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Aithos:
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gatordad:

--- Quote from: Aithos on October 27, 2010, 07:24:58 pm ---Why are people paying money for an outdated video card with some non-authentic drivers that have custom resolutions punched in?  I guess it must
be a convenience thing since people are lazy and don't want to figure out all the resolutions, refresh rates, color depths, etc.  I think I'll just do it myself
though and then upgrade to a much better card for the same price if I want to play SFIV.  Hell of a sales tactic though, bravo.

For anyone who hasn't read the whole thread:
1) this does nothing for a TV or PC monitor that your current video card won't do, it won't help you at all.  The custom resolutions are specifically for
arcade monitors capable of running a 15khz signal at odd resolutions that a TV and PC monitor aren't capable of running.  The drivers *might* have some
small settings tweaks to marginally help, but nothing you couldn't figure out on your own.  It's a normal video card, you aren't buying a special card, he
isn't physically modifying these, it's a custom driver set he modded.

Sorry if I rained on the parade, I didn't mean to come off as a troll.  This kind of stuff just bothers me because it is someone with time/knowledge taking
advantage of people who don't know any better.  Throwing a sticker on someone elses card and changing the name for marketing purposes is illegal as far
as I know.  I'd have no problem if you marketed it as a package:  Ati XYZ graphics card + ultimarc custom pc drivers.  But you're not, you're making it seem
like you have some special card made for this when you clearly are not physically modifying or manufacturing these cards yourself.

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And then he said 

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Malenko:

--- Quote from: Aithos on October 27, 2010, 07:24:58 pm ---Why are people paying money for an outdated video card with some non-authentic drivers that have custom resolutions punched in?  I guess it must
be a convenience thing since people are lazy and don't want to figure out all the resolutions, refresh rates, color depths, etc.  I think I'll just do it myself
though and then upgrade to a much better card for the same price if I want to play SFIV.  Hell of a sales tactic though, bravo.

For anyone who hasn't read the whole thread:
1) this does nothing for a TV or PC monitor that your current video card won't do, it won't help you at all.  The custom resolutions are specifically for
arcade monitors capable of running a 15khz signal at odd resolutions that a TV and PC monitor aren't capable of running.  The drivers *might* have some
small settings tweaks to marginally help, but nothing you couldn't figure out on your own.  It's a normal video card, you aren't buying a special card, he
isn't physically modifying these, it's a custom driver set he modded.

Sorry if I rained on the parade, I didn't mean to come off as a troll.  This kind of stuff just bothers me because it is someone with time/knowledge taking
advantage of people who don't know any better.  Throwing a sticker on someone elses card and changing the name for marketing purposes is illegal as far
as I know.  I'd have no problem if you marketed it as a package:  Ati XYZ graphics card + ultimarc custom pc drivers.  But you're not, you're making it seem
like you have some special card made for this when you clearly are not physically modifying or manufacturing these cards yourself.

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And you are both a newb and a troll. Andy has ALWAYS said it was an ATI card. You OBVIOUSLY didnt go to his website, look at this page, and tell me what you see: http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html

prolly this: (as long as andy allows hot linking images):

whats that logo? its so small cause he's hiding it.  :whap

He's selling the card and the driver set modified for that card. What he sells is fantastic for what it does AND he supports everything he sells. His sales "tactic" is to provide what people need. Not everyone wants to go through the trouble of  editing resolutions and refresh rates and not everyone is tech savvy enough to try. I personally dont use an ArcadeVGA ( I use an nVidia card and soft15) but I always use IPACs and soon an AIMtrac. I think for my next project I will use an arcadeVGA, just to spite you.

You arent off to a good start here.

ahofle:

--- Quote from: Aithos on October 27, 2010, 07:24:58 pm ---1) this does nothing for a TV or PC monitor that your current video card won't do, it won't help you at all.  The custom resolutions are specifically for
arcade monitors capable of running a 15khz signal at odd resolutions that a TV and PC monitor aren't capable of running.  The drivers *might* have some
small settings tweaks to marginally help, but nothing you couldn't figure out on your own.  It's a normal video card, you aren't buying a special card, he
isn't physically modifying these, it's a custom driver set he modded.

--- End quote ---

You should read up some more before commenting.  It's more than a card with a special driver.  The bios on the card is also tweaked to filter out >15khz signals (eg. POST screens, pre-driver loading) to avoid damage to arcade monitors. 

BobA:

--- Quote from: Aithos on October 27, 2010, 07:24:58 pm ---. This kind of stuff just bothers me because it is someone with time/knowledge taking
advantage of people who don't know any better.  Throwing a sticker on someone elses card and changing the name for marketing purposes is illegal as far
as I know.  I'd have no problem if you marketed it as a package:  Ati XYZ graphics card + ultimarc custom pc drivers.  But you're not, you're making it seem
like you have some special card made for this when you clearly are not physically modifying or manufacturing these cards yourself.

--- End quote ---

Too bad you don't know diddly about what you are commenting on.   If Andy is taking advantage of people then he sure as heck fooled me.  If it was not for him and people like him then we would not have any of the parts and pieces we have grown to need and love.

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