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  • Jason Brown

    October 19, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    Hey Alan,

    I’ve seen these two adapters…seems insane that they cost 150+ bucks…just to adapt what must be a a *similar* signal!

    I do have some extensions on my LED’s…my IT guy bought them…I believe they are Monoprice cables…they are 4 feet extensions.

  • Jason Brown

    October 19, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    Here’s what I need to determine.

    I’m using the standard Nvidia GeForce GT 120 card.

    I can adapt the DVI output to work with my other LED monitor…but my question is, should I step up to a nicer video card? And which one? ATI Radeon HD 4870 has the same connections – DVI + MiniDisplayPort … is there a performance boost with that card?

    Thanks for your guys suggestions.

    -Jason

  • Alan Okey

    October 19, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    [Jason Brown] “ATI Radeon HD 4870 has the same connections – DVI + MiniDisplayPort … is there a performance boost with that card? “

    Yes, there’s a major performance boost in Motion, Color, and certain FXPlug filters in FCP with that card. It’s currently the best performing card for Apple’s Pro apps.

  • Jason Brown

    October 19, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    Is it compatible with After Effects and Photoshop? It’s not on the list of supported cards.

    -Jason

  • Walter Biscardi

    October 19, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    [Alan Okey] “Yes, there’s a major performance boost in Motion, Color, and certain FXPlug filters in FCP with that card. It’s currently the best performing card for Apple’s Pro apps”

    ditto

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  • Walter Biscardi

    October 19, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    [Jason Brown] “Is it compatible with After Effects and Photoshop? It’s not on the list of supported cards. “

    Absolutely.

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