Re: Importance of DirectX 9 compatability

"Icarus ^i^" <> wrote in message
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> Steve wrote:
> :: Hi,
> :: I'll be ordering a system with the ATI All-in-Wonder 9000 Pro
> :: (http://www.ati.com/products/radeon90...ro/index.html). I
> :: like the card because it is relatively cheap, has on screen TV
> :: viewing capability, and enough memory (64 MB) to drive the somewhat
> :: low-fi games I plan on using (Sim City 4000, Age of Empires) but I
> :: am worried because it only states having DirectX 8.1 capability. Is
> :: this something I should worry about or is DirectX 9 not an issue for
> :: most users? I do plan on doing some basic home video editing if that
> :: is an issue. Thanks for the help, Steve.
>
> Well, compability with dx9 is more of an issue for people who want to play
> the next generation of games. I for example just bought a 9800pro so I'll
be
> able to play Halflife2 and Doom3 when they arrive, but the games you
> mentioned won't benefit from dx9 anyway. I've never worked with video
> editing so I don't know if directx matters in that case.

It appears that Half-Life 2 and DX9 don't work so well with DX9 cards.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/ha...s_6072313.html


Too_Much_Coffee ®
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> /Icarus
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"Pluvious" <> wrote in message
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> That article was posted on 7/24 and since then they have fixed the AA
issues for
> HL2. It's a non-issue at this point.
>


That's a good thing, otherwise they would have been sunk.