[nylug-talk] Video Cards....

[Ruben Safir]

On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 10:35:47AM -0500, Joseph M. Gaffney wrote:
> Ok, just had a chat with Keith Packard of Intel/xorg dev fame, and I've got 
> the start of my solution.  

I never heard of him.  Who is he?

Ruben



> I'm going to use an SDVO/ADD2 PCI-E adapter with 
> my integrated intel-based graphics from the motherboard.  I had no idea 
> something like this even existed...
> 
> Anyway, its a PCI-E adapter that makes use of the on-board Intel GPU, allowing 
> single or dual DVI, S-Video, VGA, whatever, based on what you pick up.  The 
> cards are about $40-$80, again, option based, and the existing on-board VGA 
> will still work.  With enough ram & cpu to share, this might just work out.  
> I'm going to go this route first, and then go with a separate card later if 
> need be.
> 
> However, I'm still hoping to get back an email from XGI regarding their Volari 
> V8, and their upcoming PCI-E solutions that were supposedly (according to 
> blogs and such) going to be out last month.
> 
> -Joseph M. Gaffney aka CuCullin
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