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On Thu, August 27, 2009 17:49, Paul Hartman wrote: |
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> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:16 AM, BRM<bm_witness@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Not everyone upgrades their video card every 6 months. |
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>> Most probably get a video card upgrade only when they buy a new |
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>> computer; and most don't buy a new computer every other year either, |
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>> probably more like 4 years or so. |
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> You can get a GeForce 9600 for around USD$50, which comes near the |
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> performance of the famously-expensive 8800 series (or at least near enough |
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> for costing hundreds of dollars less), and has an H.264 decoder so you can |
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> use vdpau with mplayer or mythtv to allow even very slow computers to play |
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> high-res video smoothly. Many people spend that much to fill up their |
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> automobile or go out to to the movies or a dinner with the family. I don't |
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> think it's an incomprehensible amount of money to spend on something that |
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> will greatly improve performance on your computer for quite a long time, |
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> but I also understand that everyone has their own budget to live by, |
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> things are more expensive in some countries, and some people are not |
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> technically inclined or physically able to do things like changing a video |
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> card. |
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You also forgot that not everyone has a pci-e slot, which is the only way |
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to use these new cards. The rest of the mortals are limited to 7xxx series |
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at most, and only if they have the extreme luck of finding an agp based |
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card, which is an odyssey nowadays. Well, there's ati as well, up to 2600, |
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at least supports agp, if you are brave enough. |
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Jesús Guerrero |
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