What's the difference between the ATI AIW 8500 and 8500 DV?

[bmacd]

I recall the letters standing for digital video, but i wasn't positive. I plan to do video editing from a Hi-8 video camera, as well as using the card as a PVR. Does it make any difference whether or not i get the DV? Is there a drastic difference between the 64mb and the 128mb card? I don't play games, but this will probably be my media box (playing DVDs and DIVX movies on a TV and the such...). For what it's worth, my current rig uses a voodoo 3 3000 AGP card (16mb card?)

-=bmacd=-

 

[Spicedaddy]

AIW 8500DV: 64MB, firewire port, slower clocked

AIW 8500: 128MB, no firewire, clocked the same as a regular 8500


If you don't play games, go for the DV model.

 

[Rand]

AIW R9500: 275/275 core/mem clock. 128MB DDR

AIW R8500DV: 230/190 core/mem clock. 64MB DDR. Digital rather then Analog TV-Tuner, and adds 2 IEE1394 FireWire ports.

 

[bluemax]

Whoa! Didn't think it was clocked THAT low! That's about 5.5ns RAM! 🙁
Mind you, if I found a deal on the AIW 8500DV, I'd get one. 😛 It'd be all *I* need.