#Matrox MGA board?
07-Feb-94 02:56:50
Sb: #81771-#Matrox MGA board?
Fm: Gus Grubba 70673,1605
To: John Tissavary 71054,15
>> DEC monitor was nicer than your NEC… do you still like it that
>> much?
Yes I do. It's a great monitor and I only use it in 1280×1024. The
image is by far sharper than my 21" NEC even though is just a 16"
monitor. When I ordered it I chose the 16" thinking I would just put
my NEC and have the 16" as a second monitor for my older 486. It
turned out I did the other way around.
I have read in PC Magazine that Matrox came out with a PCI version of
its MGA cards but I'm a bit scared of these "foreign" companies. I
feel you're somewhat left in a limbo when it comes to support. Not
that you would be better off otherwise but if I can avoid it… You
yourself have complained about lack of drivers and problems like
that. I suffered enough with that FAST board to learn that the
attitude toward "customers" is quite different outside this country.
It feels like I'm doing them a favor when I buy their stuff and they
will give support only if they feel like working that "week".
I need a PCI board capable of doing 1280x1024x24 in Windows, drivers
for 3D Studio, drivers for NT, VESA drivers for DOS and able to
display 132×43 in DOS text mode. If such a thing exist I will send
the money tomorrow for it…