[plug] [OT] graphics cards (was: LTSP + Multiple XF86 users)

[Ben Jensz]

Chris Caston wrote:

>Your right, those $&@#*@#&@# (pardon my french) gamers have molded a
>market where you *can't* buy a basic video card anymore instead it's all
>the fancy gamers stuff. 
>
Thems fighting words :P

If there was a market for basic video cards, then you'd be able to buy 
them.  But the majority of the market which are non-gamers (obviously) 
are buying graphics card that are 3D capable (the cheapest cards I 
wouldn't say are very gaming capable if you're playing anything released 
in the last 2 years from a gaming perspective).  So really, the graphics 
card manufacturers are selling cards with more bells and whistles 
because it costs stuff all to put them on (i.e. TV out etc).  All of the 
low end cards are based on very cutdown versions of the high end 
"gaming" cards.  Its cheaper for them rather than having to design and 
manufacture a completely different graphics card for the low end market.


/ Ben