GFX card for A2000

[J-Golden]

Both Cybervision and Picasso card are the best you can get for Classic Amigas.  I've had both and can say it's a dead tie in my book.  They both have built in Scan Doubler / Flicker Fixers (sometimes the Cybervision doesn't come with it so ASK before buying!!) and autoswitch between ff/sd and video card (VERY NICE!!!!)

In the seperate but equal area, the Picasso has an audio pasthrough so you can connect your CD audio to your Picasso and have everything come out of one Stereo Headphone jack.  The Cybervision has 3D options that ROCK for games that can use it.

There are more add-ons available for the Picasso but they are SOOOOOO hard to find.  There is also still an active Yahoogroup for the picasso but don't know about the Cybervision...

There!  Way more info then you'll EVER want  Good luck and happy hunting!!!

J-Golden

[J-Golden]

x56h34 wrote:
Some facts:

- CV643D optional scan doubler module doesn't work with non-AGA amigas (and it's only a scan doubler...no flicker fixing ability)

Yup,  Noticed after I posted that this was all about a A2000.  Are you SURE it doesn't FF?  I never had a problem with it in that reguard...

- Picasso IV has a built-in multi-compatible SD & FF module (meaning works with any Amiga display chipset)

And the latest version has Onstar so you can get into your computer if you forget the password... :-)  IE, Fancy way of saying it'll fit and work in ALL style of video slots...

- Picasso IV requires breakout cables so that the SD/FF part could be cut off (yep, don't laugh) and inserted away from the rest of the card into the video slot which is on the other side of the motherboard, that is if used in A2000. For other Amigas like 3000 and 4000 this is not necessary as the video slot is aligned with a zorro slot.

And, not that it'll help you w/ A2000, the Cybervision connects to the FF/SD modual by a standard ten pin header.  No snipping requiered...

- CV643D is overall a cheaper option. Picasso IV is guaranteed to be pricey.

True and true, unless ther ehasen't been either on E-bay for months and ppl. start getting desperate

- CV643D's 3D part is a joke performance and ability wise... :-)

 :-o There ar  a handful of games that take and use this chip very well.  Shogo, Hexin II, Decent, etc.  So this is more of a choice on if you ever plan on playing these types of games.  Not many programs use the 3D cause this is the on Video card that has it, and the CV63/3D came out in the waning years of Commodore...