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Why must people flame Matrox hardware?
i know i'm starting to become a blight on this forum but my mind must be spoken. i've seen alot of people jump on the forums and start torching matrox cards and i see it a lot on hardware review pages too. you see these reviewers compare the g400/max cards to these new cards from ati, nvidia, voodoo etc. i find it a little disappointing for may reasons although these are the same thoughts riddled throughout this forum which i have become an avid reader.
-the G400max came out at the same time as the tnt2, and voodoo 3000 graphics cards.(maybe a little before, i can't quite remember) during this time Matrox was crapping on the competition in respect of most game frame rates and always in picture clarity which hasn't changed (pic clarity that is)
-today reviewers dump on the g400, a card produced mid last year, in comparison to the Geforce 256 ddr, sure they may have the same amount of memory and are a graphics cards but that’s where the likeness ends. there is no denying that the geforce is by far the quickest card and has some of the most advanced hardware acceleration on the domestic market. its not enough just to compare a card on the premise that its in the same price bracket and one does q3 faster, who gives a toss. what they should be doing is categorising the consumer to their individual needs ie, do you want quake to move unbelievably fast or do you want it to look good too. this a classic example of the voodoo cards, sacrifice quality for speed.
-as a result of reviewers misinformation, people go out and buy a card that doesn't cater to their individual needs so they bitch about why it doesn't work the way they want it to work. again this is why you get Matrox card users complaining about performance. i would like to say to those people 'why did you buy Matrox when there are other faster cards out there. informed buyers buy Matrox cards because they want decent performance and wicked picture quality'
-lastly i hear a lot of complaints about problems in getting their card to work to spec. this is a case of be patient and listen to the information spooned to you, you just might learn something. i've had a few issues with my g400max but their is no way i'm returning this puppy. i've seen the competition and what they offer & its not what i want. i expect some problems for i chop and change my hardware at whim and by and large this card is fairly tolerant of me
i'm sorry about the rambling and i don't care if i get flamed. for all the tweaking i do in my system, exchanging one band of hardware for another, i'll always have a Matrox card in my system providing they offer something a little different and preserve excellent picture quality. finally to those who jump on ms windows because its bugy as hell (which i tend to agree) it isn't that bad, know why, because just about everyone uses it. if you are sick of windows, its simple, don't buy it & don't use it. i like linux just as much as the next geek but support is always battle but improving. if you read this entire slab of diatribe i feel sorry for you and i hope you don't hate me too much.
cheers.
-the G400max came out at the same time as the tnt2, and voodoo 3000 graphics cards.(maybe a little before, i can't quite remember) during this time Matrox was crapping on the competition in respect of most game frame rates and always in picture clarity which hasn't changed (pic clarity that is)
-today reviewers dump on the g400, a card produced mid last year, in comparison to the Geforce 256 ddr, sure they may have the same amount of memory and are a graphics cards but that’s where the likeness ends. there is no denying that the geforce is by far the quickest card and has some of the most advanced hardware acceleration on the domestic market. its not enough just to compare a card on the premise that its in the same price bracket and one does q3 faster, who gives a toss. what they should be doing is categorising the consumer to their individual needs ie, do you want quake to move unbelievably fast or do you want it to look good too. this a classic example of the voodoo cards, sacrifice quality for speed.
-as a result of reviewers misinformation, people go out and buy a card that doesn't cater to their individual needs so they bitch about why it doesn't work the way they want it to work. again this is why you get Matrox card users complaining about performance. i would like to say to those people 'why did you buy Matrox when there are other faster cards out there. informed buyers buy Matrox cards because they want decent performance and wicked picture quality'
-lastly i hear a lot of complaints about problems in getting their card to work to spec. this is a case of be patient and listen to the information spooned to you, you just might learn something. i've had a few issues with my g400max but their is no way i'm returning this puppy. i've seen the competition and what they offer & its not what i want. i expect some problems for i chop and change my hardware at whim and by and large this card is fairly tolerant of me
i'm sorry about the rambling and i don't care if i get flamed. for all the tweaking i do in my system, exchanging one band of hardware for another, i'll always have a Matrox card in my system providing they offer something a little different and preserve excellent picture quality. finally to those who jump on ms windows because its bugy as hell (which i tend to agree) it isn't that bad, know why, because just about everyone uses it. if you are sick of windows, its simple, don't buy it & don't use it. i like linux just as much as the next geek but support is always battle but improving. if you read this entire slab of diatribe i feel sorry for you and i hope you don't hate me too much.
cheers.
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