May 14 - Matrox Parhelia
Thanks to those who don't consider NDAs sacrosanct, the <a href="http://www.matroxusers.com/" target="_blank">Matrox Users Discussion Centre</a> has reported on the new Matrox Parhelia. :eek:
Highlights include built-in 10-bit DVD and HDTV decoding and the ability to run Quake 3 in a triple-headed 4800x1200 resolution config at over 100 fps.
No word about mac availability and not sure about price (it's a long, confusing article), but enjoy.
Below are four links gleaned from the Matrox Users site.
<a href="http://forums.matroxusers.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32871" target="_blank">Matrox Users Discussion Thread 1</a>
<a href="http://forums.matroxusers.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32858" target="_blank">Matrox Users Discussion Thread 2</a>
<a href="http://ixbt.com/video2/matrox-parhelia512.shtml" target="_blank">Long, detailed Russian article</a>
<a href="http://jc.planetpei.com/parhelia/" target="_blank">Computer translation of Russian Article</a>
[ 05-11-2002: Message edited by: eizzumdm ]</p>
Highlights include built-in 10-bit DVD and HDTV decoding and the ability to run Quake 3 in a triple-headed 4800x1200 resolution config at over 100 fps.
No word about mac availability and not sure about price (it's a long, confusing article), but enjoy.
Below are four links gleaned from the Matrox Users site.
<a href="http://forums.matroxusers.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32871" target="_blank">Matrox Users Discussion Thread 1</a>
<a href="http://forums.matroxusers.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32858" target="_blank">Matrox Users Discussion Thread 2</a>
<a href="http://ixbt.com/video2/matrox-parhelia512.shtml" target="_blank">Long, detailed Russian article</a>
<a href="http://jc.planetpei.com/parhelia/" target="_blank">Computer translation of Russian Article</a>
[ 05-11-2002: Message edited by: eizzumdm ]</p>
Comments
Matrox seems to want to regain the crown they lost many years ago, and playing it clever, like this, would be the best way to *own* the mac market.
Of particular interest is the 16xFAA, and the glyph rendering for text being taken over by the GPU. All only on Win32/Linux so far, but I'dd like to see a dual next-gen G4 with DDR RAM and AGPx8 for this puppy :cool:
[ 05-14-2002: Message edited by: Telomar ]</p>