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[nitewulf]

I have the following questions,

For digital video editing, what are some good basic to mid-range cards? ATI vs. nVIDIA.

What are some good cards for digital audio creation? How about SB Audigy?

What are the differences between digital & analog flat panels aside from the resolution/connectivity factor? For video editing, which would you recommend?

 

[AntoneM]

I always thought that video editing was mainly dependant on the CPU, not GPU so you would want to get an Intel system since P4's handle video editing better. I have no leads on sound but I can tell you that you will see a clearer picture if you have an LCD with DVI inputs.

Anyway, if you want the best mid-range card you'd do yourself a favor to get a x800 XL, they can be found for around $280 and are as good as a 6800GT, if you don't have a video capture card you'll either want to get a separate capture card or go with one of ATI's All-in-wonder cards. I don't think the x800XL comes in an AIW form yet so you'd want to look for a 9800 Pro AIW or x800 Pro AIW.

 

[nitewulf]

*bump*
i really do need some help with this. my brother is planning to buy a new PC where he hopes to do some video/audio editing. and as i have stopped following PC hardware years ago, i have no clue what to recommend him.

 

[xsarien]

DVI, just - for the love of all that's holy and good - go with DVI connections for the panels. As for the panels themselves, it's a delicate, delicate balance of response times, color reproduction, brightness, contrast, and size.

You'll go batshit if you hang on each detail for too long, though. In general, though, you're going to want monitors with good, fast response times. For video, I'd aim for 15ms or lower; most monitors have the same contrast ratio/brightness, but if you find one with higher ratings, go with that. Also, make sure that it can do 16.7 million colors, not 16.2.

If I were setting up a home editing suite, I'd (honestly) look at the Dell 20" widescreens. Their response time is in the teens, which is good; not GREAT, but good.

What capture board he needs depends entirely on what he's going to be capturing. There's shit out there that can do component and MPEG encoding in hardware, and there are Firewire 800 boards that are more general purpose, but good for DV camera work.

 

[teh_pwn]

Intel's new Dual Core processor (Pentium D I believe is their official name instead of Pentium 5). They really kick as for apps and multitasking. But they aren't as hot as AMD for games...at least yet. We'd have to wait for games to utilize the second core and to compare to AMD's dual core. But for now, intel's the only one with a dual core processor.

If he's buying a new PC, I'm not sure if they're prebuilt with these processors yet.

Or

AMD 64 3500+