Re: video memory (was DVD player)
How can I determine how much video RAM my card has, I tend to buy used
parts, which usually means I have to find that stuff out for myself.
If I remember right, I used to use a program called SuperProbe to find
it, but I can't seem to locate that.
For what it's worth, it's a Matrox G450 dual head card.
Thanks,
Brandon
--- Aaron Traas <adt6247@njit.edu> wrote:
> Peter Good wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 17:15, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote:
> >
> > > Video RAM is nearly irrelevant. Anything with 2MB can do
> > > 1024x768/16-bit which is what you want for DVD.
> >
> > This might be a silly question, but why then, do they sell video
> cards > now, with at least 8mb standard, with 32mb in a lot, and in
> my case
> > 64mb? Just wondering.
> >
> > Peter.
>
> The Linux kernel only requires like 4 MB of main memory, why do you
> install more?
>
> Like is said above, 2MB is required for 1024x768 @ 16bit color.
> Anything
> more will require more RAM. The difference between 16 bit and 24 bit
> color is very noticeable. On larger monitors, and higher end
> laptpops,
> you want a res higher than 1024x768.
>
> 8MB is all that is needed for simple 2D stuff. If you want to do
> anything fancy (dual-head display, 3D accelleration, etc.) you need
> more
> memory. This is particularly useful in 3D accelleration as in order
> to
> render a scene, all the textures must be loaded into video memory.
> Also,
> more video RAM means effects in 2D like double and triple buffering
> can
> work.
>
> In short, the more RAM, the more stuff you can do.
>
> --Aaron
>
>
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