Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 18:25:36 +1000 From: Stephen McKay <syssgm@detir.qld.gov.au> To: Marc van Woerkom <van.woerkom@netcologne.de> Cc: syssgm@detir.qld.gov.au Subject: Re: 3d in 1280x1024 Message-ID: <199908040825.SAA10016@nymph.detir.qld.gov.au> In-Reply-To: <199907311105.NAA04974@oranje.my.domain> from Marc van Woerkom at "Sat, 31 Jul 1999 13:05:07 %2B0200" References: <199907311105.NAA04974@oranje.my.domain>
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On Saturday, 31st July 1999, Marc van Woerkom wrote: >> How the RIVA based cards compare to Matrox ones in the case of 2D >> quality? > >Hard to judge, as I don't use the same monitors at home (RIVA) and at >work (G200). > >A nice Sony Trinitron or a good LCD display (slow but no distortions) >is something I notice, differences among cards I usually spot only when the >cards are horrible. And the nvidia cards are good enough for me so far. > >> All usual references in the 'Net say that RIVA cards have below >> average 2D quality but I haven't tried myself. > >Was this not rather due to 3d issues (different MIP mapping or so)? No, just pure 2D. Differences in 3D quality are a separate matter. A recent quote from AnandTech: The 2D image quality of the Gigabyte GA-660 follows the pattern of other TNT2's out there - it is fine at resolutions up to 1280 x 1024, but at 1600 x 1200 the image quality takes a noticeable dive. Although it is noticeably better than the best TNT cards in terms of 2D image quality most TNT2 based cards, aren't too friendly on your eyes at 1600 x 1200 and above. That quote from: http://www.anandtech.com/html/review_display.cfm?document=1006&pagenum=2 I'm also trying to decide between TNT2 and G400. I already have a G200 and its 2D is excellent. But now I have a gaming machine to kit out too. Stephen. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message
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