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Re: What is the best 3d graphics card/combination

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From: Anthony Q. Bachler BAS
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 00:00
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Sorry to tell you guys, but there is no such thing as a 3D card unless you
are running a holographic display.  The term 3D is an advertising ghimick. 
All these cards can do is render a 3D image on a 2D display.  The image is
not really 3D.  It only contains some shading that makes it appear somewhat
3D.  
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> On Mon, 10 Mar 1997 17:55:16 -0800, Wallace <wal...@thegrid.net>
> wrote:
> 
> >Steve Allison wrote:
> >> 
> >> In article <01bc2c26$e0feb6e0$530520ce@coolio>, Dennis Moran
> >> <coo...@coolio9.com> writes
> >> >Robert <Ro...@metronet.com> wrote in article
> >> ><5fsqpl$s...@newnews.metronet.com>...
> >> >> Close, it's actually The Hercules Dynamite 128 with a Orchid3d
> >> >> The Hercules is much faster, and has higher refresh rates then the
> >> >> Millenium.
> >> >>
> >> >> meis...@ix.netcom.com (Meister) wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Matrox Millenium and Orchid Righteous 3d are the best combination.
 I
> >> >> >have this combo and it works awesome!
> >> >>
> >> >> >Meister
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >Not quite. The Millenium has the highest refresh rates out of all
video
> >> >cards, and is a lot faster than the Dynamite128.
> >> >
> >> Oh yes and at what resolution are we talking about? and is this 2D or
> >> 3D? the millennium is beaten by the Diamond Stealth 3d for most except
> >> 3D.
> >>  There are many faster cards on the market now, and getting faster.
But
> >> which is going to be the best supported? That's the question!
> >> 
> >> --
> >> Steve
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I've got a Matrox Millenium.  Do the 3d cards you all are talking about 
> >plug into the millenium??  I keep reading about people using 2 cards.  
> >Just trying to find out how to speed mine up.  I saw that matrox makes a

> >3d "daughter" card but I don't see any posts on it.  I'm only getting 15

> >fps, i thought the millenium was "the best" when I bought it.
> >
> >Thnx
> >Bill
> 
> I'm using the Monster 3d card wich interfaces into an existing 2D card
> ( I have the STB 128 ). It works better than all the other configs my
> friends are using. I read in a PC Gamer mag that using a 2D with a 3D
> add-on produced the best overall stats. Maybe not the best mag for
> technical data, but hell, all I do with my PC is game and since thats
> all they really give a crap about I went with thier suggestion.
> 
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From: "Anthony Q. Bachler, BAS" <cwhi...@NOSPAMsockets.net>
Subject: Re: What is the best 3d graphics card/combination
Date: 1997/03/12
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