CompuServe Messages

>> but I do see faster advances in the ide line. << Yeah, I'm not sure why that is or its just a perspective thing. Traditionally SCSI's have had larger capacity and IDE's played catch up, now it seems the technology is evenly matched, but there is more about IDE technology in the trades. Like you, at least the ones I read. I think in fact the technologies are not so different and that the same advances being made in IDE are concurrently happening with SCSI but there does seem to be more emphasis on IDE and multi-media. >> I disagree with you about the MAX. I feel it accomplishes about the same thing as the PAR with far more complicated setup, greater cost, and only a little bit (purported) better quality. << I think for your setup, this may be true. But you are discounting the fact that many people will want a 720×486 framebuffer because of applications like Inscriber, and higher level paint packages, and so are going to want a cost effective framebuffer, which the Ill Pro is relative to the Targa 2000 or the VistaPro. Also the fact that they will be able to do video editing and transitions with the Ill Pro, not to mention non-linear editing and so on. From that perspective, the MAX itself is relatively the same cost as the PAR. And as you mentioned Newtek, the Matrox combination is going much more along those lines than anything yet relating to the PAR. I would like to see all the things you mentioned for the PAR happen. Although I do not have a great need, if a need at all. Audio is left to audio specialists with my work, as is the editing. But it would be nice to have. I'm not sure where I'm ultimately going, because I'm reluctant to get into the video production side as it will take away alot more time from animation which I would rather specialize in. I also don't want Video houses to think of me as competition, so I've stayed away from that side. The benefit has been, I haven't spent all that money on video equipment, and can concentrate on spending it on animation related software and hardware. Which is why the PAR has worked out well for me I think. But on the other hand, the Matrox Studio if one was to get into the video side provides a totally integrated editing environment, which can also take care of Animation in real-time. It also has the nice DVE features and TBC's etc. When looked at from this perspective one can't say the MAX is over priced, and it certainly isn't any more complicated than the setup you have, I don't think. I could go on but I think you get my point. Actually somebody else should be making these points, I'm just an innocent by-stander. <G> -JE