Mike! Thanks for introducing me to the ATI boards!
I realized that I can choose between:
-- type 1: an integrated card (i.e. graphics, TV-tuner, video capture, video
in & out), or
-- type 2: a graphics card + a TV/video-editing card (TV-tuner, video
capture, video in & out)
Did I get it right?
The ATI All In Wonder cards seem to be of type 1.
Thanks to Mark Rode's message yesterday I have realized that Matrox too has
a card (also of type 1, above) that might fulfil my wishes:
-- Matrox Marvel G450 eTV
(32 Mb DDR, AGP 2x/4x, 360 MHz RAMDAC, Dualhead, TV-tuner, Video in/ut,
Retail)
http://www.matrox.com/mga/products/marv_g450_etv/home.cfm
Regarding type 2; a TV/video-editing card that I have been looking at is
-- Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-350 (http://www.hauppauge.com).
Questions:
-- Any comments on pros and cons regarding type 1 versus type 2 solutions?
-- Any comments on pros and cons regarding ATI versus Matrox cards?
-- Regarding ATI; should I get an ATI branded board, or would any brand of
board with an ATI chip be ok?
-- Regarding naming conventions of ATI products; should I look for a product
including the name "All In Wonder", if I want integrated video-capture and
TV-tuner etc.?
-- I need a quiet board, is there one without a fan? (I'm trying to compose
a quiet computer.)
-- What about video-editing software? Is any good software included with the
cards? What would you recommend?
I will order my new computer this week so I need your answers quickly,
please.
With best regards,
Goran Halfvarson, Sweden
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Kauspedas" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Graphics card for a non-gamer
> Get an ATI All In Wonder Radeon or just the AIW itself. Very good 2d
> card and the lower end models are cheap. Plus when you get to editing
> you can hook up your stuff without any additional equipment. Check it
> out at:
> http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/aiwradeon/index.html (low end card)
> http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/aiw9800pro/index.html (very high end
> model, but not the best vid editing out there)
> http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/20020122/ (AIW review from
> "Tomshardware")
>
> Mike Kauspedas
> Alpine Computers
> Colorado Springs, CO
> -----Original Message-----
---
> I am about to buy a new computer and I would like some recommendations
> for a good graphics card. I am looking for very good 2D graphics. (Not 3D
as I
> am not into computer gaming!)
>
> I will use the computer for:
>
> - office applications
> - photos / imaging
> - home analogue video editing (some day...)
> - watching TV in a window (possibly...)
---
> Goran Halfvarson, Sweden
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