Which low-end video card for 2d

Chris Albertson · 03-10-2003, 05:36 PM

Looking for good video cards for non-game 2D aplications
to run in AGP slot under RH8.0

Mostly xterm, Open Office, Gimp and Mozilla. Need 1200x1020 res,
24-bit color, fast bit-blt, stable display and price are impertent in that order. NVIDIA cards seem like overkill.

What is the best _2D_ graphic engine chip set under XFree86?

farhan · 03-10-2003, 06:19 PM

i had been using ATI its best its 2mb

Aussie · 03-10-2003, 08:42 PM

Just get a cheap TNT and the latest XFree86.

spy5600 · 03-11-2003, 06:27 AM

Well I don't own one but Matrox looks to make good 2d graphic cards and I think they work quite well under linux.

Just go check their products

Thx,
Spy5600

yngwin · 03-11-2003, 07:38 AM

Definitely you want a Matrox! They are the best in 2D quality. And there's no problem with XFree86 drivers, most Matrox cards will work with the generic mga. I myself have a G550 dual-head (not so low-end) and it's beautiful!