video cards

[Matthew Gillen]

You guys rock!
Thanks for all the responses, especially the details on the vdpau support
and the numbering scheme.  How sad is it that wikipedia is a better/more
accessible source of information than a vendor's website?

Sounds like I should stick with Nvidia (which is sort of what I wanted to
anyway, since they have a stronger linux support history).

On 10/20/2009 02:16 PM, Mark J. Dulcey wrote:
> Most video cards have at least a 3 year warranty, and in the case of 
> NVidia 8000 and 9000 series cards it might even get extended because of 
> the known manufacturing problems with those GPUs. So make sure to 
> contact your video card manufacturer and see if your card is covered.

You know, I never even thought of that.  I bought the card from Tigerdirect,
and they told me there was a 1yr warranty.  What they didn't tell me was
that if you register your card with XFX (the manufacturer for this
particular card) *within 30 days of purchase*, then XFX will make it a
lifetime warranty.  I got it touch with them anyway and they told me I was
SOL. Doh!  Next time I'll know better...

Matt