PicassoIV

macce2 · 13 June 2005, 22:13

Hi everybody!

I just wanted to know how much do you think it's worth to pay about PicassoIV graphics card. Is it worth about 160 euros if it's full working?
I am considering in buying one and like to know if it's worth the money.
I do know that Picasso4 is famous board.
But does anyone know any problems when using P4 with A4000?
Are there any "bad" revisions of the board to avoid? If so, what is the best revision number of Picasso4 board?
Where can one get expansion modules for the board?

RetroMan · 13 June 2005, 22:17

I bought one last week for 80 Euro .... allready got one with Pablo Modul for 100 Euro and hey, I allready considered that "expensive"

macce2 · 13 June 2005, 22:21

Retroman, from where did you buy it? If it's fully working then I think it was cheap.
Why did you buy another one?

RetroMan · 13 June 2005, 22:23

I allready sold the first one, bought it from a guy here in germany, he offered it to me because his A4000 is dead

macce2 · 13 June 2005, 22:26

Did you notice the advert about Picasso4+Paloma in the Marketplace, Retroman?
Someone offered over 200 euros

RetroMan · 13 June 2005, 22:30

Well, I would never pay such high prices but hey, it´s their own decision !!!

macce2 · 13 June 2005, 22:35

That's right. But do you think the Picasso4 is good..?

RetroMan · 13 June 2005, 22:36

It´s definitely the best 2D Card on Amiga

macce2 · 13 June 2005, 22:44

That's what I have been told of. Maybe you just had very good luck, because you got them with so "little" money, er?

macce2 · 14 June 2005, 00:19

How much does Picasso4 actually speed up 3d applications? Although it is 2d board, it surely does also make all 3d applications and games run faster?

manicx · 14 June 2005, 08:30

The Picasso IV does not have a 3D accelerator. All 3D games will still depend on the CPU. The only non-ppc based gfx card with 3D acceleration is the CV64/3D but even that sucks big time regarding 3D acceleration (the difference in Decent between a CV64/3D and a CV64 was minimal).

keropi · 14 June 2005, 08:33

face the truth: 3D sux big time in amiga.... no matter what hardware u have... playing 3D fps's @ 15-25 fps is lame...

macce2 · 14 June 2005, 11:45

I don' t totally agree with you, Keropi. Try Genetic Species, for example

AMIGAZ · 14 June 2005, 12:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by keropi

face the truth: 3D sux big time in amiga.... no matter what hardware u have... playing 3D fps's @ 15-25 fps is lame...

Quake II is running nice here, haven't checked the FPS but it doesn't feel like 25fps.
I guess the Blizz PPC boards are slower than the Cyberstom PPC boards, and I use the DMA UW-SCSI controller which doesn't load down my CPU when my HD is accessed

13 June 2005, 22:13	#1
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	PicassoIV Hi everybody! I just wanted to know how much do you think it's worth to pay about PicassoIV graphics card. Is it worth about 160 euros if it's full working? I am considering in buying one and like to know if it's worth the money. I do know that Picasso4 is famous board. But does anyone know any problems when using P4 with A4000? Are there any "bad" revisions of the board to avoid? If so, what is the best revision number of Picasso4 board? Where can one get expansion modules for the board?

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13 June 2005, 22:17	#2
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	I bought one last week for 80 Euro .... allready got one with Pablo Modul for 100 Euro and hey, I allready considered that "expensive"

13 June 2005, 22:21	#3
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	Retroman, from where did you buy it? If it's fully working then I think it was cheap. Why did you buy another one?

13 June 2005, 22:23	#4
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	I allready sold the first one, bought it from a guy here in germany, he offered it to me because his A4000 is dead

13 June 2005, 22:26	#5
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	Did you notice the advert about Picasso4+Paloma in the Marketplace, Retroman? Someone offered over 200 euros

13 June 2005, 22:30	#6
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Well, I would never pay such high prices but hey, it´s their own decision !!!

13 June 2005, 22:35	#7
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	That's right. But do you think the Picasso4 is good..?

13 June 2005, 22:36	#8
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	It´s definitely the best 2D Card on Amiga

13 June 2005, 22:44	#9
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	That's what I have been told of. Maybe you just had very good luck, because you got them with so "little" money, er?

14 June 2005, 00:19	#10
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	How much does Picasso4 actually speed up 3d applications? Although it is 2d board, it surely does also make all 3d applications and games run faster?

14 June 2005, 08:30	#11
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	The Picasso IV does not have a 3D accelerator. All 3D games will still depend on the CPU. The only non-ppc based gfx card with 3D acceleration is the CV64/3D but even that sucks big time regarding 3D acceleration (the difference in Decent between a CV64/3D and a CV64 was minimal).

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14 June 2005, 08:33	#12
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	face the truth: 3D sux big time in amiga.... no matter what hardware u have... playing 3D fps's @ 15-25 fps is lame...

14 June 2005, 11:45	#13
macce2 Retro maniac Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Age: 49 Posts: 1,219	I don' t totally agree with you, Keropi. Try Genetic Species, for example