You think Matrox is a top DVD performer? Think again!

[Mr. Cold]

AnandTech <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1332">blasts Matrox</A> in this review (Video Card Roundup - DVD Quality, Features & Performance - October 2000).

If I were to get a new video card today, I would get the ATI Radeon. But if the G800 would come out, I would choose the G800.

[fds]

Why, of course it isn't a "top performer."

The G400 has no specific acceleration for DVD at all.

I can't be bothered to read the full article but if it is as accurate all the way as when they claim "DVD’s are intended to be played back at a standard 720 x 480 resolution" then I wouldn't believe their word. Guess they didn't hear about anamorphic DVDs or even PAL.

Oh, I see it's just another Video2000 benchmark.

What's unique with the G400 is it's top notch quality DVDMax output. What's more you can even output anything using overlays not just DVDs.

[tuco]

dvd playback to my 32" sony widescreen is flawless ALWAYS, no artifacts, colour bleeding, stuttering etc,etc,etc...

just what is it with the sudden matrox attacks?, i've had my g400max for over a year now & its still a fantastic card.

[Guru]

So have I and I have not had a sigle prob. with it! And it still has the best 2d on the market! Heck my G200 has beter 2d then most non-Matrox cards out there!

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[DuRaNgO]

When a large company shows up at these sites throwing money or free cards around, reviews and such are doomed to be biased

[Wombat]

I've said it before, I'll say it again. It's best to just ignore Anand. He comes to good conclusions about as much as he comes to poor ones. He just doesn't really know what he's talking about.
The only time I'll even refer to his stuff is when people say "Anand says....so it must be true" is when I can find Anand disagreeing with the same person on some other point. It usually isn't to hard.

Just say NO to Anand.


[This message has been edited by Wombat (edited 14 October 2000).]

[Narayan]

Hey, even my old G200 can hold its own at DVD perfomance - virtually flawless on a Celeron 300@464 w/ PowerDVD

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[mainframe]

Hi all,

Whenever you guys would like to check out multiple reviews for a particular product, I recommend you go to www.searchareview.com

This is a site with a search engine designed to search for the product you're looking for in as many reviews as possible.

[DuRaNgO]

Thanks MF
jim

[Aerobed]

The dumb sonnofabitch is even lying.

In "Blitter Upscale Quality Tests: Jagged Edges" he lists the g200 as "failing"
while my Marvel G200 completes all those
tests perfectly, thank you very much.

Perhaps it's too much work to actually test a card....

[Guru]

Aerobed you should mailö him telling that so he can change it! It's propably just an mistake!

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[fds]

Maybe Anand used the drivers which came on the CD.

[Wombat]

But he makes soo many mistakes. Anand is pretty incompetant.

[SteveC]

It's because he's barely out of nappies! (Daipers to our american friends!)

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[DarkSyd]

DVDs output to my TV from my G400 look incredible. Anands' conclusion might carry some weight if you like watching movies on your computer monitor, but frankly the TV output I've used from Nvidia, ATI, and 3dfx is either of poor quality or a PITA to use, or both.