A new open source 'Zorro' Graphics Card?

[LoadWB]

This is cool:

   a slot for MicroSD cards that can be mounted in AmigaOS.

Would be kick-@$$ is that is bootable.

From the HaD article:

   it’s fair to say this development won’t revive the Amiga platform in the way that the Raspberry Pi has for RiscOS.

No, but it's fair to say the Vampire has had a massive effect (at least in pre-order stage, yeah?)

ALTHOUGH, I do have to ask why are we still lingering in IDE when we could linger in SATA.

[LoadWB]

My biggest problem with video cards is the lack of native video pass-through.  It is so much easier to have an all-in-one solution to reduce the number of devices need to work with my systems, or special monitors or switches, etc.  My PIV and Retina both have FF/SD pass-through, which is great.  Even if I had to buy an Indivision to FF/SD the native signal then pass that through an RTG card.

[LoadWB]

No. VGA and HDMI are very different. Besides, you would first need an HDMI output of the native chipset.

Which you can get from an Indivision.  At least HDMI switching is fairly easy and inexpensive, but I am not certain about automated (one priority source.)

EDIT: Well, shut my mouth!
https://www.startech.com/AV/Switchers/3-Port-HDMI-Auto-Switch-with-IR-Remote-Control~VS123HD

[LoadWB]

...And they're like five bucks on Ebay!

Yeah, but I'll buy wholesale.  I really don't want to trust the chance of cheap knock-offs.  I don't mind $29 if it means I get what I pay for.

[LoadWB]

You buy wholesale, but you pay more than I do?

Apparently.

The cheap $5 'knockoffs' work perfectly for me, I have three of them.

Some Chinese stuff is junk, but these have performed flawlessly.

I rather not take chances.  I saw $5-ish IDE to SATA adapters back when they were generally $25-$50 each which had no logic just wiring.  Same for USB-to-Firewire adapters.  Can't tell until you get them in many cases and it's a waste of time and money.

Some people have all good experiences, some have good with occasional bad mixed in; I personally like much better odds and guarantees.  I have neither the time nor the money to waste.

[LoadWB]

WOAH!  Running this thing in 1280x920 (best this monitor will support) at 16bit is awesome.  Though for some reason I am having problems getting backdrops to load (using fresh installation of WarpDT datatypes.)

On a 25MHz 040 this thing really makes a difference in working with Workbench.