G200 Marvel

[Dyre]

Would a G200 Marvel be a nice upgrade for an AMD k6-2 300 system for doing video editing and occacional game play. especially if i could get it for cheap ($50). I know they have pretty pathetic OpenGL performance, but how is the TV tuner and Video Capture on it?
I would just get a RR+ for my G400 MAX, but its just too much damn money. Thanx all

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PIII 450 @ 464
generic BX6 motherboard
G400 MAX : )
Maxtor 13 gig UDMA 33
Maxtor 13 gig UDMA 66
Creative 36x CD-ROM
HP 2x2x6x CD-RW
64 megs PC100 RAM
Intel 10/100
Soundblaster 32 AWE
DiamondMAX 56k
Logitech Wireless Desktop (best $50 ive ever spent)
4 large fans.

[Kruzin]

I would not give up the MAX for a G200 Marvel. A G400 Marvel maybe. I'd start stashing money away, and get the RR-G in a month or two or three....

[Bixler]

Don't know how heavily you are into Video Capture, or if you are just getting started, but for $50??? Not bad just for a try.

I read (in between the lines) that this is for another machine, not the one in your profile, right?

I haven't gone the G400 route, and probably won't--(Not into gaming) but for the home user with no serious power needs, and for $50, you aint gonna be too sorry.

I've seen the bundled software whined about a lot on these forums, but hey, to work on a few home videos, and play around, you can't go too far wrong for the price.

In my experience, (still limited) the TV and capture performance are fine. Don't like it, send it to me, and I'll slap it in my wife's machine

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AMD K6II 333
on SOYO SY5EMA
128M 8ns PC100 SDRAM
Marvel G-200 TV
w/DVD HW Card
Promise Ultra 66 HDD Controller
Win 98--running 98

Lite
(A GREAT program)




[This message has been edited by Bixler (edited 24 November 1999).]

[Dyre]

Yeah this is for anouther system, sorry that was confusing. Hmm maybe ill do it. Or wait him out anouther couple of months and but it for like 30 bucks! : )