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From: ching@brahms.amd.com (Mike Ching)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: SVGA board 1024x768 recommendations...
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Date: 30 Nov 90 03:06:27 GMT
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In article <AH{^#&&@rpi.edu> spierk@turing.cs.rpi.edu (Kevin Spier) writes:
>I need a 16-bit 1024x768 SVGA board and want to spend < $200. I want
>it to be able to do 256 colors at 800x600 and 1024x768. Speed and
>reliability are important but compatibility is a must (eg. Windows 3.0
>drivers)! 

I just bought a VGA Ultra (claims to be a ProDesigner II clone since it
uses the same Tseng chip) with 1Meg for $180. After changing the crystal
(it came set up for non-interlaced and I have an interlaced monitor) and
getting the right drivers (it came with the software for a 256/512K board
with the older version of the Tseng chip), I can run Windows and view
GIF images. There's a slight shimmer effect in Windows presumably because
of the interlace but it's very legible on my Seiko 1430. I don't have
any GIF images bigger than 640x480x256 so I can't comment on how that
looks but I'd expect images to be more benign than graphics. I don't
have an Orcad driver yet but the font looks a bit small on the partial
screen I get with the driver for the old Tseng chip. The shimmer is not
visible like it is in Windows probably because of the black background.
Performace is reasonable - 16-bit card, 25MHz 286 with cache, BIOS
loaded into RAM. I'm happy with it.

Mike Ching