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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Gunslinger on October 19, 2004, 11:24:28 PM

Title: Ati 7000 Pci
Post by: Gunslinger on October 19, 2004, 11:24:28 PM

I'm looking at adding a PCI card w/ video out to my pc for cheap.

Has anyone used this card before....if so how well does it handle playing movies/tv out?

I'm not looking for any type of gaming performance....this one is just to add to my computer to hook it up to the TV.

Title: Ati 7000 Pci
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on October 20, 2004, 04:16:11 PM

Dude, you dont want that card.  Trust me.  Check out the last 25% or so of this thread..............

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=130547

Bad.  Very bad.  Ick.



Ok so I didnt read all of your post lol.

This card is fine for TV out and playing movies, etc.  Its not for gaming.  It was basically designed as a cheapo alternative for small businesses that needed multi-monitor support but couldnt afford high-end cards.  They chopped up the 3d engine pretty harshly but it should do what you want it to.

Title: Ati 7000 Pci
Post by: llama on October 20, 2004, 04:43:22 PM

I have this card in my Blue & White Macintosh G3 (believe it or not, I have a couple Macs too).

With a G3 at 500 MHz (think, oh, Pentium II at 400 or so) it can play DVDs full-screen without stuttering.

My card lacks a video out jack for TVs and such, so I can only comment on computer output.

-Llama