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Cross Platform Gfx Card for X11?

Posted by Cliff on from the needles-and-haystacks dept.

pacx asks: "I'm looking for a good graphics card for use with X, that will work under FreeBSD, Linux, Sun Solaris, and possibly SCO UnixWare. I don't need any fancy 3D graphics, just something that will work well on all the above systems at 1280x1024x24bpp, and for a reasonable price (approx. $100-$150 CDN). Can anyone make any suggestions?"

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  1. Matrox by The+Iconoclast · · Score: 2

    Get a good-old Matrox Millenium or Millenium II (also some of the newer ones, although you should check out compatiblity first). They are well supported under nearly everything and damn fine cards.

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  2. Yet again, Matrox by jfunk · · Score: 2

    I'm going to jump on the Matrox bandwagon (I would never buy anything else), but I do have something to add which hasn't been said yet.

    My first Matrox card was a used Mystique 220. Out of warranty, etc.

    Matrox gave me support for it, and responded to my email within 24 hours with a long descriptive answer.

    That sold me.

    As for software support, it's phenomenal, especially in Linux.