Mediator Review - Should I buy one?

[jiffydos]

Hi All,

I am thinking about buying a Mediator 4000Di for my A4000 desktop.  I was looking for some reviews and opinions, which I know we have a lot of here.  

Is it worth the nearly $300 USD?  Based on what I read, it is worth it to me to be able to install my Radeon 9200 Video and cheap Realtek ethernet card.

But, I am looking for some re-assurance.  

What do you all think?

Dave
Lowell, MA
USA

[jiffydos]

Haha...

No, that was quite a bit before my time.  I'm only 29.    I didn't buy my first Amiga until Commodore was already gone (1994).  I was/am a C64 nut.  I even used one during college in the late 90s for one semester.  Then, I decided I couldn't wait that long for spell check to run.  

Maybe we can swap hardware living only a few miles from eachother.  Anyting you want to unload?  

Dave

[jiffydos]

If I am going to buy a PCI expansion at all, it is going to be mediator.  The prometheus cards aren't meant for the desktop cases.  It may work, but I want to be able to close it all up neat.  That's why the A4000Di is so nice.

I guess I want to make sure the video is actually good enough to be worth the hassel.  Is it really that much better than AGA with a scan doubler?