RE: Dual head AGP video card recommendations

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Here's a real idot question for you.
What is the difference between 2D and 3D?

Matthew Polashek
Associate Editor, Silver Burdett Ginn - Music
Scott Foresman/Pearson Education
299 Jefferson Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054-0480
office: 973.739.8709
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Matthew.Polashek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


> ----------
> From: 	Chris Manning
> Reply To: 	For users of Fedora Core releases
> Sent: 	Friday, April 23, 2004 3:09 PM
> To: 	'For users of Fedora Core releases'
> Subject: 	RE: Dual head AGP video card recommendations
> 
> I run a Matrox P750 with 3 17" LCD panels for my workstation.  I'm running
> FC1 and it wasn't difficult to get it up and running.  This is an upgrade
> from a Matrox G550.  I've run multiple cards in the past, but I've found
> this a better option performance wise than having a pci card to drive the
> second and third display.
> 
> And while the Matrox doesn't perform as well as many of the current Nvidia
> or ATI cards in 3d games, I am still able to play Unreal Tournaments 2004
> at
> a decent resolution (1024x768) with reasonable effects turned on.
> 
> At the end of the day though you have to decide which is more important,
> 2d
> performance or 3d performance.  If 3d performance is the be all and end
> all
> for you, then go with a decent AGP and pci card.  If like me 2d
> performance
> is far more important, you won't beat the Matrox dual head cards.
> 
> Chris Manning
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Polashek, Matthew
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 2:39 PM
> To: 'fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: Dual head AGP video card recommendations
> 
> 
> I am looking into getting going with a dual head video set up.  Anyone
> have
> any recommendations that include the phrase "really easy to set up and
> use?"
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Matthew
> 
> 
> 
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