[AG-TECH] PIG Specifications

[Justin Binns]

My two cents:

1) You'll want 3 displays if at all possible.  The Quadro can't do that, 
though we've had very good luck at ANL with the Matrox Parahelia (I know, 
Dell doesn't sell them...)

2) On-board audio under Windows pretty much oughtta 'just work' (I've not 
had problems getting full-duplex audio under windows, even on on-board 
chipsets).  Under Linux, your mileage may vary.

Overall, performace on any of these should be very good.  The laptop may 
have some trouble, as vic tends to be a CPU hog, and getting past a few 
video streams (two or three collaborating nodes) it may fall over.

Justin

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Maat, Steve wrote:

> I've been asked to come up a parts list for high end, standard
> and laptop PIGs.
> 
> So far I've come up with the following:
> (substituting non Dell equipment with comparable specs as 
> required by the institution/organization)
> 
> High End:
>   Dell GX450 Workstation
>   Dual 2.8GHz Xeon
>   2GB RAM
>   40 GB HD
>   nVidia Quadro4 900XGL 128MB
>   Two Osprey 210 Video Capture Card
>   17" Desktop Display
>   42" Plasma Screen
>   Two wall Canon VC-C4
>   Polycom Soundstation Premier EX w/Video Interconnect
> 
> Standard:
>   Dell GX450 Workstation
>   Dual 2.8GHz Xeon
>   2GB RAM
>   40 GB HD
>   nVidia Quadro4 900XGL 128MB,
>   17" Desktop Display
>   Logitech 3000 USB Camera
>   Polycom Soundstation Premier EX w/Video Interconnect
> 
> Laptop
>   Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M50
>   2.4GHz-M P4
>   1GB RAM
>   nVidia, Quadro4 700 GoGL, 64MB, VGA 
>   15in UXGA Screen
>   Logitech 3000 USB Camera
>   Soundstation Premier EX for fixed locations, otherwise headphones
>   
> 
> Questions....
> 
> How does this list compare with the current generation of PIGs?
> 
> What type of performance could be expected with the above hardware?
> 
> Is a Plasma screen appropriate or would a projector be better?
> 
> What are peoples experiences with USB cameras? Which ones are compatible?
> (Researching the archives, it seems some USB cameras work better)
> 
> What onboard sound chipsets are compatible with AG?
> (It seems using onboard sound reduces requirement for 32 bit PCI slots
> - an issue if mutiple video capture/display cards are needed)
> 
> What affect does AGTk 2.0 have on PIG specifications?
> 
> 
> SM
> WSSU
>