Re: Question....

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <01bcadc5$2af6a120$LocalHost@default>,
Tim in Town <timf@rmi.net> wrote:
>>     It sells for US$149.95 for the 24-bit/1 MB version. Yes, it
>> is an SVGA video card for the Apple IIgs, but relatively nothing
>> out there supports it (just a handful of graphic viewers). 

>So, I won't get the same image quality (from a JPEG, for example) on a
>Second Sight enhanced GS as I would on a standard PC?  Is this right?  If
>so, what's the point of having a Second Sight card?

    With the 24-bit SS, and a good (and that's one of the sticking
points; I don't own a SS and haven't seen one in action) SS-specific
Jpeg viewer, you might be able to get an identical picture out of that
and a PC.  However, it's likely to be a hundredth (or worse) of the
speed in decompressing the file.

   As the output from two properly implemented Jpeg viewers should be
identical at 24-bit color, it's mostly a question of whether there
exists a 24-bit Jpeg viewer for the SS. 

   The major appeal of the SS is being able to connect to the
thousands of [S]VGA monitors out there for hopefully a larger screen;
if all you're diong is displaying text, some people prefer the
boldened PC text font as being easier on the eyes.

Nathan Mates

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