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		Matt

On Sat, 31 Jul 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)?
> 
> 
> > graphics card in the near future, but can't decide which one, G400 with
> > 32MB or some TNT2 Ultra. 
> 
> I think you need to see both at the same monitor to decide.
> 
> There are arguments pro Matrox (e.g. their openess to release specs)
> and Nvidia (I am impressed with them spitting out two new chips each year, 
> one big jump and and one improved, plus they have that SGI deal now)
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Marc
> 
> 
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