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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: arkanoid on September 14, 2008, 07:48:17 PM
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Hi,
I've just this moment ago listed two cards which might interest Mediator owners:
3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 GFX Card 16MB (Rare PCI version) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150294699108&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005)
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Sigma Designs REALmagic MPEG-2/DVD Decoder (you'll see why that's of interest to Mediator owners if you read the listing) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150294679636&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005)
also, for anyone that's not aware, I also put my Mediator SX and Elbox Spider II USB 2.0 controller up a few days back.
Elbox Mediator PCI 1200 SX & SoundBlaster (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150293760757&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005)
Elbox Spider II USB 2.0 PCI Card *for Mediator* (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150292557411&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005)
Thanks for looking
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Sigma Designs REALmagic MPEG-2/DVD Decoder (you'll see why that's of interest to Mediator owners if you read the listing) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150294679636&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005)
Well, that's announced now for years, as well as the SharkPPC support... I wouldn't bet on it to be released in the near future.
Elbox Spider II USB 2.0 PCI Card *for Mediator* (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150292557411&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=005)
You should note here that this card is useless without a registered Poseidon license - which is a) not available any more for over one year now and b) can't be sold to a third person even if you own one.
For this PCI card only the demo version of Poseidon can be used.
BTW, I just checked the pictures of the Spider II - there is no overcurrent protection on the USB ports at all!
It directly drives +5V out of the PCI rail into the USB connectors - so in case of a power shortcircuit on USB you may fry your Spider II, your Mediator or your A1200.
Earlier versions of the Spider had at least some protection circuits (self reseting fuses) - apparently the latest version of Spider has been made even cheaper in production to save some cents here for maximizing profit on the user's risk.
Michael