Hi,
Just wanted to say that I got my Radeon 8500 today (off ebay), to
replace a G400 (seems to be a common combination then?).
> Radeon8500:
> 2D is supported, including working XVideo provided by the Gatos-project,
I only had to upgrade to XFree86 4.2.0 to get anything
working... Haven't tried Xv, but the one in Xfree86 4.2.0 seems to be
broken.
> 3D is supported by the closed-source FireGL-drivers by ATi.
That driver is awesome. 60fps in FlightGear (standard scene) in
1600x1200, 24bpp! BZflag is between 80 and 130fps, in a normal
scenery. Maybe it is unstable, time will tell, but performance is
great. I no longer have to switch to 1024x768 just to fly or to play
BZflag.
> The FireGL-drivers do not support XV, so you'll have to choose wether to
Doesn't matter, my computer is fast enough to play most videos without
Xv. (Athlon XP1800+)
> bad, just a bit uncomfortable. The development of an open-source driver
> for the 8500 is funded by the weather channel, and we will hopefully see
> working drivers by the end of the year.
Hope to see something great then. I think I've gone for the right
company: they release a closed-source driver for those who want to use
the card before some volunteers write a proper open-source one. This
is a combination of the best things in Matrox and NVidia.
> Sorry, I don't know if Matrox is planning to support the card in XF86.
> Currently they don't even have a driver for win9x, so it will probably
> be a while. But I may be completely wrong here.
I suspect the Parhelia is very different in terms of programming from
the G line, therefore it may take quite some time before they release
specs.
> I'd also keep in mind the costs of both cards: You can get a 8500(LE)
> for less than half of what the Parhelia costs.
Paid GBP100 (~$/Euro150) for my 8500...
Andras
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