[WAY WAY OT] Nvidia pissing contest

[Phil Meyer]

John Wendel wrote:
>
> Since this looks like piss on Nvidia day, I thought I'd join in.
>
> First, let me say that I own 4 Nvidia cards (and an original Voodoo 
> card) and I'm about to buy another one (an 8xxx model). So I don't 
> hate Nvidia.
>
> But I have no use for the closed source driver since I don't do 3D, 
> but I do want high-end video processing (and nobody beats Nvidia at 
> this). Of course, the free driver doesn't support TV out and I'm sure 
> it will never support an HDMI interface. So I'm stuck with the closed 
> source driver.
>
> So how do we get a more light weight driver that does HD video without 
> the 3D junk? If the driver was open, I bet I could gut out the 3D parts.
>
> While I'm at it, how about Nvidia using some of that brain power to 
> make something other than a 3D GPU! Maybe a general purpose GPU that 
> could offload X onto the video card (yeah I know, no market).
>
> And Lonni, thanks for hanging out here, sorry you have to take so much 
> shit.
>
> Regards,
>
> John
>
>
>

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