Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Steve Porter who wrote (22710)	12/17/2000 5:42:57 PM
From: fyodor_	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Steve: AFAIK the xBox will also support driving a monitor, and/or HDTV. Doesn't using a(n expensive) monitor kinda nullify the main advantage of X-Box? (Price) HDTV... don't even get me started ;). I wish HDTV, or the similar standards, would take off. I just don't see it happening for at least the next couple of years. Bandwidth issue become important with (...) games featuring many 'overdraw' type effects (where you go into the frame buffer and render 2d effects onto the 3d image, or even 3d effects onto the 3d image). These 'overdraw' type effects are going to become increasingly popular. I haven't seen many games using this stuff now, so you are undoubtedly right that they'll become more popular ;)). Seriously, though, you may well have a point. I will dig and find out what exactly is going on, but I know nVidia is having problems getting more performance from their parts.. the nv20 is going to be 3-4 months late... I'd definitely appreciate anything you can find on NVIDIA's "troubles". One thing to at least consider... NVIDIA is feeling remarkably little competitive pressure. Why introduce a new graphics core before you have to? -fyo