On 7 Sep 99, at 4:54, Brad Boutwell wrote: > My brother is now getting into photography, and is scanning, editing and > printing photos. What is a better 2D card for him? Somthing along the > lines of a Matrox G400? Or an ATI multi-card. (So far video input not a > concern.) > > ****************************** > > As a designer and an avid gamer myself, I chose a Matrox G400 MAX. I use 2 > monitors (21" and 19") and this one card pushes them both (1800x15xx and > 1280x1024). It does has some speed issues with open gl, but those will > hopefully be taken care of in drivers. As for Direct 3D, it is currently > the fastest and best-looking hi-res (read at/above 1024x768) on the market. Matrox has generally been slightly disappointing on 3D, but superb on 2D. Since what he needs is 2D, I'd recommend Matrox. > The new Nvidia card was mentioned in another reply. IT has now been named > the GeForce 256 and looks very promising, however, it will not be out for > 2-3 more months (possibly earlier), so if he needs a card now (and > especially if he uses 2 monitors), I would highly recommend the G400 line... Preliminary reports on the GeForce 256 indicate that it takes off-loading 3D effort from the CPU to a new level. It's not obvious that this will provide any benefit in 2D, so I don't think it would help any. David G Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org