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To: SE who wrote (27013)5/20/2002 12:14:27 PM
From: Robert Graham  Read Replies (2) of 110603
 
There are two types of video RAM. For a multimedia system, I would go with 32M of VRAM video RAM, but this is an expensive option. A card with 8M is what I consider "older" technology and unacceptable for a requirement of current technology that is to be used for a multimedia or gaming system. But this may be adequate for a business system. Video RAM is more important for gaming than it is to play DVDs. But I suspect he will also be playing games on his computer.

Video RAM is used with the CPU on the video card to act as its own little computer system. This setup permits the card to offload the procecssing from the main CPU of the computer, and permits faster graphics. The graphics information can be generated on the card instead of being transfered from the main CPU to the video card. Video graphics does require allot of bandwidth and procecssing when supporting the current style of video games. This is not as much of an issue with playing DVD videos.

On a related note, I would go with a high res video display. There are always tradeoffs to make with protables between processing power and battery life. And there are compramises with the video screen resulotion. The higher resolutions screens shorten the batter life. So for playing games or multimedia uses, a system that permits two batteries to be installed is a good solution.

Bob Graham
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