Are you really so sure?

[Ant]

It's come to my attention that Matrox had a project codenamed Sundog that was an eTV version of the G550, could that actually be what's coming on the 14th? It all fits.

[Rimfaxe]

Re: Ae you really so sure?

Originally posted by Ant
It's come to my attention that Matrox had a project codenamed Sundog that was an eTV version of the G550, could that actually be what's coming on the 14th? It all fits.

You are so funny.

[Ant]

This is true, G550 eTV = Sundog, only time will tell.

[Indiana]

Matrox did state several times: No more consumer TV-cards, didn't they?
After these "teasers" ("biggest announcement since the Milennium", "it's what you've been wating for"....) it must be the Parhelia

Otherwise they should go to a mental institute and be seriously checked for major reality-loss..
An announcement of a crappy G550eTV, really would NOT be anything "big", it doesn't come close to the Radeon8500AIW, nor the lower specced 7500AIW, hell not even the old Radeon1 VIVO...)
And an eTV version of their slow gfxcard is for sure NOT what everyone has been waiting for, especially not after the Win2k/WinXP driver fiasco with older Matrox mainstream capture products.

[Marshmallowman]

Thats it!!, where's the Ant powder...

I hope your just teasing, while a 550 would be nice..a parhelia is what we want(NEED)

[Marshmallowman]

unless we get both...or better still a eParhelia=sundog.

PS Sundog was an excellent Game!

[rugger]

Ant,

Did matrox go to this much truoble last time they released a eTV card. I really don't think that they would replace their home page with that flash animation unless it was going to be BIG!!! And that the flash animation is of a Parhella, sort of giving it away

But I could be wrong, matrox did try selling Headcasting

[impact]

What are you doing, teasing us again?! Grrrr...

[Tempest]

This needs a new Oh No! thread

...the worst part is that Haig says this new G550 eTV is targetted at gamers, among other folks.

[Ant]

Matrox have never gone to this much trouble before, if you ony knew what was going on in the bakground!

Originally posted by rugger
Ant,

Did matrox go to this much truoble last time they released a eTV card. I really don't think that they would replace their home page with that flash animation unless it was going to be BIG!!! And that the flash animation is of a Parhella, sort of giving it away

But I could be wrong, matrox did try selling Headcasting

[Nappe1]

Ant: stop that. I actually know that there is some engineering samples around the net. And they sure aren't G550 eTVs

and yes, there is more than one source and there is no way these sources could know about each other.

So Cross-Check is ok!
we have to just wait to tuesday to see final specifications and release schedule for the cards.

[Dr Mordrid]

Originally posted by Ant
Matrox have never gone to this much trouble before, if you ony knew what was going on in the bakground!

Ain't that the flipping truth.....

I don't expect to get any sleep 'til at least September

Dr. Mordrid

[Gman]

Are we all overreacting about the launch of the new chip?

From Shacknews.com: "The Matrox guys were showing off their card at GDC to a few developers (they wouldnt let me in, bah). The unofficial impression that I heard from a few folks was that the card can hang with the GeForce2/3 cards."

GeForce 2/3 performance?

This certainly goes against everything everyone has heard about parhelia and against everything Haig has hinted on the matrox forums over the last week.

[midnight]

gf2 ?

It should be noted that what was being shown at GDC was almost certainly not final hardware. It could turn out to be faster, it's almost always impossible to tell with videocards these days until you see the benchmarks with so many variables.

from shacknews.com as well

[Technoid]

Take a GF2!
Disable the TLU!
Set the memory speed to the same as a G400!
Run 3Dmark2001!
Se the GF2 reach scores a G400 would be ashamed of.......