I used to own a Matrox G400 Max, and be a subscriber here.
But then I purchased a system that came with an ATi Radeon 8500. Nice card, overall good performance, but...
I don't play too many games any more. See...I went out and purchased this little program called Photoshop 7, that I'm trying to learn.
The 2D quality of the Radeon 8500 is acceptable, but nothing like a Matrox.
I'm considering purchasing a G550 for my system, but would appreciate your input..
1. Driver stability - ATi's drivers have improved dramatically (I had one system with Win2000 Pro that would give these wonderful STOP errors with an ATi card). Obviously, with Photoshop and other applications, driver stability is important. How are Matrox' drivers for the G550?
2. DVD - yeah, once in a while I watch one on the computer (especially The Beach Boys Nashville Sounds during a long work session). In checking through all the Matrox documentation, there doesn't seem to be he ability to change the brightness of the DVD - is there a way to do this? FYI, using WinDVD 4.
Thanx!
One Old Jedi...
But then I purchased a system that came with an ATi Radeon 8500. Nice card, overall good performance, but...
I don't play too many games any more. See...I went out and purchased this little program called Photoshop 7, that I'm trying to learn.
The 2D quality of the Radeon 8500 is acceptable, but nothing like a Matrox.
I'm considering purchasing a G550 for my system, but would appreciate your input..
1. Driver stability - ATi's drivers have improved dramatically (I had one system with Win2000 Pro that would give these wonderful STOP errors with an ATi card). Obviously, with Photoshop and other applications, driver stability is important. How are Matrox' drivers for the G550?
2. DVD - yeah, once in a while I watch one on the computer (especially The Beach Boys Nashville Sounds during a long work session). In checking through all the Matrox documentation, there doesn't seem to be he ability to change the brightness of the DVD - is there a way to do this? FYI, using WinDVD 4.
Thanx!
One Old Jedi...
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