Suggestion please!!!

lordneeko · January 11th, 2002, 02:08

I have a 32mb voodoo 4500 now. Doesn't have a TV-out. I don't have much money because a person screwed me over by telling me that if I bought a Hollywood plus card, I would be able to dump my entire screen to the TV. well guess what it only dumps DVD movies. ok well here is the question.

I have a chance to buy a agp Savage 2000 64mb card with TV-outfor about $40. Is this a bad idea considering what I have now. Will I still be able to run Epsxe and Prject64 and everything?

Thanx

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**Shiori** · January 11th, 2002, 05:52

http://www.viahardware.com/innosavage.htm

Read this, then make your own decision. It's your money, after all.

btw Inno3D is a good brand, that's what im using right now.

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BaD_BURN · January 11th, 2002, 06:15

Does S3 (they're SonicBlue now) still update the drivers? Haven't seen any of these cards in action but heard there are tweaked driver sets for Savage cards.

My suggestion: keep your Voodoo for Glide games and skip the Savage2000. Get a GeForce2MX w/ TV-Out. Don't know how much they sell for right now but last I heard they were dirt cheap at $50-$60.

And nVidia updates their drivers regularly. Driver support is always a factor to consider when buying a new vid card.

**Shiori** · January 11th, 2002, 08:22

BaD_BURN, GeForce2 MX400s with TV out still sells at around $60 here in Manila.

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Xenomorph · January 11th, 2002, 09:01

Dump question, does TV cards come with TV-OUT?

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lordneeko · January 11th, 2002, 13:24

well, would I loose much by down grading to a voodoo 3? they come with TV-out. Can't I get that in a 32mb card? I have a 32mbvoodoo4500 now

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Ali · January 11th, 2002, 16:59

Voodoo 4500 is not a bad card atall, as the others are saying try getting a Geforce MX2, I just bought it and it performs good, not an extra phenomenal card just a good performer, I am not pretty much satisfies, since I expected too much from it.

Buy an Elsa or Asus brand with Geforce chip......that would do good. I bought it for 100$.

Ali

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Phuzzi · January 11th, 2002, 20:39

Quote:

Originally posted by Xenomorph
Dump question, does TV cards come with TV-OUT?

Most don't, no.

January 11th, 2002, 02:08	#1
lordneeko Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 46	Suggestion please!!! I have a 32mb voodoo 4500 now. Doesn't have a TV-out. I don't have much money because a person screwed me over by telling me that if I bought a Hollywood plus card, I would be able to dump my entire screen to the TV. well guess what it only dumps DVD movies. ok well here is the question. I have a chance to buy a agp Savage 2000 64mb card with TV-outfor about $40. Is this a bad idea considering what I have now. Will I still be able to run Epsxe and Prject64 and everything? Thanx __________________

January 11th, 2002, 06:15	#3
BaD_BURN In limbo Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cave dweller Posts: 914	Not sure. Does S3 (they're SonicBlue now) still update the drivers? Haven't seen any of these cards in action but heard there are tweaked driver sets for Savage cards. My suggestion: keep your Voodoo for Glide games and skip the Savage2000. Get a GeForce2MX w/ TV-Out. Don't know how much they sell for right now but last I heard they were dirt cheap at $50-$60. And nVidia updates their drivers regularly. Driver support is always a factor to consider when buying a new vid card.

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January 11th, 2002, 05:52	#2
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,128	http://www.viahardware.com/innosavage.htm Read this, then make your own decision. It's your money, after all. btw Inno3D is a good brand, that's what im using right now. __________________ My PC specs: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz, ECS Elitegroup K7S5A, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Geforce2 MX200 32MB, 20GB Seagate, Windows XP Pro. Ok, what else... Shiori figurine on top of case, assorted anime stickers on the side, lazy tabby cat on top of monitor.

January 11th, 2002, 08:22	#4
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,128	BaD_BURN, GeForce2 MX400s with TV out still sells at around $60 here in Manila. __________________ My PC specs: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz, ECS Elitegroup K7S5A, 256MB PC133 SDRAM, Geforce2 MX200 32MB, 20GB Seagate, Windows XP Pro. Ok, what else... Shiori figurine on top of case, assorted anime stickers on the side, lazy tabby cat on top of monitor.

January 11th, 2002, 09:01	#5
Xenomorph Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 356	Dump question, does TV cards come with TV-OUT? __________________ Send something to this guy: NateMan900@aol.com ...perkele!

January 11th, 2002, 13:24	#6
lordneeko Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 46	well, would I loose much by down grading to a voodoo 3? they come with TV-out. Can't I get that in a 32mb card? I have a 32mbvoodoo4500 now __________________

January 11th, 2002, 16:59	#7
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,615	Voodoo 4500 is not a bad card atall, as the others are saying try getting a Geforce MX2, I just bought it and it performs good, not an extra phenomenal card just a good performer, I am not pretty much satisfies, since I expected too much from it. Buy an Elsa or Asus brand with Geforce chip......that would do good. I bought it for 100$. Ali __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux