"Phil" wrote in message
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Hi,

My video card just died (V5500) and planning to get a use last
generation video card to replace it. I have an option of getting a
used GeForce 4 Ti4280 or the Ti4200. Since I'm not too familiar with
nVidia's products, could you guys can tell me what is the differences
between the two? I did a search in this group for Ti4280 and only 1
page regarding this card, while the the Ti4200 got ton of pages. Was
the GeForce 4 Ti4280 not that popular compared to Ti4200? And why?

I mainly use the PC for video/DVD works and occassionally gaming (FPS,
flight Sim). I'm always 1 or 2 years behind the gaming scene so I
won't play any games release since last year so highest performance is
not an issue with me.

So instead of buying last generation video card, could you also
recommend any current generation video that suite my need and less
than $150 US. Thanks.

The models a

Ti4200 (AGP 4x)
Ti4400 (AGP 4x)
Ti4600 (AGP 4x)

Ti4200 8x (AGP 8x)
Ti4800SE (Ti4400 with AGP 8x)
Ti4800 (Ti4600 with AGP 8x)

http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce4ti.html

AGP 8x doesn't seem to make that much difference, but the 64mb cards are
said to be *slightly* faster than the 128mb cards. Don't know how much truth
there is in this. Personally I have a Gainward Ti4800SE (128mb) and am very
happy with it.