Re: Do ATI cards really stink?

From: Kadaitcha Man (nospam_at_***-off-and-die.com)
Date: 01/16/05 

Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 19:59:24 +1100

Matt Pfingsten, <jeditoren@spamiscrap.gotwookieedotcom.spamiscrap>, the
self-referent, flat-footed bum boy, and supplier or maker of clothing and
equipment for drag queens, declared:

> In regards to the OP:
> I'm currently using an ATI Radeon 9800 SE. This is my first ATI card
> and it will probably be my last, and that has less to do with their
> Linux drivers and more to do with their shitty customer service. My
> card included the full version of Hitman 2, a 2 CD game.
> Unfortunately they only gave me one CD and when I attempted to
> install it asked for the second disc which was not included. The card
> also supports duel monitors which I plan to enable for some graphics
> and video work, and possibly gaming, but you need a DVI-to-VGA
> adapter to use the second port. Again, such an adapter was supposed
> to be included, but they forgot to put it in the box.
> Of all of the included documentation the only support information was
> a website URI. No phone numbers were included. If I pay several
> hundred dollars for a piece of hardware getting phone support out of
> the box is a reasonable expection, especially since accessing a
> website is difficult if the video card is non-functional. If I can
> get free phone support for my hard drives, cheap-ass Belkin router,
> DVD drive and DVD burner, motherboard, etc. all of which are cheaper
> than my video card, I should be able to talk to a human being if my
> video card isn't working.

Whereas a non-fuckwit would have taken or sent the card back to where he
bought it from.

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