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    Matrox unveils Millennium P-Series graphics boards setting new standard in video workstation graphics
    Featuring improved DualHead™ and revolutionary TripleHead and Dual-display plus TV output, Millennium P-Series brings unprecedented productivity gains for video editors </center>

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    Montreal, Canada, April 23rd, 2003 —Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional graphics solutions, today announced the Matrox Millennium P-Series graphics boards, setting a new standard for graphics accelerators catering to the unique needs of hardware and software non-linear editors. Based on the new Parhelia-LX chip, derived from Matrox Parhelia™ technology, the Millennium P-Series is a cost effective graphics solution designed to radically enhance video editing workflow through advanced multi-display technologies.
    “Five years ago, Matrox introduced DualHead, which transformed the standard graphics configuration for video workstations”, says Caroline Injoyan, video workstation product manager, Matrox Graphics Inc. “Today, Matrox raises the bar once again with the Millennium P-Series, by bringing next-generation advancements such as Dual-display plus TV output and TripleHead technology to all levels of video workstation users.”
    The Millennium P650 and Millennium P750, featuring 64MBs of fast DDR memory and an AGP 8X interface, provide professional level multi-display technologies, at a mainstream price. Both boards include improved DualHead support through dual 400 MHz UltraSharp RAMDACs for crystal clear, fully symmetric RGB outputs at resolutions up to 1920 x 1440 and also feature the most advanced dual-DVI implementation, allowing independent resolution support at up to 1600 x 1200 on each flat panel display. While both the Millennium P650 and Millennium P750 include dual independent, gamma correctable overlay support and adjustable proc-amp settings for both the video window and TV , the Millennium P750 adds Dual-display plus TV output and TripleHead for maximum video workstation productivity for use with leading non-linear editing (NLE) software packages from Avid®, Adobe®, Ulead Systems Inc., and many others.
    “The Millennium P-Series’ unprecedented multimonitor features make it the perfect graphics companion solution for Matrox RT series users,” says Spiro Plagakis, vice president sales and marketing, Matrox Video Products Group. “These boards are also the perfect graphics upgrade for current Millennium G-Series users looking for a more feature rich multi-display solution for use with Matrox Video hardware capture cards.”

    Family of video workstation graphics solutions
    The Millennium P-Series is the perfect compliment to Matrox’s extensive family of graphics accelerators for the video workstation market. The first to offer Dual-display plus TV output and TripleHead support, Matrox Parhelia is an end-to-end solution for high-end video editing, compositing and digital content creation (DCC). Complete with What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) plug-ins for a host of compositing, animation and DCC applications, Parhelia substantially enhances productivity for high-end video workstation users. The Millennium P-Series, sets a new standard in video workstation graphics, bringing improved DualHead, TripleHead and Dual-display plus TV output to all levels of hardware and software NLE users at an affordable price point. The Millennium G450 and G550 continue to provide robust entry-level graphics and DualHead support for value conscious video editors.

    Pricing and availability
    The Millennium P650 will sell for ESP £117 / €169 / $169USD and the Millennium P750 will sell for ESP £173 / €249 / $235USD. Both cards in the Millennium P-Series will be available CQ2 2003 from various resellers and distributors. For a full list on where to buy please visit: http://www.matrox.com/mga/buy_matrox/

    About the Millennium P-Series chip
    The Millennium P-Series is based on the new Parhelia-LX chip, derived from Matrox Parhelia technology. This AGP 8X chip supports a 64MB frame buffer and a 128-bit DDR memory interface. It also features support for up to three displays using various combinations of DVI, RGB, and NTSC/PAL outputs and is OpenGL® 1.3 and Microsoft DirectX® 8.1 compliant.

    About Matrox Graphics Inc.
    Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional graphics solutions, has been delivering high-quality, innovative 2D/3D and video graphics accelerators for more than a quarter century. Pioneer of the trend-setting DualHead® technology, Matrox is a graphics chip designer and board manufacturer whose products have been awarded over 1,000 times worldwide for their superior image quality, practical ingenuity and unwavering stability. In July 2002, Matrox was elected as a voting member of the OpenGL® Architecture Review Board (ARB). A privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Matrox has international offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Information on Matrox products, drivers, technical support and more can be found at: www.matrox.co.uk/mga

    * TV-output cable sold separately for Millennium P650
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  • #2
    The 650 looks like an excellent workstation card... and quite a nice price too!
    DM says: Crunch with Matrox Users@ClimatePrediction.net

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    • #3
      Nice to see Matrox's announcement of new product.
      But i quite doubt about the market of P-650, for a similar price there are plenty of mid-end ATI and Nvidia cards with better performance. So who will buy the P-650 except matrox lovers like us?

