G550 vs. ATI Radeon X300 Se

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On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 03:05:22 +0000, Andrew Barss wrote:

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> My wife just bought a Dell 9100, with an ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory
> card with 128 MB memory. We also have a Matrox G550 lying around (it was
> supposed to go into her old computer).
>
> Is there any reason to replace the ATI card with the Matrox? Her main
> needs are (i) text editing, and (ii) photo editing. She will be using one
> older analog monitor (17" NEC), and Dell digital ultrasharp 1950FP 19"
> monitor.
>
If you're looking for a better 2D quality the answer is a definitive YES.
I have an old G400 without dvi, a gorgeous Sony 19" panel and a radeon
9200 with dvi on another computer.
I have 3 inputs, so I can check its quality in real time. The radeon is
hooked on the dvi. Working at 1280x1024, 75Hz refresh for G400, 60 Hz
(of course) for radeon.
If you compare the same text you understand immediately what I mean.
Colours are the same, but here end all similarities.
What a pity that matrox decided not to support linux anymore with their P
series products.

Please, don't tell me that their drivers do work. Where is X86_64
support?

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On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:57:25 +0000, Andrew Barss wrote:

> Is the Sony a CRT or LCD monitor? She will be using an NEC CRT and a Dell
> digital LCD.
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Panel, i.e. lcd. HSX93, 19". Do they have a CRT with a dvi input? Don't
think so.

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I'm a Matrox fan and still use a Matrox G400 DH 32MB in a work computer.
But the ATI X300 is a much newer design, stay with the ATI

"Andrew Barss" <barss@basil.u.arizona.edu> wrote in message
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>
>
> My wife just bought a Dell 9100, with an ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory
> card with 128 MB memory. We also have a Matrox G550 lying around (it was
> supposed to go into her old computer).
>
> Is there any reason to replace the ATI card with the Matrox? Her main
> needs are (i) text editing, and (ii) photo editing. She will be using one
> older analog monitor (17" NEC), and Dell digital ultrasharp 1950FP 19"
> monitor.
>
> Thanks --
>
> -- And\y Barss

G550: directx 7.0 supported ,wihtout T&L
X300 SE: DX 9.0 supported.with T&L
then....