#M-Media board needed
08-Mar-95 23:31:21
Sb: #188119-#M-Media board needed
Fm: Don Parker 75057,2371
To: Carl Demelo 71572,541
I have been in the PC world for quite some time, and I can tell you I have
NEVER heard of a board like that. Some reasons for this is:
a) In a PC, you have a lot of expantion slots (6 to 8), so you don't need to
get an "all in one" card.
b) By building each card separately (Video, Audio, and I/O), manufactures of
cards can specialize and concentrate on making higher quality cards with better
perfomance.
c) What if you wanted to upgrade the Video? or the SCSI controller? If you
bought the components separately you could sell your old stuff when you
upgrade.
d) It is doubtful someone could make a card to please a large user base. PC
users like to customize their PC's just like Amiga users. My ideas of what
makes a PC fast are almost always different than what someone else thinks.
Usually the place you will find 'all in one' stuff in the PC world is in the PC
motherboards of manufactures like Dell, AST or Packard Bell. I have to deal
with these PC's all day long with their built in I/O and Video on the
motherboard. I'll stick to my home PC any day, with it's individual specialized
cards. I get the components I want, better performance, and less headaches when
something goes bad.
Now that I've talked you ears off, your closest bet would be to get a
SoundBlaster 16 SCSI II, and a video card of your choice. This will get you
down to using only two slots. I have a Diamond Viper and the SoundBlaster with
an internal NEC CDR-510 3x. It works great. Good luck, and if you find the card
you are looking for, let me know. I'd be amazed if someone makes one.