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      • #4
        Just an admin note, the attachment is the graphic on the main news page.

        Yes both look like good workstation/workhorse cards. I have some more information here I'll put together later.

        Dan
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        • #5
          What are the differences between P650 and P750?
          ATHLON XP 2600; Abit KX7-333Raid; 1GB SDRAM DDR PC-3200 Corsair XMS; Matrox Parhelia AGP 256; HITACHI 7K250 250GB; HITACHI 120GXP 120GB; HITACHI 120GXP 60GB; Sound Blaster Audigy 2; Plextor DVDRW PX-716A; Plextor CDRW Premium

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          • #6
            P650 is Dual Head, P750 is tripple head
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Venturer
              What are the differences between P650 and P750?
              P750 has tv-out cable and P650 doesn't

              ...

              Would it be the same core/mem clock as the P?
              P4 Northwood 1.8GHz@2.7GHz 1.65V Albatron PX845PEV Pro
              Running two Dell 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD
              And of course, Matrox Parhelia | My Matrox histroy: Mill-I, Mill-II, Mystique, G400, Parhelia

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              • #8

                In this photo P650 seems to have no TV-output, but TV-out cable for P650 will be sold separetly?
                Or did I miss something?

                ADD:

                Ah, confirmed.

                (and changed a image link from noncorporate URL)
                Last edited by Kusa; 23 April 2003, 08:19.

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                • #9
                  Matrox Millennium P-Series features:

                  • 256-bit GPU with 128-bit DDR memory bus
                  • 64 MB DDR memory
                  • AGP 8X, 4X, 2X, 1X
                  • Powerful 2D, 3D and DVD-Video acceleration
                  • Leading Multi-display support with DualHead-HF and TripleHead*:
                  - 1600 x 1200 dual digital and 1920 x 1440 dual analog resolution
                  - Dual-DVI outputs with independent resolution support
                  - Fully symmetric dual-display outputs with identical quality
                  - Unique Matrox TripleHead support*
                  - Unique Matrox Dual-display plus TV output support*
                  - Dual independent hardware overlays for video
                  - Dual-display color calibration
                  • UltraSharp Display Output technology
                  - Highest quality output with 10-bit gamma correctable DACs
                  • Certified for AEC and entry-level MCAD
                  • Glyph Antialiasing for ultra-crisp text rendering
                  • Unified Drivers for Millennium P-Series and Parhelia Series
                  • OpenGL® 1.3 and Microsoft® DirectX® 8.1 compliant
                  • Surround Gaming*
                  *Millennium P750 only
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                  • #10
                    These are basically excellent cards for corporate multi-monitor use. G550 brought up to date. I doubt that the individual buyer (i.e. us) will make a very large proportion of the market for these cards - OEMs and corporates only need apply .
                    DM says: Crunch with Matrox Users@ClimatePrediction.net

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                    • #11
                      Nice cards for business, that's for sure.
                      Very nice, that the P-650 doesn't need active cooling.

                      Sasq. These are the official info you've got from matrox, are they?

                      Do you know more about the used technology are they still build in 0.15µ?

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                      • #12
                        Thats pretty much all the information I have at the moment.
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                        • #13
                          not bad
                          but i hope publish ParheliaII
                          PC:Intel P4 3G |Intel D875PBZ|Geil PC3200 256MB Golden Dragon x 2| matrox Parhelia-512 R 128MB|Creative SB! Audigy2 Platinum|Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA 120GB x 2 Raid0|WesternDigital WDC WD1200JB-00EVA0|LG 795FT Plus|LG HL-DT-ST RWDVD GCC-4480B|LG HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8523B|LGIM-ML980|LGIM-K868|SF-420TS
                          DataCenter:Intel PIII 450|Intel VC820|Samsung RDRAM PC800 256MB x 2|matrox Millennium G450 DualHead SGRAM 32MB|Adaptec 2940UW|NEC USB2.0 Extend Card|Intel pro100 82557|Samsung Floppy Disk|Fujitsu MAN3367MP|Seagate Barracuda ST136475LW|IBM DTLA-307030|Sony CU5221|SevenTeam ST-420SLP|LGIM-ML980|LGIM-K868

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                          • #14
                            "low" cost parhelia (not really that low though), like many of you predicted(based on M's previous product releases. Probably lower core speed and maybe slower memory clock also, but at least they found a place to use the chips that couldn't run at full speed :P
                            Wonder if the banding is still there.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Sasq
                              Thats pretty much all the information I have at the moment.
                              Thank you. Nice to post it so quickly.

                              So, we'll see...

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