Create Your Own Graphics Card Company

[Adam_F]

How hard would it be to create your own graphics card company?

If I wanted to create a a graphics card, without any gaming features, how difficult would it be?

A solely business/production orientated card with features such as:-
Full Dual / Triple Head,
Multiple Video Overlays & Mixing,
Video Input Port (For connection to other Cards)
And other useful features?

What Type/How many people would I need?

[TdB]

according to talon graphics, all you need, to design a nv30 killer, is ms paint.

seriously, designing hardware probably requires a lot of talent and hard work, and making prototypes is very expensive.

A card without 3d is probably a bit easier though.

hmm! i just realized that im babbling, and don´t know the answer to your question.

[GNEP]

Surely just 1 person to buy a load of 2nd hand G series cards and re-spray them? And sell them on as expensive business kit.



gnep

[Marshmallowman]

so you want to make g200 mms?

matrox already do quad head 2d card...with some 3d(kind of)

well if your serious you would either need to appropriate some engineer's from a video card maker or find some keen new graduates who have there shit together and some good(new) ideas.

Thje video card market is looking up, competition is hotting up.
We have nvidia,ati,creative and matrox all with good new tech coming through. Also add sis and *cough* via with there....well lets forget via.

Not a good time to even think about starting a new graphics card company...unless you are just going to buy chips and use reference designs.

[hellZone]

What i want to know is what skills are needed in the industry
(Graphics and Video Programming / Hardware) what languages?

What sort of skills would you look for

[GNEP]

Do people still use RTL? It's years since I looked at anything like that...

gnep

[Adam_F]

Originally posted by hellZone
What i want to know is what skills are needed in the industry
(Graphics and Video Programming / Hardware) what languages?

What sort of skills would you look for

Language wise :-
C, C++, and Assembler

[Guru]

You would also need to copy the Matrox web page!

http://www.adamfussell.com/new/index.php

[Adam_F]

Ok Guru, Dig up my Skeletons why dont you

While you are there, dont forget this one

http://forums.murc.ws/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31344

Oh well, at least it'll get me some more hits

[UtwigMU]

In basic 2D you would have to compete with Matrox on the high end and Intel, Via, SiS, S3 and the like on the low end.

Intel introducing 854G chipset for the P4 (sufficient for basic office tasks) severely dented the marketshare of Rage and TNT based el cheapo cards.

Current Videocards (released and soon to be released) costing 400$ and nVidia's stock at all times low seem to be related to this.

[hellZone]

Guru, you ever have anything constructive to say?

[Greebe]

Yes he does... and this post didn't offend the person it was aim at, why should it upset you?

[hellZone]

doh sorry

[hellZone]

no reason really was just some friendly banter