Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 08:47:10 -0500 From: Randall Hopper <rhh@ct.picker.com> To: "Kenneth P. Stox" <ken@stox.pr.mcs.net> Cc: multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good results with Wincast/TVdbx Message-ID: <19970213084710.26431@ct.picker.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970213073601.282F-100000@stox.pr.mcs.net>; from Kenneth P. Stox on Feb 02, 1997 at 07:39:06AM References: <19970213073804.09333@ct.picker.com> <Pine.BSI.3.95.970213073601.282F-100000@stox.pr.mcs.net>
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|On Thu, 13 Feb 1997, Randall Hopper wrote: | |> Thanks for the recommendation. Not having read-up on the S3 968 scene |> yet, what do you mean about the S3 Virge not being a good pick for use |> under FreeBSD? Is their card buggy or slow? | |The S3 Virge/VX is a good choice, but there are still some problems with |Xfree86. The current version of Xfree only supports up to 16bit depth, and |the new beta, 3.2A, seems to have taken a step backwards. In 2D, it is |very fast, and 1600x1200 finally gives me a decent workspace. If you're |willing to work in 16bit, and wait for 24/32, I think it may make a good |choice. YMMV. Thanks. I can wait for 24/32, so I'll take a look at this one. Randall
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