"Summer" mystery solved?

[Kruzin]

According to Design Technica, Matrox's summer release is going to be a new PCI Parhelia with a PCI-X interface, and video-in capabilities...and for only $699us :

http://news.designtechnica.com/article3409.html

Nothing yet on Matrox's own press release page.

[rylan]

Not quite what I was expecting, but still pretty much *yawn*

[Tjalfe]

Just in case it dissapears:

From Matrox' press release:

The card also incorporatesWhat-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) video output plug-ins for leading editing and compositing applications. Ideal for PCI environments such as servers, Linux platforms and PCI workstations, as well as multi-board configurations, install multiple Parhelia PCI boards in a single PC or pair it up with the Parhelia AGP 8X for extraordinary display real estate.

“The Matrox Parhelia PCI is the perfect addition to our award winning line of professional multi-display graphics cards for video workstation users,” says Caroline Injoyan, product manager, Matrox Graphics. “This productivity enhancing graphics solution offers video professionals the ability to integrate multiple Parhelia PCI cards into their workstations while providing remarkable viewing, input and output options – all the while offering uncompromised stability and image quality.”

Featuring 256 MB of DDR memory, a PCI-X interface designed for both 33 and 66 MHz buses, as well as Y/C and composite input and output support, the Parhelia PCI boasts the industry’s most advanced multi-display technologies; including the ability to power 9.2 MP panels at 3840 x 2400 @ 24 Hz, through dual 400 MHz RAMDACs. The Parhelia PCI 256 MB card provides remarkable dual-DVI and productivity enhancing Dual-display plus TV output technology, enabling it to power dual 1600 x 1200 @ 32bpp analog outputs and a video monitor, from a single chip. For maximum onscreen real estate, the card's specialized third RAMDAC supports a TripleHead Windows® desktop to a maximum resolution of 3840 x 1024 @ 32bpp. WYSIWYG video output plug-ins, which enable unique preview capabilities with Parhelia, are offered for Adobe® Premiere® Pro, After Effects® and Photoshop®, Discreet 3ds max™ and NewTek LightWave 3D®.

The Parhelia PCI 256 MB graphics card is also the perfect solution for multiple board configurations and when paired with the new Matrox Advanced Synchronization module, provides genlock and frame-lock support with multi-board systems and across several Matrox multi-board platforms.

Pricing and Availability

The Matrox Parhelia PCI 256 is available at an ESP of $699 US, directly from Matrox at http://shopmatrox.com/ or by calling 800-361-1408, and through select authorized dealers

Ideal for Linux servers...eh?

[Maggi]

http://www.matrox.com/mga/workstation/video/news/press_rel/2004/parhelia_pci.cfm

[SpiralDragon]

yes... but haig said he wasent refering to a timeframe ... i think there might be something elses there still (hope)... not that this isnt a great thing too ... however thi does solve my need for an expandedviewing area plus TV out for my audio workstation.... hum lets see.... with p8x that would give what 5 displays and 1 tv out.... that should be enugh for me for the next couple of years befor i'ed start wanting duble that .....

[Maggi]

PCI add-on

http://www.matrox.com/mga/media_center/press_rel/2004/matrox_asm.cfm

no idea why, but they put up two releases

http://www.matrox.com/mga/workstation/video/news/press_rel/2004/asm_video.cfm

[Wombat]

Well, if they do come out with a Marvel, it will have to be just in time for them to stop putting out drivers for it.

[Fluff]

very confused, is it a PCI-X card or just a 64 bit pci card?

AFAIK most opteron boards do PCI-X 133/100 mhz, and the other slots are PCI-X 66/100. So would it work in the 133/100 slot?

Peter

[rylan]

Its PCI-X compatible, but will still only run at the 64bit/66MHz speed.

[leech]

Originally posted by tjalfe
Just in case it dissapears:

From Matrox' press release:



Ideal for Linux servers...eh?

Odd... The only way I can see that making ANY sense, is that some server boards wouldn't have AGP slots... considering though that most people would want their servers to be headless anyhow... I just put a Millenium 2 in mine....

Leech

[UtwigMU]

Well, supposedly you won the lottery and got Tyan quad Opteron board and 4 848's - the P256 PCI would be the best choice.

[Chrono_Wanderer]

I doubt this is really summer... I think Summer is another P revision...

or maybe summer is even P8X lol

[UtwigMU]

That's all folks - first year when MGA didn't come up with new core.

[Kruzin]

Gee...color me shocked

[KvHagedorn]

Witnessing the slide into oblivion.. courtesy of Matrox's inestimable pet grima, Dan Woods.