new computer suggestions for speakup

Janina Sajka janina at rednote.net
Wed Nov 9 10:01:56 EST 2005


ATI tends to be a good choice, and Audigy is supported. The HCL is not
out of date.

Corey Knapp writes:
> 
> hi I am looking for a ati videocard to work under the linux operating 
> system.
> I have a creative sb auidgy soundcard the hcl seems to be very out of 
> date is this  true?
> thanks for your help.
> on Wednesday 11/9/2005 09:13 AM, Janina Sajka said:
> >You'll likely get video and audio on board the mb. Do you have a
> >particular interest in additional devices? For what tasks? At what price
> >range.
> >
> >For example, are you looking to do professional level audio work,
> >perhaps with something like the RME 9652?
> >
> >The www.alsa-project.org site maintains a db of supported audio devices.
> >It's worth checking there if you want to go beyond the basic sound that
> >ships with mother boards.
> >
> >Red Hat maintains a hardware compatibility list for devices. This is
> >what was meant in the post that referred you to the hcl. Dig it up via
> >fedora.redhat.com.
> >
> >And, what are your video requirements? Are you needing dual frame buffer
> >support to run magnification under Gnopernicus, for instance? Or are you
> >looking for video capture from something like Myth TV?
> >
> >You need to be more forthcoming with your needs.
> >
> >Corey Knapp writes:
> >> Hi I was wondering about video card suggestions and sound cards.
> >> thanks
> >> and cd or dvd burners is there a list where I can find out this info.
> >> thanks in advance.
> >> corey
> >
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