greg@infopls.chi.il.us (Greg Clawson) (02/23/91)
I was wondering; If I were a computer buyer & having a choice as to
which SuperVGA card I should buy, on a budget
which one should I choose of these listed?
* ATI VGA Wonder (w/ 1 Meg)
* Orchid ALL Boards to choose from (w/ 1 Meg)
* Video 7 VRAM (w/ 1 Meg)
* Video 7 Fastwrite (w/ 1 Meg)
* Video 7 VGA (w/ 1 Meg)
* Renaissance II (w/ 1 Meg)
* Genoa 6400 (w/ 1 Meg)
Now why should I choose the one you chose?
Setting aside that the Orchid ProDesigner II can emulate with Windows
3.0
very well, it's support is unknown for future upgrades.
The ATI VGA Wonder card is well supported, for some smalltime DTP'ing,
how
do you rate this card?
A Rendition II SVGA card is one of the top boards, but the price UHG!
Is it
worth it for getting this Board?
ruthenb@bgsuvax.UUCP (Joe Ruthenberg) (02/26/91)
There isn't really much contest. The video 7 Vram will absolutely beat any of the other cards listed. However, since you are considering a 1 Meg card, I highly recommend the Hercules Graphics Station. A graphics coprocessor will produce results so amazing that you can't believe it. If you don't want to spend this kind of money, I also recommend anything based on the Tseng 4000 chip set, such as the Diamond Speedstar that ships with Gateway 2000 machines. Another important decision must be compatibility. I own a Paradise 1024 card, because it has more support than any other video card, although the Video 7 is in close contention. I only wish paradise would make a 1024 ! meg card. I hate not having 256 colors at 800x600 and 1024x768. (I only have 512K). The best video card I have ever used was at a CAD station where I work. It was an Artist card, equipted with 2 (!) Megs of video ram, a TI graphics coprocessor, etc... It was so fast I couldn't believe it. It also cost 2K, so it's probably out of anyone's reach. Let me know if anyone else has different opinions. Joe Ruthenberg Department of Physics and Astronomy Bowling Green State University ----/| \ o.O| Bill 'n' Opus in '92! =(_)= U