2/17 What's the difference between the Diamond Stealth 3D and the
Matrox mellenium? Which is better?
\_ the difference... matrox millenium is slick... the best!
Diamond 3D.. sucks!
\_ MATROX ROX! DIAMOND SUX!
\_ Diamond really does suck. Even if the card's good,
don't get Diamond because their support sucks. I've
got a Diamond Viper, but no driver for Windows 95.
Instead of a driver, they offered owners of the Viper
lower prices on other Diamond cards.
\_ Uhm, ok.... Anyway, the difference is that the Matrox will out
perform the Diamond for just about every 2d function you can
think of, however, the D-3d has a few extra 3d features that
don't exist on the Matrox. Unless you *really* *really*
_need_ the extra few 3d things, get the Matrox Millenium.
If you really do need the 3d stuff, then get the Matrox Mystique.
The Matrox Mystique is inexpensive and outperforms the D-3d for
most graphics tests. I think its less expensive than the Diamond
as well and the driver support is excellent. Your real choice is
between the two Matrox cards. Don't get a Diamond.
\_ BTW, isn't the Mystique cheaper than the Millenium?
And is there Xfree86 support for Mystique?
\_ The PC's in 330 soda that run FreeBSD for 162 all have
Matrox Mystique's in them...
\_ Yes, the mystique is cheaper than the millenium.
I don't know about *nix driver support. http://www.matrox.com
\_ Matrox Millenium has hardware support for OpenGL whereas
Matrox Mystique doesn't.
\_ I've had problems getting useful programmer technical support
from Matrox. You might look into the Rendition Verite'-based
or 3Dfx-based cards, as well. \_ Ve'rite'
\_ I don't know about this. I'm not programming my mystique.
The newer super-3d boards will outperform the mystique,
the millenium and the Diamond cards but they do cost more.
Also, AFAIK, the 3dfx and verite boards don't do 2d, they
\_ the verite does 2d
are 3d-addon boards. You still need a 2d board, I think.
\_ This is true. BTW, the 3Dfx outperforms every
other 3D card out there by a significant
margin... If you're really after good 3D
performance, it's the way to go. -mogul
\_since we're on the subject. Anyone know if either of the two cards
have hardware mpeg support?
\_ the V1000 does mpeg in hardware (well, microcode, but close
enough).
\_ I believe both matrox cards do mpeg2 but I wouldn't swear by it.
Also, I read that the 3dfx has some video "problems" where it
must display in full screen mode. It doesn't work in a window.
My understanding is that these chipsets are adapted from arcade
game video chips and thus never had 2d or windows in mind, thus
no support. Full screen or nothing (or so I've read). I don't
own one so I can't say as a fact. |
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