DVI output, ATI or nVidia

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 6/26/07, Mario Rossi <mariofutire at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >>    I've seen something with nVidia GE 7XXX or GE 8XXX.
> >>    Alternative is ATI 1650SE
> >>    Or should I go for one Intel integrated?
>
> >Yes.
>
> >Intel integrated + ADD2 DVI card + "intel" xorg driver
> >= open source solution.
>
> >The Intel driver is open source, not a binary blob.
>
>
> Thanks.
> You mean that the open source driver for Intel card has a much better
> support than the open source driver for ATI and nVidia.
>
> I think I will investigate again and look for the one you mentioned.

Granted, I work at NVIDIA, so my opinions are going to be slanted
here, but I don't see how one defines support as better in one driver
versus the other unless you've got some written contract guarenteeing
a particular level of support.