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 3Dfx Voodoo3 3500TV Video Card Review
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Date Posted: Feb 29 2000
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Author: Joe
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Posting Type: Review
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Category: Video Card Reviews
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3Dfx Voodoo3 3500TV Video Card Review By: Joe
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Review : 3dfx Voodoo3 3500TV AGP
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The Features :
Well this card is more then just your normal 3d/2d card.
I am a DVE buff of sorts so I have a keen eye for these multi-function cards, and will only run one in my personal PC. In relation to the other cards in its area (G400, ATI, etc...) The Voodoo3 3500 TV have some advantages and lags behind a bit in certain areas. Here is the clip of what 3dfx says the features are for this card:
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Specs
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3500TV
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All in Wonder
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G400TV
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TV Tuner
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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AV - IN/OUT
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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RAM
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16mb
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16mb (and 32mb)
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16mb
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RAM DAC
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350Mhz
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250Mhz
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300Mhz
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Core Speed
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183Mhz
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? Full?
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? Full?
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Recording Format
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Mpeg2
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ATI VCR1, ATI VCR2, MPEG-1, MPEG-2
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Mjpeg
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3D API
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Glide, D3D, OpenGL
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D3D, OpenGL
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D3D, OpenGL
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Max 2D res
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1920x1200
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1920x1200
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2048x1536
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PC-VCR app
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Breakout Box
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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DVD Decode
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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MSRP
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199$
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$199/16m $279/32m
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300$
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Special Feature
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Very versitle 3D support
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Best DVD Decode
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EBM, Dual Head, Dolby Digital output from DVD
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Info gathered from the respective sites
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Breakout Box:
This neat little IO box is really more of a useless box if you dont plan on importing video or exporting it via the RCA jacks.
Unlike the Matrox box this break out box is not quite as stable. It seems to go where it wants to and not stay in place ever. It also does not
have the COAX come into it as the Matrox does, but I digress.
This box is very usefull if you are into doing DVE editing. This box is a welcome sight and removes alot of clutter from the back of your case.
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