Thanks! I did look at these reviews. I was somewhat disappointed in nVidia.
At risk of being stoned for saying this -- I really don't like ATI, nor does it appear from some of the LW forums around that an ATI card would be the best choice for LW.
Unfortunately I can only choose two manufacturers of cards for the machine I plan to purchase. When all the homework is done and the budget is calculated I have two choices (if I don't go with ATI): Get the cheapest card I can get with the system and save the cash until I get a GeForce FX 5900, or get the best card I can afford at the moment in the system (the 5600) and save longer for a better card.
I'm inclined to go with the second option.
Also, most of my video editing is done "poor-man-style". I run off the MiniDV tapes through firewire and store them on the hard drive. I then load up Ulead's Media Studio Pro and edit/title/cut/etc. I then render out a final program, pipe it back through firewire to a new MiniDV tape and send the tape to the studio for broadcast.
I'm doing all the work for my church at no cost to them, so I have to do things on a non-existant budget.
Thank you for the input and I will continue to ponder the situation. The good news is that when I can afford it, I can always get another card and put it in the system.
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Thanx,
Matt
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