OT about ATI cards Re: [MPlayer-users] Two graphicscards..

[Dexter Filmore]

Ok, here some info about ATI cards from somebody who unfortunately purchased
one:

Linux drivers from XFree86 support Radeon 7xxx in 2D/3D, Radeon 8xxx in 2D,
and just recently ATI release the FireGL drivers under different name as
semi-official 8500-drivers, but those are rather crippled as the FireGL cards
don't come with RageTheatre, so no DVD accel, no TV out, no VideoIn. 
This is what's gonna make me buy an NV card next time. the output signal
quality is not as good as on ATI boards, but I can live with that as long as
I'll be able to play Doom3 in Linux.
The reason why ATI doesn't support the RT chip is that they had to implement
Macrovision, which of course can't be done open source. Tho I can't tell why
they don't go ahead and provide closed src as NV does.

(and for you Windoze users: the 60Hz problem is due to the ineptness of the
Redmond lunatics who failed to properly implement autodetection. You need a
refresh fix tool, watch out: if using ATI catalyst drivers you a tool which
can handle Catalyst, else -> no effect)

Dex