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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!gatech!newsjunkie.ans.net!newsfeeds.ans.net!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.ios.com!news2.ios.com!usenet From: "David M. Fogarty" <DaveChaos@aol.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: High end video card... Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 12:50:34 -0500 Organization: Francosteel Corporation Lines: 28 Message-ID: <3187A46A.55B0@aol.com> Reply-To: DaveChaos@aol.com NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-30.ts-1.nyc.idt.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Macintosh; I; 68K) Hello all!! I am looking for a high end video card to replace my current Mach64 accelerator card. I like the ATI a lot but I am purchasing a new monitor (Viewsonic PT810 21") and I need a card that can use it's full capabilities. The catch? I need a video card that works well under Windows '95 and has good support under X-Windows in FreeBSD. I know there are numerous documents and FAQ's as far as suggested hardware but I would like an end-user's recommendation. I use Windows '95 for my web page creation and desk top publishing/rendering and I use X-Windows for my basic interface to FreeBSD (Hence if all my modes are not available under X it will not be the end of the world). I am unsure as to whether or not I should look for a card with MPEG hardware since things haven't really been standardized yet. On the other hand I don't want to worry about purchasing a new card in less than a year.... In any case, any suggestions you have are greatly appreciated. Again, I am most interested in high end Windows support but I would still like to have accelerated X in high resolution mode. Thanks to all who respond!! -Dave PS - I don't always have access to the newsgroup so a reply by e-mail would be preferred. The address is DaveChaos@aol.com