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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: ts on November 10, 2003, 06:18:28 pm

Title: video card help
Post by: ts on November 10, 2003, 06:18:28 pm

Plan to run my arcade on a 27'tv with s video input.  I am loooking for a decent video card for this.  I have heard the ATI are the best.  WIth that in mind, how much vidoe card do I need (AGP vs PCI ????)

Maybe someone with ATI knowledge can shed some opinions on either of these :

ATI RADEON 7500 64MB DDR CRT/ DVI/ TV-OUT

ATI RADEON 9000 64MB DDR CRT/ TV OUT

ATI RADEON 9200 128MB 8XAGP DDR W/TV&DVI RETAIL BOX

both of these appars to have an s-video out  but correctt me if I am wrong.

thanks for any help



dang wrong forum.  am i able to move it or does a mod need to.  sorry about that

Title: Re:video card help
Post by: shumph on November 10, 2003, 09:45:44 pm

buy the cheapest they all will serve purpose


even try to find a radeon 7000


or search ebay for a old ati rage with tv out for 10 bucks

Title: Re:video card help
Post by: RandyT on November 11, 2003, 02:41:41 am

As always, BUILT BY ATi, not "Powered By."

There is usually a major difference in quality.

RandyT

Title: Re:video card help
Post by: ts on November 11, 2003, 10:19:10 pm

im checking ebay as well now.  apparently the ones I listed were in fact only powered by ati rather than built by ati

any differencce between a pci card and agp?

thanks

Title: Re:video card help
Post by: RandyT on November 12, 2003, 10:19:46 am

Quote from: ts on November 11, 2003, 10:19:10 pm

im checking ebay as well now.  apparently the ones I listed were in fact only powered by ati rather than built by ati

any differencce between a pci card and agp?

thanks

Maybe performance wise, to a certain extent.  But probably not in video quality.

RandyT