Currently have EVGA GeForce FX5500 AGP card. Will BFG GeForce 6200 oc provide a better image in photo aps?

I do not play any video games. Will the GeForce 6200 oc AGP 256mb card provide any improvement in image quality in graphics aplications like MS Photo Imager and Adobe Photo Shop over my existing EVGA GeForce FX5500 AGP 128mb card? Also, can I expect any difference in desk top image quality (ie. wallpaper images, MS Office applications, etc.). The only video of any concern would be mpeg playback - could I expect any improvement there? I am running Win98 SE on an ASUS P4B533 MoBo with an Intel P4 2.4 ghz processor and 512 mb of memory. Monitor is an NEC MultiSync 1940WCXM LCD running at it's native resolution of 1440x900 connected to video card via DVI interface.|||Wow, you're using a high graphics resolution. I just use 1024x768.



The 6200 can access video memory faster, so it should be faster than your 5500 card.

This means that high resolution videos will play better too, although both the 5500 and 6200 chips have built-in MPEG video decoding. NVIDIA also sells their own DVD/MPEG video decoders which are optimized for their graphics chips.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder…



As for better picture quality, well you'll have to check out NVIDIA's web site to see which resolutions are supported on the 6200. Keep in mind that you're also limited by your monitor's maximum graphics resolution too.

The only real factor which will affect the quality of your pictures would be the graphics resolution. (Every video card has their own colour settings.)

Make sure that the video card that you get has the 128-bit memory interface. Some of the lower-priced 6200-based video cards use the 64-bit memory interface. The 6200 chips are kind of old now, so unless you're on a tight budget, you might want to look at a more recent NVIDIA or ATI product.



P.S.

I have an old 5200FX NVIDIA card and a 2.4 Ghz P4, and I can watch 720x480 videos just fine. I also have no problems with watching TV with my TV capture card.

Unless you want to watch videos with a higher resolution, then I don't see how you can have any problems with watching MPEG movies with what you have now.|||Nope.





You would not notice a difference with photo quality and probably none with Mpeg playback.



Any video card can display 2D images pretty much the same as any other card.