know if you have other questions about anything that I've mentioned. Sean Parham University of Illinois esp17020@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu Disclaimer: I hate disclaimers.
clouds@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Kathy Strong) (10/07/90)
In article <12959@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> ux2674@sdcc12.ucsd.edu (matti siltanen) writes: >Has anyone got any recommendations on a EVGA/SVGA board? > >In particular, what experience have persons had with >Orchids prodesigner II board (upto 1MB ram)? I've not used the Orchid board, but I can recommend the Paradise Professional wholeheartedly. It offers a wide range of resolutions, it's fairly standard (that is, a lot of graphics application software will support it), it comes with drivers (including Windows drivers). We're using it in 640x480x256color to do overlays for interactive video. $229 sample mail order price. ========================================================================== | Kathy Strong | "Welcome to FUBAR Corp., where there's | | (Clouds moving slowly) | never enough time to do a job right, | | clouds@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | but always enough time to do it over." | ==========================================================================