SDL video flag questions

[cloudncali]

Hello,

I have an SDL related question. When using the SDL_SetVideoMode function, what is better(or faster I should say): Hardware surface or software surface, what are the differences between the two, and when is it better to use one over the other.

I remember long ago I found a code snipplet that would check for the best flags to pass to SDL_SetVideoMode. Dose any one know a method of checking available hardware and setting SDL accordingly?

Thanks,
Jacob

[short]

Hello,

I have an SDL related question. When using the SDL_SetVideoMode function, what is better(or faster I should say): Hardware surface or software surface, what are the differences between the two, and when is it better to use one over the other.

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