I don't dispute their data, just the way they interpreted it. Parhelia's rise/fall times are pretty symmetrical, while the G450 has a faster, but less even, swing.
Pass those signals through a noisy RLC model at high speed, then decide which will be interpreted better by the monitor. It's analog, so there's a bit of the subjective in there. Also, I'm a digital expert by trade, and just let some of the analog stuff be black magic for now.
Text and other sharp do appear to be better defined with my P, though.
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Well, I think they did the tests and had the figures. I also hope that Parhelia could do better. But there must be ways to prove it. Figures are more convincible than belief. If you say that what they have done didn't tell the true story, I would love to hear why you say so and what have they done wrong.Originally posted by Wombat
Conventional wisdom around here is that the 9700 looks better, and that the 8500 was a degradation compared to the 7500.
Aren't Tecchannel the same guys who decided that Parhelia looks worse than a the Matrox cards that came before it? I'm pretty sure they are. I also think they're wrong on that count. Personally, I had a G450 in my system just to compare it to when I installed my P, and the P looks better.Leave a comment:
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And the problem with saying the 8500 is better/worse than the 9700 Pro is pretty silly in my book as the exact layout of the filters and the boards vary depending on who made it. It's the same with comparing Daytona GF4200 with a Leadtek one, same chip but huge difference in IQ (or at least so does everyone that has tried them say)
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I also went from G450 to P, and there was virtually no difference at 1600x1200. Both were very sharp. If I was going to come down on one side or the other, I'd say that the G450 had every so slightly better IQ. But the P offers so much more...
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Conventional wisdom around here is that the 9700 looks better, and that the 8500 was a degradation compared to the 7500.
Aren't Tecchannel the same guys who decided that Parhelia looks worse than a the Matrox cards that came before it? I'm pretty sure they are. I also think they're wrong on that count. Personally, I had a G450 in my system just to compare it to when I installed my P, and the P looks better.Leave a comment:
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2D IQ: 8500 vs. 9700pro, which better?
According to the TecChanel test (http://www.tecchannel.de/tecdaten/sh...sortorder=desc), 8500 has better signal quality than 9700Pro and just below the best card, G550. Some in the forum report that 8500 has quite poor 2D quality and 9700pro should be better. What's your opinions, pls?
BTW, the TecChanel test looks quite serious but I haven't found many discussions here. Why?
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