S3 DeltaChrome S4 Graphics Chip Reviewed

EconolineCrush writes "The Tech Report has a preview of S3's budget DeltaChrome S4 graphics chip for PC graphics cards. While not the fastest option for games, the S4 looks like a credible alternative to ATI and NVIDIA's dominance of the graphics market - there are some handy analysis graphs comparing performance in Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Far Cry. Better still, the S4 has component HDTV output built right into the chip, making it an intriguing option for home theater systems."

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Re:More about the component output.

[silas_moeckel]

If it's anything like my laptop connector it's realy 6 pin fully compatable with S-Video and can be used with an adapter for composite this is a pretty standard config. Now since you have 3 pairs you can pretty easily set of software switch or a jumper etc to make it output component. Realy it's just 6 pins from the chip (ok maybe 3 as most of those are shield ground) This wouldent requre any special external circutry.