Darthy wrote in message . ..
As it goes in this area... the GOOD cards always go so fast... while
the low end crap seems to linger like a piece of poo that won't let go
of your spinctor while your date is waiting.

If you look on the net, the stock of GF4 Ti cards are almost gone...
very soon, we cannot recommend this card to anyone since they won't be
able to buy it!!

Look on Pricewatch... the Ti4200s fit on a single page (as do the 4400
& 4600s) - when a few months ago there were 10+ pages... Compare
this to the selection of 17+ pages for fx52000 cards.

Ti4000 series, you did very well. You lasted long until the ATI9700
took the crown away, but you had everything below that card in your
pocket.

Ti4000 series, you showed how well you were engineered by the simple
fact that your younger sisters, most of the FXs doesn't out run you.

One thing that is a FACT, look at these posts in this newsgroup - I
doubt there has everbeen one that said "Ti4200 SUCKS!" - while there
are posts everyday by unhappy customers of fx5200s... you're so
called"replacements"... and its sad to see that when you're gone -
people will still be buying GF2-MX cards (6 pages on pricwatch)

Ti4200, you deserve to have a longer life... to BE that $40~50
replacement card... rather than MX400 or the 440MX... The GF5's (fx)
have yet to gain the respect that you earned easily so long ago.


R I P good Card...


Just came across this but it is beautifully said. It used to be that
you could always count on at least one company to get it right, the
Voodoo chip, the Rendition V1000/V2000, the TnT/TnT2. All of these
made for great videocards, and you had your choice of
Creative,Diamond,Canopus,S3 even Sierra had their own card with the
latest chip for a while. Your choice was only which board manufacturer
you favored and the xtras they put in the box Their is nothing to get
excited about these days without the competition to keep things hot,
all we got is one company just leg upping the other with confusing
names and promises.

I think I will hang on to my TI4200 for as long as I can. With any
luck till PCI express kills the whole Agp Golem and the companys start
over.