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**DuRaNgO** · 14 November 2001, 15:55

the 8500 is starting to look very good

(DV of course)

**Wombat** · 14 November 2001, 17:19

The ATI ad campaign really got on my nerves.
Radeon tattoos on lots of exposed flesh. Now, I'm a fan of nice curves, but this has the be the most blantant use of sex to sell something completely unrelated that I've seen in a long time. And to a typical market of 14-19 y.o. males.

**DuRaNgO** · 14 November 2001, 17:41

ATI...This changes everything

**EvilDonnyboy** · 14 November 2001, 20:28

I rather like their ad.

http://images.anandtech.com/banners/ATI/marquee1.gif

Although I do fall into the 14-19 demographic. The ad doesn't affect my buying decision or what I think about ATi. Sex is fine in ad's, as long as it's done with relatively decent taste.

I can't wait for my DV.

**TnT** · 14 November 2001, 22:03

Originally posted by EvilDonnyboy
I rather like their ad.

http://images.anandtech.com/banners/ATI/marquee1.gif

Although I do fall into the 14-19 demographic. The ad doesn't affect my buying decision or what I think about ATi. Sex is fine in ad's, as long as it's done with relatively decent taste.

I can't wait for my DV.

Must buy Radeon. Must buy Radeon...

**PeTe** · 15 November 2001, 07:28

Actually i just made a order on Radeon 8500, dont know if i get it by this week.. but then its byebye G400MAX. That latest driver release with XP finally helped me to make up my mind. No Gefart here.

Pete

**roadie** · 15 November 2001, 10:31

how did you get a picture of my sister durango???

**dancray** · 15 November 2001, 11:35

totally naive question please forgive me....but can the 8500 display 2 CRT monitors (not 1 mon +1 TV or not 1 mon = 1 flatpanel BUT 1 mon + 1 mon) simultaneously like the g400?

thanks

**The PIT** · 15 November 2001, 11:50

Doesn't really matter if you haven't got room on your desk. However could they do two Lcd panels?

**PeTe** · 15 November 2001, 12:22

Some Copy+Paste ( with some edits ) from http://www.ati.com/na/pages/faq/radeon8500_faq.html#13

Yes. RADEON 8500 allows you to combine many different displays together simultaneously. The possible display configurations are shown in the table below:

CRT monitor
DFP monitor
TV
CRT monitor + TV
DFP monitor + TV
CRT monitor + DFP connector
CRT monitor + CRT monitor
CRT monitor + CRT monitor + TV

So no 2 LCDs but 2 CRT monitors (+ TV) works just fine.

Hoping to get my Radeon soon, only game that really has performance issues anymore is UT, and because i dont play UT ( or any of those mods ), the drivers are now OK in XP.

Pete

**dancray** · 15 November 2001, 13:22

think I'll wait until Dec when the radeon 8500 all in wonder is released...I just hope it will be able to capture both analogue AND dv....not just dv which is what I heard...

ps...on the ati site it says on the connectors section:

Stereo audio, S-video and composite video inputs and outputs

maybe it can connect to my old hi-8....

**EvilDonnyboy** · 15 November 2001, 20:38

Of course it'll capture analogue video. Wtf do you think all those s-video and composite input's are for? The only way you'd not be able to capture analogue video is if ATi seriously screws up the multimedia drivers.

**dancray** · 16 November 2001, 08:51

interesting tidbit on AIW8500dv when it is released...it will NOT support win98se.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1555&p=7

**The Rock** · 16 November 2001, 11:04

I believe the reason for ditching 98SE has something to do with the Firewire on the 8500DV.

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