Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bgsuvax!ruthenb From: ruthenb@bgsuvax.UUCP (Joe Ruthenberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Choosing a SuperVGA card.. Message-ID: <7051@bgsuvax.UUCP> Date: 26 Feb 91 04:14:54 GMT References: Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh. Lines: 29 There isn't really much contest. The video 7 Vram will absolutely beat any of the other cards listed. However, since you are considering a 1 Meg card, I highly recommend the Hercules Graphics Station. A graphics coprocessor will produce results so amazing that you can't believe it. If you don't want to spend this kind of money, I also recommend anything based on the Tseng 4000 chip set, such as the Diamond Speedstar that ships with Gateway 2000 machines. Another important decision must be compatibility. I own a Paradise 1024 card, because it has more support than any other video card, although the Video 7 is in close contention. I only wish paradise would make a 1024 ! meg card. I hate not having 256 colors at 800x600 and 1024x768. (I only have 512K). The best video card I have ever used was at a CAD station where I work. It was an Artist card, equipted with 2 (!) Megs of video ram, a TI graphics coprocessor, etc... It was so fast I couldn't believe it. It also cost 2K, so it's probably out of anyone's reach. Let me know if anyone else has different opinions. Joe Ruthenberg Department of Physics and Astronomy Bowling Green State University ----/| \ o.O| Bill 'n' Opus in '92! =(_)= U