Radeon 8500le or geforce 4 ti4200?

UtadaHikaru

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I have the money and I'm not sure wether to get the radeon 8500 right now or wait for the geforce 4 ti4200...
 

I vote for the radeon. Been great for everygame and dvd playback is quite nice.
 

Lars

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<< The Geforce 4 is supposed to have improved DVD playback than older nvidia cards. >>



Will the 2D quality improve as well?
 

Nintari

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I thought it was just the gf4 mx series that added the idtc motion compensation for dvd playback not the full blown gf4 series.
 

erikiksaz

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Wow, that would be pretty retahded of Nvidia if they didn't incorporate better playback abilities in their fastest line of cards!! :Q
 

mrbios

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Frankly, I don't think any of us can truly say, considering not one person on these forums owns either right now. Reviews from a website are one thing, but actually owning something is a completely different experience. I say wait a while longer and find out. I'm sure a "I just got a Geforce4 TI4x00 card!!!!" and "I just got a Radeon 8500LE card!!!!" will pop up sooner or later.

Russell "Mr.Bios" Sampson
 

hans007

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well if you look at anands reviews, the 4400 is only a bit faster than the 8500 right now. and the 4200 is much slower than the 4400 due to ram speed. so i think you can get the 8500 now and it wont matter, plus you dont have to worry about 2d quality which some nvidia cards dont have.
 

Zeeliv

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<< Frankly, I don't think any of us can truly say, considering not one person on these forums owns either right now. >>



Huh? Plenty of people own Radeon 8500LE's.
 

TheYetiMan

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I firmly suggest you buy a Geforce card.

I own Nvidia stock. (i'm not joking)

That said, i have a Radeon card in my machine right now. I am a gaming type, and like the performance just fine, but have more of a need for 2d and multimedia quality.
 

Leon

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<< well if you look at anands reviews, the 4400 is only a bit faster than the 8500 right now. and the 4200 is much slower than the 4400 due to ram speed >>



Actually, 4200 is faster than either Radeon 8500 (275/275) or Ti 500, despite much lower clock. The gap will widen if FSAA is used.
 

UtadaHikaru

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I had an radeon 7200 and then I decided to get a new videocard so I sold it... and now I'm stuck with a rage pro lt 8mb :(