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Matrox Parhelia

discussed in 37 posts, 2002-2007 · overall tone positive

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Running racing sims on three monitors 2002-09-23 · 33 posts
A user asked how to run a sim across three monitors. Replies explained that multiple cards would not work and pointed to the Matrox Parhelia's surround gaming, supported by an NR2002 widescreen patch and by Racer and LFS, while others used a dual-head GeForce4 or a widescreen projector. Some noted the advantage wide views gave online and debated LCD response times.
Long-time reader seeks web forum as RAS declines 2007-11-03 · 41 posts
Tim Epstein said Usenet and RAS were in decline and asked for a friendly web forum alternative. Regulars defended the newsgroup's threading and quality over web forums, others listed sites like Blackhole Motorsports and NoGripRacing, and RSC's Tim Stelten pointed to RSC's updated forum. The thread wandered into NR2002 widescreen hacks, the delayed iRacing, and nostalgic plans for an old RASCAR reunion race.
Is Racing Legends still worth waiting for? 2003-04-28 · 43 posts
Trick Dacy said he had lost faith in the West brothers' Racing Legends while independent sims such as Live for Speed shipped working demos. Ashley McConnell defended the Wests, explaining they had to start from scratch after Empire kept the World Sports Cars code, while others mocked years of promises. Ruud van Gaal also discussed Racer support and TrackIR head tracking.
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro performance and driver reputation 2002-09-11 · 90 posts
A poster asked why the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, a big jump over the GeForce4, was not being discussed. Early reports were mixed in NR2002, with slow performance blamed on leftover nVidia drivers, and a long argument followed over whether ATI's poor driver reputation was still deserved. The cross-posted thread degenerated into AMD versus Intel brand loyalty and complaints about off-topic posting.
Best graphics card under 100 pounds 2002-06-24 · 37 posts
A UK poster asked for the best gaming card under 100 pounds. Recommendations included the GeForce3 Ti200, GeForce2 Ultra and Radeon 8500, with warnings against the GeForce4 MX and debate over ATI drivers and the value of GeForce3 cards. A side thread explained the pound sign to Americans.
Blurry text with an Nvidia graphics card 2002-06-09 · 20 posts
Dave Henrie asked why text looked blurry with his Nvidia card. Suggestions covered font smoothing, cables and monitor convergence, with several saying Nvidia's 2D quality lagged Matrox and ATI. Dave found he had accidentally shrunk his fonts.
GeForce4 Ti 4600 for NASCAR Racing 2002 2002-05-21 · 20 posts
Douglas asked whether a GeForce4 Ti 4600 would noticeably improve NASCAR Racing 2002 over his Radeon. Replies stressed the sim's CPU dependence and recommended the cheaper Ti 4400. Debate followed on FSAA and anisotropic filtering, with Grant Reeve noting GF4s fixed the banding in compressed sky textures.