Tech TV Review.....

TuTymeZ · 12-19-2001, 08:01 AM

Great review of the aquarium from Tech TV yesterday. You can read it here.
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/s...343828,00.html

Coelacanth · 12-19-2001, 08:53 AM

So, if the only "cons" were that it is "CPU and video card intensive" (hmmmm?.....but it seems to run just fine on my old Celeron 700 system with a TNT2 card, at about 70fps in 800 x 600).....

....then why did they give it only 3 stars?

It's a 3D screensaver! Of COURSE it's going to require at least a LITTLE bit of 3D graphics card power, and CPU power. But you have that already anyway, in order to run XP in the first place....right??

Jim Sachs · 12-19-2001, 09:34 AM

This is still the old review from last August. The 3 stars question has been discussed heavily here in the Forum, but remains a mystery. They seemed to be under the impression that 32-bit color would gain something besides doubling the required video memory. I wrote them a message to set them straight, which they published under the review, but never answered.

HellBound · 12-19-2001, 07:33 PM

It should have a 32bit version tho... What if someone with a good video card etc wants a 32bit version. U should have 2 versions of it... a 16bit versin and a 32bit version.

feldon34 · 12-19-2001, 07:52 PM

Because I have seen a test version of the Aquarium running in 32-bit and it doesn't look any better.

If you want to know why there isn't a DirectX 8 + 32 bit capable Aquarium, read here:

https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/FAQ.HTM#Hardware & Drivers5

Blame Microsoft.

12-19-2001, 08:01 AM	#1
TuTymeZ Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 4	Tech TV Review..... Great review of the aquarium from Tech TV yesterday. You can read it here. http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/s...343828,00.html

12-19-2001, 09:34 AM	#3
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,771	This is still the old review from last August. The 3 stars question has been discussed heavily here in the Forum, but remains a mystery. They seemed to be under the impression that 32-bit color would gain something besides doubling the required video memory. I wrote them a message to set them straight, which they published under the review, but never answered. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-19-2001, 07:52 PM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Because I have seen a test version of the Aquarium running in 32-bit and it doesn't look any better. If you want to know why there isn't a DirectX 8 + 32 bit capable Aquarium, read here: https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/FAQ.HTM#Hardware & Drivers5 Blame Microsoft. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

12-19-2001, 08:53 AM	#2
Coelacanth Thought to be Extinct Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: My Watery Abode Posts: 180	So, if the only "cons" were that it is "CPU and video card intensive" (hmmmm?.....but it seems to run just fine on my old Celeron 700 system with a TNT2 card, at about 70fps in 800 x 600)..... ....then why did they give it only 3 stars? It's a 3D screensaver! Of COURSE it's going to require at least a LITTLE bit of 3D graphics card power, and CPU power. But you have that already anyway, in order to run XP in the first place....right??

12-19-2001, 07:33 PM	#4
HellBound Registered Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 48	It should have a 32bit version tho... What if someone with a good video card etc wants a 32bit version. U should have 2 versions of it... a 16bit versin and a 32bit version.