Well, here we go... :)

I use a Matrox G450 dual head card.  Editing with 2 monitors is invaluable,
and it was about $120.00 and I've had no problems at all with it for editing
and gaming.

Dave Jones
www.airmemories.com
www.fwbac.com



-----Original Message-----
From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Rosie Richter
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCBUILD] Video Card Suggestions


I just bought the Dazzle Digital Video Creator 100 and now need to get
a new graphics card since mine doesn't support 24 bit.  I'm using Windows
XP Home Edition, P4 1.5 motherboard/cpu, WD 80 gig harddrive with 8MB
buffer, and  1.0 MB of Ram.

Since I will be editing videos, I really want a card that would make
video editing fast and easy.  Price is a concern for me but I don't want to
make my job harder (or the quality inferior) by getting a cheap card.

I've been considering ati 128MB DDR Radeon 8500LE or the 9000LE.  It almost
appears that the 8500LE is better if I understand the specs right.  Is the
ati more than I need (or not enough)?  Is 128MB DDR more than necessary?
Or, will any gaming card work?  Any suggestions at all will certainly help
in my research.

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