From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 29 20:12:16 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 209C516A41F for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:12:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr3.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr3.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C69343D60 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:12:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr3.xs4all.nl (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jATKAtic013463; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:10:55 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jATKAtrN006684; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:10:55 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id jATKAsWo006683; Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:10:54 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:10:54 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Sascha Klauder Message-ID: <20051129201054.GC6575@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20051129180656.GA3619@node26.0xfce3.net> <20051129192653.GA35936@trimind.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051129192653.GA35936@trimind.de> X-OS: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org, Gordon Bergling Subject: Re: [Recommendation] graphicscard (agp) for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:12:16 -0000 On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 08:26:53PM +0100, Sascha Klauder wrote.. > On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 07:06:56PM +0100, Gordon Bergling wrote: > > I am building a new workstation. Most hardware was just ordered, but I > > am still need a good supported graphicscard for FreeBSD. > > > > Can anyone recommend a graphicscard based on AGP, which should be > > support TV-Out. > > That heavily depends on what you want to do with it. If you > just do 2D, DVD-playback and the like, I would recommend a > Matrox G450 or G550 card. They feature superb image quality, > are completely supported (TV-output worked when I last used > one two years ago) and well documented, and even their OpenGL > performance is sufficient for at least xscreensaver. Absolutely agree to the above. I have been using Matrox for years now and I love them for uses as indicated. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org