RE: Graphics card for PC (was: Monitor Choice Poll)

["gary" <gsellani@accesscom.com>]

Again, no drivers in the box, none on the website. I called Matrox (long
distance) and the bastards promised me the drivers in a month. OK, I am a
fool for listening to customer service. I bought the card mail-order, so a
return is a PITA.

Let's say I returned the item after discovering Matrox is a less than
ethical company. Wouldn't you say that a company that made you install a
product only to discover the driver doesn't do what it should do is a sleazy
company, if not criminal. Think of the time you have to waste returning the
item (stand in a line or repack, go to UPS, and hope your credit card gets
credited).

Sorry, I refuse to blame the victim (me). I blame the criminal (Matrox).
Thanks for the insults.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
> Chip Louie
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 1:04 PM
> To: scan@leben.com
> Subject: RE: Graphics card for PC (was: Monitor Choice Poll)
>
>
>
>
> Hey,
>
> The only thing 100% wrong was that YOU bought a product that
> didn't work for
> your application.  How were you screwed as you put it?
>
> Were there Open GL drivers in the box or not?  If they were not in the box
> YOU made a mistake and should have returned the product or tried
> to get Open
> GL drivers for the board.  When YOU could not get Open GL drivers that
> worked YOU should have returned the product.  If YOU couldn't return the
> product then YOU made a mistake because YOU didn't but it from a
> dealer that
> would back up the products he sells or if YOU didn't figure it out in time
> to return the board within the return period YOU made another mistake.
>
> If there were indeed Open GL drivers in the box and they didn't work YOU
> should have returned the product or tried to get working Open GL drivers.
> If YOU didn't return the product then YOU made the mistake.  If
> YOU tried to
> get working Open GL drivers and they still didn't work YOU should have
> returned the product within the time allowed for returns, if YOU didn't
> return the product in time YOU made a mistake.
>
> If YOU kept the card that didn't have drivers for your Open GL
> applications
> then YOU made a mistake.  If YOU kept the card YOU made a mistake in
> judgment and YOU got what you deserved.  All of the purchase
> decisions were
> made by YOU.  How did Matrox screw You?  What part of this do YOU not
> understand?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Chip Louie
>
>
>
> >
> > 100% wrong. Matrox failed to deliver the openGL driver on for my
> > card (g200)
> > until the next generation card was out. No voodoo, no rumors, no
> > ignorance,
> > just an out and out screw job by Matrox.
> >
> > There was no driver to download from the website because Matrox sold
> > vaporware. The usenet for that piece of crap card is still on the
> > net. Here
> > is one of many complaints you can find on the net:
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&selm=37257052.3893845%40enew
> > s.newsguy.
> > com
> >
> >
> >
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