I always use ATI products on video related matters no problems encountered in installation or afterwards in Linux or M$ Mohan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:34 PM Subject: Re: Video card - need recommendation > Thanks I will take a look at it. Can anyone tell me of any BAD > experiences they had with any vidoe cards? At least, that the TV out > would not work? > > Thanks all! > > > > On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 23:23:00 +0000, David Fletcher > <fm_maillists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Friday 18 Feb 2005 21:09, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > > I have a Pentium 4 machine with a Gforce 2 video card. I have had > > > trouble installing FC3 to this machine in the past because of > > > incompatibility with Nvidia cards. I want to replace the card with a > > > card that has TV out and install FC3 to this machine. I saw at a > > > friends house today that the settings for video out on his computer (I > > > didn't check which card) are controlled in a program in windows XP > > > (the only OS on that particular computer). Well, naturally, I will not > > > be able to use that program on FC3! So what video cards are compatible > > > out of the box with FC3, software and all? I do not play games, the > > > computer is a work machine, but I intend to connect it to a TV to play > > > DVD's (hence the card switch). The TV is PAL standard. Cost is a > > > concern: I would buy the least expensive card that I could. > > > > > > Thanks for any recommendations. > > > > > > Dotan Cohen > > > http://English-Lyrics.com > > > http://Song-Lyriks.com > > > > I'm using this:- > > > > Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200SE 128MB DDR 8x AGP S-Video & TV Output > > > > I've not used the S-video or TV outputs, but I've recently built two systems > > with them along with Intel D865PERL motherboards, one for home, one for work. > > > > The board is a reasonable price I think (GBP25-95 before tax from ebuyer) and > > they both "just worked" with FC3, although I've not gone looking for any > > upgraded drivers. > > > > $soft XP is also happy with the board if you need to dual boot. > > > > Hope I've helped. > > > > Dave F > > > > > -- > Dotan Cohen > http://English-Lyrics.com > http://Song-Lyriks.com > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >
