[mythtv-users] PNY_Verto_GeForce_FX5200 PCI-E

[Brian Wood]

On Nov 18, 2006, at 8:45 AM, Bill Gazsy wrote:

>
>
> On 11/17/06, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
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> On Nov 17, 2006, at 12:26 PM, <myth.tv at cox.net> <myth.tv at cox.net>  
> wrote:
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> > In case someone is looking for a pci-e fx5200!
> > is this for real?  I thought only the FX5300 comes in PCI-E.
> >
> > http://www.buy.com/prod/
> > PNY_Verto_GeForce_FX5200_256MB_DDR_PCI_Video_Card_S_Video_Dual_VGA/
> > q/loc/58207/202505436.html?adid=17662
>
>
> Take a closer look. That seems to be a PCI card, not a PCI-E.
>
> I saw that ad, too.  It seems to have conflicting info on the  
> page.  The description states 'PCI Video Card', but under Features  
> it states 'Slot Type: PCI-Express x 16'
>

It's really unfortunate that different and incompatible interfaces  
have such similar names, and I am not at all sure it is not intentional.

It reminds me of the "extended" vs. "expanded" memory systems many  
years ago.

Then there is a product with a large label proclaiming "DVD-COPY". Of  
course one thing that product will *not* do is copy a DVD, I wonder  
how many folks have been duped into buying that one ?

It's marketing, nothing else.

But I think the card in question is in fact a PCI card, based on the  
picture on the box and the price, if not much else :-) I would of  
course be happy to be proved wrong on this.


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