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Should I get a ATI Radeon 8500 AIW or a GF3 + TV card???

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I'm gonna be puttin the new system together soon and I was thinkin.....should i get the AIW radeon for $299 or a GF3 + TV card if the latter which cards should i get??
 
I would get the GT3 with TV Card, I have the GT3 TI500 and love it, I haven't had a bit of problem with it and the performance is excellent. ATI just takes to long to get their products out and when they do get them out it takes them forever to get the drivers out to make their products perform.

nVidia all the Way
 
Well if you buy the Radeon you are locked to using that as a video card for a very long time. If you buy the GF3 and Tv Tuner card you can upgrade the GF3 anytime and still have those TV abilities.
 
I like my 8500DV, Im not a hardcore gamer, and it seems to run the latest games ok. There is also a 128MB version of the AIW Radeon 8500DV coming out soon.

For the best 2D performance, Multimedia experience, and capability, (tv in/out svideo in/out, composite in/out, plus the DV capabilities) and not to mention the other goodies as a "TV guide" software, and Counter Strike, go for the 8500DV.

However if youre a hardcore gamer go for the GF4/TV tuner.
 


<< ATI just takes to long to get their products out and when they do get them out it takes them forever to get the drivers out to make their products perform. >>

because that has anything to do with the performance of the now 6 month old 8500.
 
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