Trident Interview

by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 11, 2002 9:22am PDT

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A Q&A with Trident is up at Gamers Depot. Trident VP of marketing Le Nguyen is asked about their upcoming DX9 videocard XP4 which will sell for under a hundred bucks.

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By: GoofyBoy x Show Full Post

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Have to agree with jasoncg.

I smell hype in huge Costco bulk sizes.

Don't forget a large part of performance/compatibility is software drivers.

Aug 12, 2002 7:15pm PDT

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Have to agree with jasoncg. I smell hype in huge Costco bulk sizes. Don't forget a large part of pe... : GoofyBoy
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- Hey, I'm not trying to say the thing won't be great. I hope it is, and maybe it will be. I'm just tell... : jasoncg

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By: jasoncg x Show Full Post

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People really need to stop calling this a DX9 card.

I've asked Trident SPECIFICALLY if it supports Vertex and Pixel Shaders 2.0, and after a little hemming and hawing, they admitted it did not. At first they tried that "it supports all the features necessary for DirectX 9" crap, but that just means they can make DX9 drivers for it. A GeForce 256 "supports all the features necessary for DirectX 8," after all, and has DX8 drivers. It just doesn't support any of the cool features of DX8 that weren't in DX7.

When these cards are released and reviewed, Trident's marketing is going to turn around and bite them when everying jumps up and says "they said it was DX9, and it's only DX8! They lied!"

Aug 11, 2002 10:00am PDT

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People really need to stop calling this a DX9 card. I've asked Trident SPECIFICALLY if it supports Ver... : jasoncg
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  do you work for ati or nvidia or something? why should anyone even believe you? trident's trying to bri... : sulsahbangoo
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    No, I'm the Hardware Editor for Computer Games Magazine. I spoke with Trident about the new part a few we... : jasoncg
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      whats Computer Games Magazine? :D /me begs to be kicked. : sheepraper
      
      This from a guy named "sheepraper." ;) : jasoncg
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      EVIDENCE?! : sulsahbangoo
      
      Exactly what kind of evidence would you like? : jasoncg

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By: Fred Garvin x Show Full Post

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Le: In summary, we think it is such a waste of money to buy NVIDIA and ATI products and I personally consider what they are doing as highway robbery of the 21st century and must be stopped immediately. We will set a new and FAIR price/performance standard and stay committed to bringing real values to all 3D graphics lovers.

Pretty strong words.

Aug 11, 2002 11:55am PDT

Le: In summary, we think it is such a waste of money to buy NVIDIA and ATI products and I personally co : Fred Garvin

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submarine warfare?

Aug 11, 2002 9:54am PDT

submarine warfare? : paynter

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