It's hard being a Matrox fan...

[Riddek]

Well, whatever Matrox is up to with the G800, Amiga is their partner in crime. (I know a guy who knows a guy... no names!)

Let's see, we have Matrox, a smaller die size, Amiga and "Fusion". Hmmmm... It seems to me that Matrox wants to move away from the gaming market and focus on workstations and digital video editing.

That's it! A heavy duty dual display video card(supporting flat panels)with an optional add-on digital video editing package including a B.O.B. with video editing software from Amiga. It's almost too easy..... (or not!)

FYI- the potential nVidia chip problems... nVidia still hasn't responded. I've contacted a couple of very reputable hardware reviewers who also emailed nVidia... no response to them either. "Spidey-sense tingling..."



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[Narayan]

Well, it looks as if DualHead isn't going to keep Matrox in that game for much longer:

http://www.colorgfx.com/work/navig.html

Apparently you can use more than one board on a single PC, so supposing an average PC has (5 bus mastered PCI slots) x (4 outputs per card) = 20 VGA outputs on a single PC!
And I thought two was overkill...

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[Strahd]

Originally posted by Brian R.:
I am certainly not ever a fan of a company that builds video cards and makes money off of me. I may be a Chicago Bulls fan, I may be a Bears fan, but I will never be a fan of a company.

That is just about the dumbest thing I have ever heard. You won't be a fan of a company that creates cards to sell to you to make money from you.

Newsflash genius, you know those shirts, caps, jackets, autographed baseball gloves, footballs, running shoes etc that you buy? They are making them to sell them to you, in order to make money from you.
Think of it this way. The price it would cost for two people to go to a Bulls game is probably more than half of what you would pay for a Matrox card.
So in words that you might understand, fun that would last a total of 3 hours, would be half of what it would cost you for 4 months (at the very least) of excellent gaming.
Another thing.
Haven't you noticed that sports teams always suck?? At least Matrox cards get better with every release. I'm a loyal fan of Matrox products. I'm not a fan of the company.
Besides, my favorite sporting organizations never fail to disappoint me every god damn year.

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[Brian R.]

Newsflash genius, I don't buy shirts, caps, jackets, autographed baseball gloves, footballs, running shoes etc

You can be a sports fan without spending money, or haven't you figured out how yet?

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[Joel]

Rah, Rah, Rah, Sis Boom Ba.

Chill out Brian R.

Joel

[Rags]

What is the deal with all the people with PMS around here lately? Sheeesh, take some Midol already

Rags



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[Brian R.]

Joel - Look at the post above me. I respond in kind to idiots flaming me.

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[Strahd]

My main point is that anything you buy, regardless whether it's clothing, sporting gear, vehicles, computing etc, the manufacturers are making these products with one purpose in mind and that's to make money from you. I can't think of anyone that's a fan for any company, organization, etc. It's the idea or the product you like. That's it.
The only exception to the rule is Playboy. I love everything about Playboy. The chicks, the mansion, the articles, and THE JOKES. Holy shit I love Hugh Hefner.

Signed,
Playboy's #1 fan.
-Long live porn, It's why I was born.
Go Hef Go, Go Hef Go....

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[Brian R.]

Don't forget the title and first post in this topic.

[MartoPiGGus]

Narayan

In response to your original post, I guess if you compare Canadians and Americans you may get a hint why.

No offense to you guys in North America, just plain observation, hehehe...

[Strahd]

I'm not sure I know what you mean.

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[Riddek]

Me neither. Would you care to clarify, MartoPiGGus?

[IgnatiusTam]

I would say Canadians would be geared towards perfection in their goal while American would take the chance and get whatever fame and fortune they could...

Take a look at ATI, Matrox, Gravis(a few years back) and see how they really quietly made a difference.

So if you are into this game, then be patient, Canadians can be good... hehe..

[Pace]

Matrox play the game their way - the G200 was always a poor runner up to the Voodoo 2 and TNT, the G400 was not as successful (retail anyway) as TNT2 and Voodoo 3. 3dfx threw out new cards without much in the way of offering anything - the are now struggling to stay in the market - even the GF2 Ultra has beat the V5 6000 to the market. Matrox are always secretive and always big in OEM - someone will have figures on where they are in OEM market share - I don't. ATi have little or no retail credit left and I believe they still lead the OEM market.

I don't think the G800 will make or break Matrox. I think they took over a year between the G200 and G400 and tripled the G200 performance. NVIDIA bring out cards often yes, but with no massive gain each step - just lots of steps. Matrox tend to make leaps in quality and speed. Although I'm looking for a new card I certainly intend to see what Matrox have got up their sleeve - even if it's slower than the GF2 I'll buy it - if it's faster I'll buy 2 and link them! (You all know that's what Fusion means by now, right?)

Paul.

[WMTJ]

I really think Matrox H=has a solid product with todays applications. Not the highest Q3A or UT benches but just playable fps.
It's ok to take a year instead of the expensive 6 months to bring a video product to market. Consider how long it takes just to make a game engine that implements alot of these "new" features the competition has has implemented. We're just getting games patched to take advantage of environment mapped bump mapping! What we might start seeing in the gameing industry because of the speedy increase in developing video technolgy is largely scaleable game engines
that cater to the power hungery and the not so well indowed with power. I have the feeling that mass market DVD games are going to get alot more popular considering the console market's push to be a competitve full multimeda entertainment box! I know it seems a litte inclusive on my part, but I believe many trains of thought shape and form the industry and It's better to be a little broad-minded and patient where spending your hard earned money is concerned!

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