Doing a Parhelia or How to Break Promises

[a_h]

Hey Maggi!

Ja ist wirklich keine tolle Sache, die Matrox da mit ihren Fans aufführt.

Aber - um ehrlich zu sein - bin ich froh, wenn die paar Treiber-Entwickler ihre Zeit nicht mir dem Entwickeln von VS 2.0-Treibern vertut, sondern sich mehr um dringendere Features kümmert (OpenGL 1.5, displacment mapping, linux treiber...)

Liebe Grüsse, Hannes

PS: willst du wirklich Half Life 2 mit dem DX 9-Renderpfad spielen? Nicht im Ernst, oder?

[UtwigMU]

IMO such decisions are doing no good to Matrox and are bad for image.

Now DX9: Generally one doesn't purchase computer hardware based on how it will perform in the future when X driver/optimization is released.

It's similar to G400 and Anisotropic filtering.

WRT to clockspeeds - IMO cards sold as retail should have clock speeds at 220/275 as advertised. If not, they shouldn't be sold as retail.

This is more serious issue than DX9 as they clearly stated that card is DX8.1 compliant and that shipping drivers are DX8.1

I'm happy with my Parhelia as it's bulk and it works @200/250 (and has about 10% headroom, based on my testing) as advertised.

I didn't buy it for gaming though as it's too poor a valua for gaming and I plan to build a second rig for gaming which is what quite a few people did Parhelia/P750 in workstation, R9800 pro in gaming rig.

Those people who can't afford to maintain 2 rigs and want to game will IMO just skip on Matrox though.

[Nicram]

Maggi shure u got right i ment "product management". Just here in little Poland in most companys they are the same ppl :P But u got roght. My error

[Chrono_Wanderer]

I don't give a $hit about Matrox anymore. They have gone downhill lately, and probably landed on their brain when they fell.

Not going back to Matrox until they make something that is actually "good". Not going to care about the Matrox brandname anymore.

[Helevitia]

I am sooo glad I bought the 9700 Pro when it first came out. I had the P on pre-order but cancelled 2 weeks before shipping. I consider it lucky that the 9700 reviews started coming out before P or I would have stuck with P.

Dave

[Wombat]

I'm glad I sold my P while it was still "going to be" a DX9 part.

[bsdgeek]

The part which truly angers me is the fact that Matrox is just sweeping this under the carpet.

[Wombat]

Someone on the Matrox forums said that they filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.

I think that if somebody wanted to really get this more attention, they'd save the thread off of the Matrox forums before Matrox deletes them (you know they will), then send a summary, plus those pages, plus the wayback machine links, to THG and [H].

I haven't done these things, I personally don't care anymore. Matrox can rot in hell.

[Haig]

they'd save the thread off of the Matrox forums before Matrox deletes them (you know they will),

Yep,

had no choice but to delete his and Maggie's post. You folks can do all the legal threats here if you like but not on our forums.

Regards

[Wombat]

Thank God that Ant never took sponsorship money.

[Elie]

Guys relax, not like games are written with DX9 in mind that made your Parhelia obsolete!

I personally don't give to shits about DX9, and love the quality output on my Parhelia

Cheers,
Elie

[KintaroOE]

Hey Maggi,

what is with Anisotropic Filtering ??? Forgotten ???

Hast du das Aniso schon vergessen ?

REAL JOKES FROM MATROX :

FIRST : http://www.matrox.com/mga/products/p...upersample.cfm


SECOND :

[The PIT]

Originally posted by Haig
Yep,

had no choice but to delete his and Maggie's post. You folks can do all the legal threats here if you like but not on our forums.

Regards

Actions of a company running scared. Pity I can remember when Matrox was a good company and not one thats lost it's way.

[Maggi]

Originally posted by Haig
Yep,

had no choice but to delete his and Maggie's post. You folks can do all the legal threats here if you like but not on our forums.

Regards

no sweat Haig ...

I was wondering how long it'll take anyways.

Thanx for popping by though, very much apreciated !

[Maggi]

Originally posted by KintaroOE
Hey Maggi,

what is with Anisotropic Filtering ??? Forgotten ???

Hast du das Aniso schon vergessen ?

REAL JOKES FROM MATROX :

FIRST : http://www.matrox.com/mga/products/p...upersample.cfm


SECOND :

I don't forget any issue that Matrox caused, not me ...