If Elbox wrote an Voodoo1 driver?

Philophus · 19 March 2010, 14:42

Just a though..but if Elbox wrote a driver for the Voodoo1 series of cards for their mediators.....theoreticaly you could pass the native display through it via rgb vga adapter and it would be flickerfixed/scandoubled?

Any thoughts?

Zetr0 · 19 March 2010, 15:25

@philophus

As far as I know the Voodoo 1 chipset is only a 3D acceleration chip set, not video display.

I have read reports of people using the TV composite IN feature of their Voodoo 4 and 5 cards to display Native Amiga games on a window in workbench (thats RTG'd to the screen)

When I set my A1260+ZIV-PCI up with the Voodoo 5 it will be the first thing I try LOL!!!

Philophus · 19 March 2010, 15:33

Arr it was food for thought.

alexh · 19 March 2010, 16:06

Voodoo 1 & 2 VGA pass through was just relay switches it wasn't a digitising interface.

Philophus · 19 March 2010, 16:15

I actualy meant Voodoo2 but it's the same conclusion.

alexh · 19 March 2010, 16:20

Some PCI VGA cards did have 15KHz RGB digitising interfaces on them for use with hardware MPEG video decoders. Circa 1995-ish. Very unlikely you'd be able to buy any in volume.

Photon · 19 March 2010, 16:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Very unlikely you'd be able to buy any in volume.

The above is true for pretty much anything us Amiga freaks want though, isn't it

19 March 2010, 14:42	#1
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19 March 2010, 15:25	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@philophus As far as I know the Voodoo 1 chipset is only a 3D acceleration chip set, not video display. I have read reports of people using the TV composite IN feature of their Voodoo 4 and 5 cards to display Native Amiga games on a window in workbench (thats RTG'd to the screen) When I set my A1260+ZIV-PCI up with the Voodoo 5 it will be the first thing I try LOL!!!

19 March 2010, 15:33	#3
Philophus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 151	Arr it was food for thought.

19 March 2010, 16:06	#4
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,330	Voodoo 1 & 2 VGA pass through was just relay switches it wasn't a digitising interface.

19 March 2010, 16:15	#5
Philophus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 151	I actualy meant Voodoo2 but it's the same conclusion.

19 March 2010, 16:20	#6
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,330	Some PCI VGA cards did have 15KHz RGB digitising interfaces on them for use with hardware MPEG video decoders. Circa 1995-ish. Very unlikely you'd be able to buy any in volume.

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