[SLE] Video Cards w/ DVI

From: Randall R Schulz (rschulz_at_sonic.net)
Date: 04/30/05

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    Hi,

    With my fancy new UXGA display working well (i.e., with all the various
    software configuration issues sorted out and fine-tuned), I'm now
    looking to see just how good it gets. Specifically, I'm looking for /
    considering a DVI-capable video adaptor. I'm currently using a Matrox
    G400, which has only VGA outputs, of course.

    According to a very good and detailed article on Tom's Hardware Guide
    (<http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041129/index.html>),
    getting the most from DVI at UXGA resolutions and above is technically
    very demanding. They reviewed several cards and the only ones they gave
    good reviews and accorded full compliance were those based on ATI
    Radeon processors. In contrast, all of the nVidia-based cards they
    reviewed were given marginal evaluations.

    I have gotten the impression that nVidia has the best driver support,
    though one must manually install the nVidia-supplied driver since they
    don't allow Linux vendors to include this driver in their
    distributions. Apparently, there are more problems using Radeon cards.

    I have not been able to find a lot of information on these issues. Could
    someone clue me in or supply some good pointers? If anyone is already
    using a UXGA with DVI and has specific recommendations, suggestions or
    feedback, I'd love to hear it.

    Thanks.

    Randall Schulz 

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