2d is going to be for regular desktop stuff like mozilla, evolution, dvd-playback etc. 3d is going to be for 3d accelerated apps which for most people means games (some CAD apps 3d rendering apps.) Chris Manning -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Polashek, Matthew Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:15 PM To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases' Subject: RE: Dual head AGP video card recommendations 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 fax: 973.739.8098 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 > > > > ********************************************************************** > **** > ** > This email may contain confidential material. > If you were not an intended recipient, > please notify the sender and delete all copies. > We may monitor email to and from our network. > > ********************************************************************** > **** > ** > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > **************************************************************************** This email may contain confidential material. If you were not an intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete all copies. We may monitor email to and from our network. **************************************************************************** -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
