Midrange video card?
David Kramer
david at thekramers.net
Mon Dec 3 01:44:12 EST 2001
I'm looking for a video card for my latest linux box, and the hardware
support pages are driving (no pun intended) me crazy, because there's
seven variations of each video card name. I see lots of conflicting
data on Radeon and other ATI cards (because they use the same buzzwords
in different cards), and same goes for NVIDEA. Can someone recommend a
good video card to me? My criteria:
-This is NOT for gaming, but I want high-res X with excellent font
legibility.
-Under $100 ok, under $70 better
-Prolly want 32MB for greater color depth
-DVD support would be super, but not that important.
-I would like something that is NOT discontinued, but NOT so new as to be
untested in the field.
-Must be AGP, but it can be slower AGP. I just don't have a PCI slot for
it.
-I would consider OEM cards from a vendor I knew.
Thanks in advance. Pointers to reviews and cheap sources also
appreciated.
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