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Are they doing any consumer video these days?

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"Hello" <george1234pds@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Are they doing any consumer video these days?

Depends what you mean. Are they doing high quality, versatile desktop
graphics? Arguably yes.
Are they doing gaming oriented framethreshers? No.

As to what's up with them, they appear to be happy positioning their
products into their niches, which, given the amount of money necessary to go
toe to toe against nVidia and ATi, is probably the only option available to
them at the moment.
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"Richard Hopkins" <richh@dsl.nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Hello" <george1234pds@excite.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > Are they doing any consumer video these days?
>
> Depends what you mean. Are they doing high quality, versatile desktop
> graphics? Arguably yes.
> Are they doing gaming oriented framethreshers? No.
>
> As to what's up with them, they appear to be happy positioning their
> products into their niches, which, given the amount of money necessary to
go
> toe to toe against nVidia and ATi, is probably the only option available
to
> them at the moment.
> --
>
>
> Richard Hopkins
>

I have just sold my Radeon 9800 Pro and replaced it with a Matrox P650, as I
am not a gamer.
--
Doug Ramage

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In article <2ordcpFdvrj0U1@uni-berlin.de>, RamageXX@ukacccountant.net
(Doug Ramage) wrote:

>
> "Richard Hopkins" <richh@dsl.nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:4125cfbb$0$20244$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
> > "Hello" <george1234pds@excite.com> wrote in message
> > newsgs9i0t38pasqr7f7a6ehg4gitgts8oqnb@4ax.com...
> > >
> > > Are they doing any consumer video these days?
> >
> > Depends what you mean. Are they doing high quality, versatile desktop
> > graphics? Arguably yes.
> > Are they doing gaming oriented framethreshers? No.
> >
> > As to what's up with them, they appear to be happy positioning their
> > products into their niches, which, given the amount of money
> > necessary to
> go
> > toe to toe against nVidia and ATi, is probably the only option
> > available
> to
> > them at the moment.
> > --
> >
> >
> > Richard Hopkins
> >
>
> I have just sold my Radeon 9800 Pro and replaced it with a Matrox P650,
> as I
> am not a gamer.
> --
> Doug Ramage
>
> [watch spam trap]
>
>
>
Me neither. I was thinking of a P650 too. What's it like?

John

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"John Hollingsworth" <jwh@cix.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <2ordcpFdvrj0U1@uni-berlin.de>, RamageXX@ukacccountant.net
> (Doug Ramage) wrote:
>
> >
> > "Richard Hopkins" <richh@dsl.nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:4125cfbb$0$20244$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
> > > "Hello" <george1234pds@excite.com> wrote in message
> > > newsgs9i0t38pasqr7f7a6ehg4gitgts8oqnb@4ax.com...
> > > >
> > > > Are they doing any consumer video these days?
> > >
> > > Depends what you mean. Are they doing high quality, versatile desktop
> > > graphics? Arguably yes.
> > > Are they doing gaming oriented framethreshers? No.
> > >
> > > As to what's up with them, they appear to be happy positioning their
> > > products into their niches, which, given the amount of money
> > > necessary to
> > go
> > > toe to toe against nVidia and ATi, is probably the only option
> > > available
> > to
> > > them at the moment.
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > > Richard Hopkins
> > >
> >
> > I have just sold my Radeon 9800 Pro and replaced it with a Matrox P650,
> > as I
> > am not a gamer.
> > --
> > Doug Ramage
> >
> > [watch spam trap]
> >
> >
> >
> Me neither. I was thinking of a P650 too. What's it like?
>
> John
>

I am pleased with it so far. I have a G550 also, and the P650 is worth the
extra (for me).
--
Doug Ramage

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In article <2ornpgFde727U1@uni-berlin.de>, RamageXX@ukacccountant.net
(Doug Ramage) wrote:

>
> "John Hollingsworth" <jwh@cix.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:memo.20040822124242.3236A@jwh.compulink.co.uk...
> > In article <2ordcpFdvrj0U1@uni-berlin.de>, RamageXX@ukacccountant.net
> > (Doug Ramage) wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "Richard Hopkins" <richh@dsl.nospam.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > news:4125cfbb$0$20244$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
> > > > "Hello" <george1234pds@excite.com> wrote in message
> > > > newsgs9i0t38pasqr7f7a6ehg4gitgts8oqnb@4ax.com...
> > > > >
> > > > > Are they doing any consumer video these days?
> > > >
> > > > Depends what you mean. Are they doing high quality, versatile
> > > > desktop
> > > > graphics? Arguably yes.
> > > > Are they doing gaming oriented framethreshers? No.
> > > >
> > > > As to what's up with them, they appear to be happy positioning
> > > > their
> > > > products into their niches, which, given the amount of money
> > > > necessary to
> > > go
> > > > toe to toe against nVidia and ATi, is probably the only option
> > > > available
> > > to
> > > > them at the moment.
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Richard Hopkins
> > > >
> > >
> > > I have just sold my Radeon 9800 Pro and replaced it with a Matrox
> > > P650,
> > > as I
> > > am not a gamer.
> > > --
> > > Doug Ramage
> > >
> > > [watch spam trap]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Me neither. I was thinking of a P650 too. What's it like?
> >
> > John
> >
>
> I am pleased with it so far. I have a G550 also, and the P650 is worth
> the
> extra (for me).
> --
> Doug Ramage
>
> [watch spam trap]
>
>
>
Thanks Doug, that's helpful. I am currently using a G550 on my #1PC and an
Asus 8420 as a temporary measure on an AMD64 I've just built. The P650
seems to be the one when the AMD64 becomes the #1. Like you, no gaming,
all 2D stuff.

John

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"Doug Ramage" <RamageXX@ukacccountant.net> wrote in message news:2ornpgFde727U1@uni-berlin.de...

> I am pleased with it so far. I have a G550 also, and the P650 is worth the
> extra (for me).

Why?

AJ

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"AJ" <ng@newsgroups.net> wrote in message
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> "Doug Ramage" <RamageXX@ukacccountant.net> wrote in message
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>
> > I am pleased with it so far. I have a G550 also, and the P650 is worth
the
> > extra (for me).
>
> Why?
>
> AJ
>
>

I find the quality better -especially watching videos full screen.

And it has anti-aliasing which improves the font appearance on my 19" TFT
monitor under Windows 2000.

Gaming is probably better - relatively speaking.

The price difference is only about £30 + Vat.
--
Doug Ramage

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In message <2ornpgFde727U1@uni-berlin.de>, Doug Ramage
<RamageXX@ukacccountant.net> writes

>I am pleased with it so far. I have a G550 also, and the P650 is worth
>the
>extra (for me).


Doug

Which drivers are you using?

rdgs
--
David

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"David Livingstone" <number11@airds.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <2ornpgFde727U1@uni-berlin.de>, Doug Ramage
> <RamageXX@ukacccountant.net> writes
>
> >I am pleased with it so far. I have a G550 also, and the P650 is worth
> >the
> >extra (for me).
>
>
> Doug
>
> Which drivers are you using?
>
> rdgs
> --
> David

Drivers are 1.7.0.89.

Doug Ramage