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To: Gopher Broke who wrote (9058)	11/18/1998 1:08:00 PM
From: timbur	Respond to of 16960

Could someone come up with the speed and hardware differences (frame-buffer RAM only) that going with 32-bit color would cost? Without solid numbers, the argument about increasing costs and decreasing performance will be hard to make. Sure, it's obvious, but to my power-user friends, TNT has already gained their mindshare because of the 32-bit output. Gopher said: The OEMs will not be fooled by high-cost low-payback bells and whistles. While I agree with this, the OEMs are not dummies and will eventually carry what their customers are clamoring for. And right now, from my experience, this is the TNT for the high-end systems. The $50 or so price difference between Banshee and TNT means that 3dfx can take the sub-$1000 market if they play their cards right. BTW, I see (OEM) prices as low as $126 for TNTs now. I'm long 3dfx still. But they need to announce a 32-bit next generation solution by mid-1999 and beat nVidia's next chip to market for their continued market dominance. Does anyone have the projected numbers of what the TNT will do when it finally gets to .25 micron? And any ideas what it will cost? Thanks, Timbur