[CUBE] Geforce3 VGA and DVI

[Thubten Kunga]

Here's my latest thought on that card — just between you and me and the 
list. If it isn't TwinView and you want to use an Apple ADC Monitor, 
you have to spend another $99 to buy a DVI to ADC adapter. So now 
you're up to more than $300. Alternatively, if you buy an Apple 
TwinView OEM GeForce 3 card for the going rate of $250-$275 you only 
need to spend $35 to make the ADC port VGA or or DVI. So as I see it, 
the economics don't work out very well with this PC flashed card.

Also, when we got the link to the eBay page from Alan Thompson last 
night, the page showed a picture of the VGA/S-Video output card. I had 
no idea it was also coming to you as a DVI/S-Video card. Then when you 
said it did and I asked about the TwinView capability and all of a 
sudden when I got personally attacked by Todd and Hal OUT OF THE BLUE 
from my point of view, I lost my train of thought.

I was only asking with regards to the overall hidden costs that are 
well covered by the extremely low priced $45 ATI PC Radeon 7000 AGP 
TwinView option. Plus the S-Video port works with that choice which I 
think is huge.

I know the 7000 is not in the same class as the GeForce 3. But the 7000 
downside really only applies to gamers. I for one never game. I'm 
strictly Video Editing, Web Design and Flash. So the 3D power of the 
GeForce 3 is irrelevant to me.

I just want you to know that I was not trying to get into an argument 
with you. I was simply asking about the TwinView because without that 
capability, many users would not derive the same value out of this 
alternative that they would from the Apple OEM choice.

I think given that he is asking at least $200, if the user knows they 
will never use two screens and doesn't care about ADC then that might 
be a legitimate choice. But without TwinView capability that a GeForce 
3 user may want, I don't see it competing.

Kunga


On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 08:53  AM, Seth wrote:

> i have no way to test right now.. if i get another monitor i will let 
> you know.
> Seth
>
> On Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 02:19 AM, Thubten Kunga wrote:
>
>> Dear Seth,
>> Apparently other people on the list think I am trying to start an 
>> argument with you. I am not. I am interested in wether or not the 
>> card you have been explaining tonight on the list is TwinView or not.
>>
>> I am not asking in a hostile way. Only as a point of interest and 
>> fact. So would you mind telling me if you know if it is or not >> please?
>>
>> This is off list so you know I am not trying to grandstand about this 
>> point. Thanks.
>>
>> Kunga
>>
>