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Was reading an article @ the Inquirer and came across this blurb.
"We also heard the startling claim that Nvidia’s Nforce 2 IGP, the integrated (cough!) graphics processor, is faster than 90 per cent of all processors shipped by Nvidia this year.
Now, the IGP graphics part of the Nforce 2 chipset is aimed at the Geforce 4 MX 420 level, where Nvidia earns 90 per cent of its revenues -- on chips such is Geforce 2 MX and its variants, TNT 2 and TNT.
You have to remember that cards such as the Geforce 4 TI 4600, the highest-end Nvidia offering, count for just two per cent of the company’s revenues, suggesting that money is not the main reason the company makes such cards. But, of course, the reputation for producing top-notch graphics cards certainly comes from these fast but expensive parts. "
Now I have been following what has been going on @ the MURC. And to be truthfull the calling for heads by some because the P doesn't live up to their standards is crazy. We are consummers. Not graphics card companies employees. And the rampant speculation from so called reliable sources (there will be no 256mb model and the 64mb will be stripped down in features is to be released - to a complete turn around - there will be no 64mb version and a faster 256mb version will be released) Does absolutely none of us any good except to build a hate for a company we each obviously have become fond of in some way.
I think the P is a great all around card (maybe the best ever) and is easily the best video card EVER for video editing. It also exceeds most all others in photoshop or desktop publishing or programing. In fact if you add up all these professionals who will easily pay $400 for a featured card like the P they just might out-number all those spoiled kids who spend $400 on a gaming card- you know the ones that add up to less than 2% of Nvidia's revenues.
"We also heard the startling claim that Nvidia’s Nforce 2 IGP, the integrated (cough!) graphics processor, is faster than 90 per cent of all processors shipped by Nvidia this year.
Now, the IGP graphics part of the Nforce 2 chipset is aimed at the Geforce 4 MX 420 level, where Nvidia earns 90 per cent of its revenues -- on chips such is Geforce 2 MX and its variants, TNT 2 and TNT.
You have to remember that cards such as the Geforce 4 TI 4600, the highest-end Nvidia offering, count for just two per cent of the company’s revenues, suggesting that money is not the main reason the company makes such cards. But, of course, the reputation for producing top-notch graphics cards certainly comes from these fast but expensive parts. "
Now I have been following what has been going on @ the MURC. And to be truthfull the calling for heads by some because the P doesn't live up to their standards is crazy. We are consummers. Not graphics card companies employees. And the rampant speculation from so called reliable sources (there will be no 256mb model and the 64mb will be stripped down in features is to be released - to a complete turn around - there will be no 64mb version and a faster 256mb version will be released) Does absolutely none of us any good except to build a hate for a company we each obviously have become fond of in some way.
I think the P is a great all around card (maybe the best ever) and is easily the best video card EVER for video editing. It also exceeds most all others in photoshop or desktop publishing or programing. In fact if you add up all these professionals who will easily pay $400 for a featured card like the P they just might out-number all those spoiled kids who spend $400 on a gaming card- you know the ones that add up to less than 2% of Nvidia's revenues.
) This would help alot since having a good repulation as a high end/performance card would help alot with sales of your lower end components. Just look at Nvidia...there Higher end stuff is decent, but their Geforce MX and TNT series cards are pure shit and the main reason they sell well is that people don't realize that they are buying castrated verisons of the cards that get the good press. For the most part People are morons and dont do the proper followup/research when buying something...they just go by names. Its sorta like people going out and getting a Honda...they think its the greatest thing in automoblies since it has a postive spin on it, but you could do more homework and find another car thats just as nice and costs less then it. It all boils down to Image for the most part....and Matrox doesnt have much of a good one for your Avg Joe out there.....
not only people buy cards according to their brand, they also tend to judge cards by their amount of memory lol. i know a bunch of idiots saying they want to get a Radeon 7000 for ~$100CND because they have 64MB of VRAM 
most buyers are "stupid"... they don't even consider what chip a gfx card has lol. i.e. My TNT2 must be as faster as the GeForce 2 Ultra because they both have 32MB of RAM.
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