Lenny outperforms Windows 7 using Nvidia NVS 280 graphics card
Had some spare time last weekend so I installed Windows 7 on a desktop before installing Lenny. Specs are below, but in a nutshell, the graphics card is a PCI Nvidia NVS 280, which is supported in Windows 7 by official drivers. Doing nothing but a stock Lenny installation (plus flash player) after testing Windows 7 (no nvidia drivers or kernel installed), I saw the graphics on videos, on-line small games/apps/flash/etc., severely outperform the Windows 7 drivers (less stuttering, faster response time, to the naked eye). This was a Windows 7 Enterprise test install, so not bloatware, etc., just a raw Windows 7 installation.
I'm confused, yet totally happy. Color me surprised to say the least. This is not a Windows-bashing post, but more like a pro-Debian post.
Specs:
Hp d530 cmt (convertible mini tower)
P4 2.6 GHz Hyper Threading Technology
2 GB PC4200 RAM
200 GB SATA 150 hdd
Nvidia NVS 280 PCI graphics card
So, thank you to anyone who may read this and is/was involved in Lenny development that makes this graphics card work so well.
Mark
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