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    looking for video card

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jeffreybaks, Aug 23, 2010.

  1. jeffreybaks

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    Iv been learning about streaming on justin.tv and I wanted to know some opionions about people that use there laptops to stream. From what I hear you have to have a dedicated video card? Why is this and how is that supose to help stream something over justin.tv? Would the mobility firegl or quadro card work better for streaming then regular cards?
     
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    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    1: what are you streaming
    2: try to find an ATI 3000 or 4000 series ( you can occasionally find them cheap )
    3: this is a laptop forum, try desktopreview.com
     
    crazycanuk, Aug 23, 2010
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    Im not streaming anything but some one is on justin.tv and we are learning a bit about it.
     
    jeffreybaks, Aug 23, 2010
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    I cant find any mention of reccomended or required video card. can you point me to a link? since it all appears to be flash based pretty much any video card from the last 2 generations should suffice .. 3000, 4000, 5000 ATI
    8000, 9000, 200, 300 Nvidia
     
    crazycanuk, Aug 23, 2010
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    i'd say an ATI 4000 series card or NVDIA 9000 series card woul do.
     
    sean473, Aug 23, 2010
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    3000 Series

    3200 HD

    4000 Series

    4200 HD
    4250 HD
     
    FroYo, Aug 23, 2010
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    Any video card, or lack of video card will do. It's just streaming flash video. No different from YouTube.
     
    Lithus, Aug 23, 2010
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