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Offline Iggy

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Re: A new open source 'Zorro' Graphics Card?
« on: December 12, 2016, 01:22:14 PM »
There is a new batch of these due out next year and pre-orders are being taken now.
This is the RTG card I intend to install in my A2000, whether I get a Vampire not not.
And I may just stick with a conventional cpu for the A2000.
Also, in comparison with the Vampire2, this is a cheaper upgrade.
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Re: A new open source 'Zorro' Graphics Card?
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2016, 08:38:18 PM »
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... I agree, the unavailability of a native video pass-through is highly annoying.


You must be easily annoyed. I've been using monitor switches for years and pushing a button is not much effort on my part.
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Re: A new open source 'Zorro' Graphics Card?
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2016, 12:21:24 AM »
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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


And again, HDMI switches are dirt cheap, those I have will switch automatically when only one input is providing a signal (otherwise you push a button or the remote).
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Re: A new open source 'Zorro' Graphics Card?
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2016, 12:14:38 PM »
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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.


You buy wholesale, but you pay more than I do?
The cheap $5 'knockoffs' work perfectly for me, I have three of them.

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