Re: video card reccomendation
On Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:46:38 +0200
Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@metux.de> wrote:
> * Rick Pasotto <rick@niof.net> schrieb:
> > I need to get an agp video card so take the video load off the
> > regular bus. Also my new monitor has 1600x900 resolution and the
> > openchrome driver doesn't recognize that resolution. I don't play
> > games, so it's mostly for text, web, and an occasional video file.
>
> Don't buy Nvidia. They're totally reluctant against OSS, and their
> binary-only drivers are simply crap (dont want to flame on their
> bad coding practises here ;-o).
>
> Those companies IMHO don't deserve a single penny.
>
I quite agree. So maybe a good question is: who makes a video card
that supports _decent_ 3D performance that has open source drivers ?
Because AFAIK, no one does.
It's quite irritating and extends to lots of hardware.
Brian
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