Paulo Greimel Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 OK, so Leopard is arriving. I asked in the 10.5 Leopard Thread if poor graphic cards will work with leopard, errandwolfe answered me that spiffy graphics (errandwolfe words) won't work, so I decided to ask people here if there is a way to upgrade a graphic card in a notebook, well, probably not. But are there external options? (I've heard about PCMCIA graphic cards, is that possible?) What do you reccomend? My other question is more simple I think. Why can I watch .mov files in QuickTime perfectly and cannot watch a DVD in VLC Player (DVD Player does not open)? My card is onboard, 64MB, Via UniChrome Pro IGP, there is also a thread in x86dev forums that briefly talks about it. And yes, I think I need a new graphic card. Cheers Paulo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 the chance of getting a external/pcslot type gfxcard to work with osx is rather slim I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I believe video expansion cards for laptops are mainly just to give support for extra monitors, not for better performance. PCMCIA is quite slow compared to PCIe or AGP. I believe the 32-bit cards have the same speed as PCI (33MHz, so 132Mbps). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Greimel Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Well thanks, It looks like no Leopard for me until I get a new laptop (or a MacBook). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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