[SDL] Re: A little OT: video cards

[Bob Pendleton]

On Fri, 2003-04-25 at 10:11, Jeremy Stanley wrote:
> > try to create a slot machine using OpenGL (linux only).
> > I want to buy a new video card to replace my TNT2.
> > I don't want or can afford a high-end model so I'm thinking about a 
> > Radeon 9100 or a GForce3 Ti.
> 
> Personally, I'd say stick with NVIDIA if you want Linux support.  NVIDIA 
> provides a unified Linux driver supporting hardware OpenGL acceleration 
> for its entire TNT/GeForce line.  

Can I second that? I've been using NVidia cards and NVidia drivers under
Linux for 4 years of everything from the TNT to the newer GeForce cards.
Every release of the drivers the performance gets better and the ease of
installation gets better. The newest drivers are so easy to install...
well it is hard to believe how easy they are to use. And, they just
work. 

		Bob Pendleton

> With ATI, there are a few different 
> open-source drivers for different cards, none of which perform very well.
> 
> I believe ATI has recently started providing a Linux driver for its 9xxx 
> cards, but it only works with retail "built by ATI" cards (the ones you 
> buy at CompUSSR for twice what you'd pay for OEM "powered by ATI" cards 
> from online sotres).
> 
> 
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