[X4U] Difference between vid cards

[Ed Gould]

On Jan 25, 2009, at 11:32 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:

> David,
>
> I think it probably has much more to do with the speed of the  
> processor that the speed of your video card.
>
> Michael

David,

I think it maybe a combination of both. RAM is cheap you can  *NEVER*  
have too much RAM. I have to have an extra large video card for my  
30" screen. In the pre MAC days I always used XGA video cards but  
they could not have kept up with the current video cards. I am quite  
happy with mine (ATI RADEON 9650 256M ) I was debating if I should go  
up but this card suits my needs. I am NOT a game player.

Ed

>
> On Jan 25, 2009, at 10:19 PM, Crandon David wrote:
>
>> Yes, it does vary according to what/where I'm watching. Definately  
>> not related to the speed of the internet connection. I've got a  
>> cable modem connection that can download up to 6MB per second.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> On Jan 25, 2009, at 10:02 AM, Linda wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/25/09 11:37 AM, Crandon David wrote:
>>>
>>>> In my G4 Dual 500 with 1 gig RAM, I have an nVIDIA GeForce4 MX  
>>>> video
>>>> card with 64 MB vRam in an AGP slot. Running the latest 10.4  
>>>> software
>>>>
>>>> Streaming video's from the net are often choppy. Very annoying.
>>>>
>>>> My cousin has a used white iBook, 1.2GHz, 1 gigRAM with a ATI
>>>> Mobiltiy Radeon 9200 4x AGP with 32MB vRam.
>>>>
>>>> I know this card is a later edition than my card, but less video  
>>>> RAM...
>>>>
>>>> Will I have better luck with video's being non-choppy? If not, how
>>>> easy and cheap is it to upgrade the card? If that is indeed the  
>>>> problem?
>>>
>>> Might not be the card, might be a combo of the card and your  
>>> internet
>>> connection and your computer's speed. Video is often choppy on my  
>>> 1GHz
>>> PowerBook, with a 64MB nVidia GeForce4 440 Go card. Also running  
>>> Mac OS X
>>> 10.4.
>>>
>>> It depends on what video I'm trying to watch. Probably depends on  
>>> what video
>>> your cousin's trying to watch, too. ABC.com is choppier than  
>>> hulu.com, for
>>> example.
>>>
>>>
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