Dual head AGP video card recommendations
Polashek, Matthew
Matthew.Polashek at scottforesman.com
Fri Apr 23 19:23:30 UTC 2004
Ok.. so I need dual head, VGA, 2D, easy to install and use. I am not a
gamer, I need dual head for Ardour and various other audio apps.
Matthew
> ----------
> From: Chris Manning
> Reply To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:21 PM
> To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> Subject: RE: Dual head AGP video card recommendations
>
> 2d is going to be for regular desktop stuff like mozilla, evolution,
> dvd-playback etc. 3d is going to be for 3d accelerated apps which for
> most
> people means games (some CAD apps 3d rendering apps.)
>
> Chris Manning
>
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> On Behalf Of Polashek, Matthew
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:15 PM
> To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> Subject: RE: Dual head AGP video card recommendations
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>
> Here's a real idot question for you.
> What is the difference between 2D and 3D?
>
> Matthew Polashek
> Associate Editor, Silver Burdett Ginn - Music
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> > ----------
> > From: Chris Manning
> > Reply To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:09 PM
> > To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> > Subject: RE: Dual head AGP video card recommendations
> >
> > I run a Matrox P750 with 3 17" LCD panels for my workstation. I'm
> > running FC1 and it wasn't difficult to get it up and running. This is
> > an upgrade from a Matrox G550. I've run multiple cards in the past,
> > but I've found this a better option performance wise than having a pci
> > card to drive the second and third display.
> >
> > And while the Matrox doesn't perform as well as many of the current
> > Nvidia or ATI cards in 3d games, I am still able to play Unreal
> > Tournaments 2004 at a decent resolution (1024x768) with reasonable
> > effects turned on.
> >
> > At the end of the day though you have to decide which is more
> > important, 2d performance or 3d performance. If 3d performance is the
> > be all and end all
> > for you, then go with a decent AGP and pci card. If like me 2d
> > performance
> > is far more important, you won't beat the Matrox dual head cards.
> >
> > Chris Manning
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > On Behalf Of Polashek, Matthew
> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 2:39 PM
> > To: 'fedora-list at redhat.com'
> > Subject: Dual head AGP video card recommendations
> >
> >
> > I am looking into getting going with a dual head video set up. Anyone
> > have any recommendations that include the phrase "really easy to set
> > up and use?"
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Matthew
> >
> >
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