Diamond Stealth 64 Video 3000

The Stealth64 Video 3000-series comprised 3 models: the 3200 came with a fixed 2 MB of VRAM (unexpandable), the 3240XL came with 2 MB of VRAM but was upgradable to 4 MB, and the 3400XL came with the full 4 MB of VRAM.

	Released	1996
	Bus	VESA Local Bus v2.0 or PCI v2.1
	Chipset	S3 Vision968
	Standards	Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA
	Memory	2 MB or 4MB VRAM
	Ports	15-pin DSUB (video out) 26-pin VGA Feature connector
	RAMDAC	Texas Instruments TVP3026
	Part #
	FCC ID
	Price
	See Also

The cards support horizontal refresh rates of 31.5 kHz to 96.6 kHz, and vertical refresh rates were the same as for the earlier 2000-series (43.5 Hz to 120 Hz).

The 3200 model variant got a lower pixel clock at 175 MHz, The 3240XL and 3400XL models both ran at a faster 220 MHz.

It had a 64-bit graphics engine and fast dual-ported VRAM. Video acceleration provided scaling of full-screen images at 30 frames per second, and came with driver support for the following video formats: Indeo 3.2, Cinepak, MS Video 1, CD-i video playback, VideoCD video playback, and CD-Karaoke.

Just as with the 2000-series, the 3240XL and 3400XL could be fitted with an upgrade module:

• Motion Video Player 2000 series - a hardware MPEG decoder daughterboard for flawless video playback and superior CD quality sound (with audio and video synchronisation). Accepts video input in NTSC, PAL, S-Video, or SECAM formats, and has the ability to process two video inputs simultaneously at 30 frames per second.

Card Features:

• Accelerates your overall PC performance
• Ergonomic, high refresh rates
• Realistic colors and resolutions
• TV-quality MPEG video playback
• Superior Windows and DOS Accelerator
  • Optimized drivers for Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1x
  • Excellent AutoCad performance in both DOS as well as Windows.
  • Dual-ported VRAM provides excellent performance at high resolutions and color depths
  • Outstanding DOS accelerator
• TV-quality Video Playback
  • High-quality hardware-assisted video playback
  • Full motion, full screen digital video playback
  • CompCore’s software MPEG player allows you to enjoy full-screen digital video with realistic clarity, color, and sound
  • Supports Microsoft’s DCI, DirectDraw, and DirectVideo
• InControl Tools 95 Productivity Software
  • Features on-the-fly color and resolution switching without restarting Windows 95
  • Includes an installation wizard to walk you through the initial installation of InControl Tools 95
  • Provides for large virtual desktops
  • Real time pan and zoom
  • Integrated into Windows 95 to provide a consistent look and feel
  • Monitor frequency selection
  • Extensive on-line help
• Support for True-color at resolutions as high as 1280x1024.
• Flicker-free refresh rates to 120 Hz
• Upgradeable to Diamond’s Motion Video Player 2000 hardware MPEG Module
  • Provides hardware MPEG decoding of both audio and video streams
  • Enables higher frame rates and larger scaled images of broadcast quality video
  • Accepts video input in NTSC, PAL, S-Video
  • Able to process two video inputs simultaneously at 30 frames per second
  • Driver support for Windows 3.1

Graphics Modes Supported at specific vertical refresh rates:

Resolution	Colors	43i	56	60	66	70	72	75	76	80	90	100	120
640 x 480	16	-	-	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb
	256	-	-	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb
	65K	-	-	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb
	16.7M	-	-	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb
800 x 600	16	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb
	256	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb
	65K	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb
	16.7M	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb
1024 x 768	16	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	256	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	2Mb	2Mb
	65K	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	2Mb	2Mb	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	2Mb	2Mb
	16.7M	4Mb	-	4Mb	-	4Mb	4Mb	4Mb	-	-	-	-	-
1152 x 864	256	-	-	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	-	-
	65K	-	-	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	-	-
	16.7M	-	-	4Mb	-	4Mb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1280 x 1024	16	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	256	2Mb	-	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb	-	-
	65K	4Mb	-	4Mb	-	-	4Mb	4Mb	-	-	4Mb	-	-
	16.7M	4Mb	-	4Mb	-	-	4Mb	4Mb	-	-	-	-	-
1600 x 1200	256	-	-	2Mb	2Mb	-	-	2Mb*	2Mb*	-	-	-	-
	65K	-	-	4Mb	4Mb	-	-	4Mb*	4Mb*	-	-	-	-

2Mb = 2 Megabyte VRAM; 4Mb = 4 Megabyte VRAM
* Available only with the Stealth64 Video 3240XL/3400XL.

 

Board Revisions

 

Competition

 

In the Media

 

 

Setting it Up

Downloads

Operation Manual (missing) Get in touch if you can provide this missing item!

Original Utility Disk (missing) Get in touch if you can provide this missing item!

VGA BIOS ROM (missing) Get in touch if you can provide this missing item!

 

More Pictures