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  • #16
    Once their revenu goes back up they will release it. They must be in a pretty bad slum though.
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    • #17
      And how exactly will the graphics division have their revenues go up? This rumored 2D card?

      Pitou is dead. They (reportedly) have a taped out design with nobody to test it, and nobody to code for it. Probably not any customers either after the banding and lower clock speeds, and Matrox's <B>sleazy</B> way of handling these things.

      $100 extra to MURC if I ever find another Matrox card worth buying.
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      • #18
        He He, got hold of a G400MAX a couple of weeks ago, and that could well be my last matrox acquisition....
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        • #19
          Originally posted by Wombat

          $100 extra to MURC if I ever find another Matrox card worth buying.
          Makes two of us....I'm almost ready to sell my extra 19in monitors to help pay for a R9700, but I'll wait till the GeFX comes out and they'll have a price drop on the R9700.

          Dissapointing....guess I'll have to deal with ATI drivers again
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          • #20
            If Nv is going to debut the GFFX at $500 and two months later in april announce a lower perforing part I believe there's no reason for ATI to drop prices on the 9700Pro until it gets some serious competition in it's own price segment.

            Offcourse the Geforce might very well be riding on it's brand, many Joe average recognise Geforce but have never heard off any Radeon. Almost like the Athlon/Pentium situation where Intel can charge a lot more only because you get an Intel Inside sticker.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Novdid
              If Nv is going to debut the GFFX at $500 and two months later in april announce a lower perforing part I believe there's no reason for ATI to drop prices on the 9700Pro until it gets some serious competition in it's own price segment.

              Offcourse the Geforce might very well be riding on it's brand, many Joe average recognise Geforce but have never heard off any Radeon. Almost like the Athlon/Pentium situation where Intel can charge a lot more only because you get an Intel Inside sticker.
              Theres also no saying that a DDR2 R9700 or a R350 (which might one in the same) might come out at the same time to beat the GFFX into the ground....
              Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot at them?

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              • #22
                Originally posted by VigilAnt

                Of course it's just your opinion, but it's not correct. The revision of parhelia is done. They can release it any time, but it won't matter much if they kill off the people who write the software and support it. They seem to be more intent on releasing another low dollar card right now, and Pitou is officially canned.

                VigilAnt
                This is interesting turn on things...

                Oh well... hoping the best, scarying the worst...
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                • #23
                  Originally posted by VigilAnt
                  ...Pitou is officially canned.
                  Oh no....

                  Do you have any idea if they will bring out a revised Parhelia (without the banding) ?
                  I was hoping to be able to buy such a card, but the way things look now, I fear that I might have to opt for my first non-matrox card in ... 7-8 years !


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                  • #24
                    Oh dear, at this rate might as well change the domain name to www.murc.com
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                    • #25
                      ^^^^Popup warning on Denty's link!
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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Nappe1


                        This is interesting turn on things...

                        Oh well... hoping the best, scarying the worst...
                        's what happens when you have too much inventory...you can't buy new stuff...if they're cash strapped that's the only line of action possible until they become more "liquid"...

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                        • #27
                          They should drop prices on their current P's. Something like 20% should do. It's better to lose a bit and reinvest whatever fond you could scavenge than lose everything just because you stil think your damn card is worth that price.
                          Let those who want to be simple, be simple.

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Kurt


                            's what happens when you have too much inventory...you can't buy new stuff...if they're cash strapped that's the only line of action possible until they become more "liquid"...
                            That's exactly what happened to Amiga. They apparently had a large stock of Amiga600s (you know that crap A500-clone that noone wanted) which was locking so much of the financial resources, that they couldn't deliver the A1200/A4000 and even CD32 models in the quantities they could've sold otherwise.
                            The obvious result: bancruptcy.
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Indiana


                              That's exactly what happened to Amiga. They apparently had a large stock of Amiga600s (you know that crap A500-clone that noone wanted) which was locking so much of the financial resources, that they couldn't deliver the A1200/A4000 and even CD32 models in the quantities they could've sold otherwise.
                              The obvious result: bancruptcy.
                              yep...unless they do the smart thing: loose money on their surplus chips....take you loss and invest in a growing stock...

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