What is the best 2D video card ???

[edwardraff]

My old video card broke, and I am look to get a high quality 2D video card. I am looking for a card that will razor sharp text, but does not have to be that great at 3d graphics.

 

[TunaBoo]

Matrox is the best at 2d.

If you want a balance between games and 2D go for a Radeon.

Or a little more 3d and a little les 2D- a Kyro2.

Stay away from anything made by NVida.

 

[Mark0999]

Matrox G450!

 

[edwardraff]

so a GeForce 2 would be a very bad idea and a Matrox would be a much better idea ???

 

[compudog]

Matrox. G450. Flicker free and high refresh rates. Beautiful color. Only Fair 3D performance.

 

[andalas]

Hmm they will be releasing g550 soon.
You might want to wait to get that, if can't wait then get G450.

It has the best 2D quality.

 

[edwardraff]

how soon does the g550 come out???

 

[N8Magic]

If you are looking for sharp 2D text, the GF2 (or any NVidia card for that matter) is a bad idea.

As everyone else has said, Matrox has the best 2D, but is rather crippled when it comes to 3D rendering.

The Radeon's are a good compromise (2D is still EXCELLENT, but not quite as good as the Matrox cards) if you plan to do any gaming whatsoever.

 

[LukFilm]

Everone's post after TunaBoo was useless (mine too). He summed it up perfectly

 

[andalas]

Around August 2001, Matrox will release G550.
MSRP: $125

Probably cheaper for the OEM version.

 

[VBboy]

A few years ago, this was a funny thing to say:

"Best videocards: Trident, Tseng Labs and S3" (S3 was even called a "2d decelerator&quot

 

[andalas]

Yeah Tseng was the fastest 2D card then.
When I was looking for an upgrade for my AT with 10Mhz speed at Turbo.