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From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: Orchid PD2 vs. STB Ergo SVGA cards
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 91 02:44:15 GMT
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>Can anyone tell me the difference between an Orchid Prodesigner II SVGA
>card and an STB Ergo card?  I want to be able to drive 1024x768 at 60 Hz.
>Can these cards support CGA or EGA?  If so, do they do this by multiscanning?

>After talking to several mail-order houses, all I've learned is that both
>cards are based on the Tseng-4000 chip set.  The Prodesigner II seems to
>have gotten lots of good reviews on the net, but the STB Ergo is significantly
>cheaper and a newer design. 


Another Tseng-4000 based card I've heard good things about is
the Boca SVGA. Since its available for something like $160 with
1 meg installed from PC Connection, it may be worthwhile to add 
this to the list of review requests. 





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