OK, here it is! But don´t tell anyone yet.

[NocturnDragon]

Does anybody know if the G450 MMS has some strange and new video out connector? i wouldn't mind have 8 monitors like those ones!

[xortam]

You folks do realize that TI has had a light mirror chip out for years?! The TI DLP (Digital Light Processor) is used in projection TVs, mostly as a one chip solution using a color wheel though a very expensive three chip projector has been produced.

[Jammrock]

xortam,

I was watching a DLP projector last night. Not mine, mind you, but a beautiful Runco DL-300c. And it can be yours for a measely $13000 USD!!! That's not even their high end product either. There are several others out there that are much less money, but I haven't seen one that looks nicer than a Runco. TI first announced the technology in 1993-4.

The Runco DLP's have a native resolution starting at 1024x768, and can go as high as 200 inches diagonally. That would rock playing UT, CS or the like on a 200" screen. Now all I need is $13000...

On top of that, there are DLP movie theaters now too. A local theater has one digital screen, that uses DLP. Watching animated movie, CGI movies and movie with lots of effects look wonderful. Others movies look fine, but the ones with a lot of CG really shine.

Jammrock

[xortam]

I first saw a DLP R/FPTV about 4-5 years ago. I haven't personally viewed any since but I understand they still have some inherent problems, e.g. screening effect, poor black levels and of course the outrageous price of the three chip products. I had also heard of the three chip movie theaters for some time but I haven't visited one.

[Jammrock]

Can't say about other DLP projectors, haven't seen one in a while, but the movie theater on and the Runco I watched didn't have any of those inherent issues. Of course the Runco DL-300c comes with a special color and screen management control box that helps eliminate them.

Jammrock

[xortam]

The three chip design effectively eliminates the screening effect but at great cost ... I was hearing $60,000 price tags. I'll check out DLPs again some time soon as I hope to finally get my HDTV this year. The chip had great promise of allowing inexpensive products. It does allow for cheap long-lasting lamps and screens which can be quite an expense with some of these technologies. I worry that DLP will never live up to its initial hype.

[VJ]

TDB:

Well, your arguments, along with Rubanks link to the technology has made me switch sides... From it technological point of view, it seems not that unlikely.

(I tend to agree with nocturn_dragon : If anyone had told us about the headcasting beforehand, would we have believed it ? )

Is there any chance of finding out whether M purchased / licensed the technology referred to by Rubank ?

Jörg

[DentyCracker]

Is it a mere coincidence the the card is the Matrox GOAT Greatest Of All Time

[rubank]

Originally posted by VJ
....(I tend to agree with nocturn_dragon : If anyone had told us about the headcasting beforehand, would we have believed it ? )
Jörg

Chicks Hardsware told it. As I recall noone beleived them

rubank

[NocturnDragon]

I just don't want to believe it just yet, but it's getting more real everyday!

[Jon P. Inghram]

It's not real. Reason? If it was Matrox would have killed the site by now.

[DuRaNgO]

yeah, that would have covered it up

[Jon P. Inghram]

Lets say you get ahold of a technical report on the new Pentium 5, and post it on your website and let everyone know about. Do you think they're just gonna sit back and not do anything even if the damage had already been done?

Oh well, it'll be interesting to see anyways...

[DuRaNgO]

1. It would depend on how close it was to being released (the info)
2. As long as only "some" of the info was shown and not the most important features

[Tempest]

And asking someone to remove this kinds of documents is kind of admitting that they are true.