Re: Best Video Card
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Hans, thank you for the information. I hadn't realized that the nv
driver was written by nVidia.
One point not in its favor, in addition to not doing 3D acceleration,
is that it doesn't support 24/32 bit colour either.
The "Debian blue swirl" that is the default background for KDM has
very obvious lines in the colour gradation with the nv driver, but
when using the closed nvidia driver the colour is a clean smooth
transition from light blue to dark blue.
So not just gaming. But for anyone who is not doing heavy work related
to graphics (or gaming, as you point out) will be perfectly happy
with the nv driver.
> > On Sun, 2006-04-16 at 01:28 +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote:
> > > The nv driver is also developed by nVidia. Basically it is the
> > > nvidia driver minus the stuff that nVidia cannot release
> > > (either because it is their trade secrets or it is technologies
> > > licenced from other venders). Either ways, the nv driver is
> > > very good, but basically lacs 3D. If you're not going to do
> > > any gaming, then nv is fine.
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