🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 21 Dec 1997 02:09:42 -0600, "RCR" <rcr1954_atsign_ibm_dot_net>
wrote:

>I'm considering buying a Voodoo card but am concerned about reports of image
>degradation - no matter how great the 3d stuff is, I won't accept any
>3dfx-caused loss of sharpness in Windows apps.
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It really depends on how picky you are, what monitor you have, what
video card (2d and 3d card) and what resolution and refresh rate you
run at.  I just got an Orchid Righteous 3D (which some claim has the
least degradation due to its mechanical relay), and I noticed fairly
significant degradation at 800x600x85hz.  Dropping it down to 75 hz
made it a better, but it's definitely a little worse.

At 1024x768x75 hz, there is noticeable degradation as well.  I think
you might be best off seeing one in action and seeing if you can
borrow one to try on your system.

I'm running my Righteous 3D w/a Matrox Millennium on an IBM P70 17"
monitor (which appears to be an OEMed Sony 17seII but w/o the BNC
connectors :().  If you have a monitor that has 2 inputs, you could
forego the pass thru and hook each card up to the separate inputs on
your monitor.

The "3d stuff" is great though.  It made CART Precision Racing and
FS98 look significantly better and run somewhat faster.  Enhanced MW2
(esp. compared to the original) looks great, so do Flight Unlimited
II, Wing Commander Prophecy, and Quake II (trying to run this w/o the
assistance of the 3D card gave me far inferior graphics and along
w/jerkiness, runs great w/the 3D card enabled).

>Is this a problem?
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>Are any particular Voodoo cards more or less of a problem in the regard?
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>Thanks.
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