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l...@pcnet.com (Lon Seidman) wrote:


>I was a bit disapointed with Diamond's entry.  I already have a 16bit audio 
>card and wavetable sound (SB16 with Roland Sound Canvas DB).  I'm sure the 
>cost of the board would be substantially less if it didn't have the built in 
>sound support.  That's one reason why I'll probably wait for a stand alone 
>board to hit the market.

No, it's all on the one chip.  And we have yet to see a cheaper card-
Creative's entry only has 3D acceleration (there is some discussion on
whether it even has on board VGA), and it's going to cost $350.  Hard
to understand why you would be "dissapointed" because the card
contains a feature of which you paid far more...oh wait, maybe it's
not hard to understand. :)

The Nvidia also gives you video acceleration and SEGA digital joystick
ports.  Frankly, making everything in one component and tight package
may not be right for you, but vendors and first-time users will LOVE
it.