7500 All IN Wonder VS. 8500 All In Wonder

[Shaftatplanetquake]

Which of them has more features?

I like the remote, the tv tuning software, the recording feature, and anything else coll that may come with it.

The last all in wonder card I had was the 32 Mb original radeon aiw.

I'm trying to decide which card to buy, speed isn't a huge concern since I really only play quake 3 now- and the 7500 is pretty sweet for that.

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

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does the 8500 all in wonder have stuff that the 7500 aiw does not have?

Plz hook me up with an answer, you knowledgable video card gods.

 

[TheNeck]

both cards come with the same stuff, except the 8500 is alot faster for 3d games.

im thinking about getting the AIW 8500 64meg or 128meg. im still deciding.

circuit city has the ati aiw 8500 64meg for $199.99 after $50 mir.
ATI AIW 8500 64meg

 

[Willoughbyva]

If I remember correctly the AIW 8500 has built in firewire. I have the AIW 7500 and I like it. I am not a big gamer so I didn't need the 8500. I might buy one after the r250 and r300 have been out for a good while and the older cards get cheap.

Will

 

[TheNeck]

will is correct the 8500 does have built in firewire. which you can disable if you do not want to use it.

 

[PCHPlayer]

There are two flavors of the AIW 8500 (I hope I get this right...). One has firewire and a digital tuner but is clocked slower than a regular 8500. The other has an analog tuner and no firewire but is clocked the same as the regular 8500. The AIW 7500 is closer to the second version, but with the 7500 chip. I love my AIW 7500, but if you can afford the AIW 8500 go for it.