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Dear Matrox,
Dear Matrox,
As an avid Matrox fan, I have been waiting in anticipation for the unveiling of your next video card. Originally I planned to purchase an ATI Radeon 8500, but upon further research, realized that the card was not for me. There are too many unresolved driver issues, especially involving both the DVD playback and the dual-monitor (aka hydrovision) setup. Apparently it is not possible to playback a DVD on the second display. (I would say this is a very serious driver issue!)
The reasons for this comment are as follows - there are certain features I would like to see implemented on your graphics card. Features, which I am sure your marketing department is aware of - but nonetheless, I felt the need to voice my opinion:
I am not a hard-core game player, so I don't need a card that competes with the next GeForce 4, but rather, would prefer a high-quality display at ultra-high resolutions. Moreover, good 3D performance is still a must, and I would not sacrifice this for anything. This has been the main reason I have not upgraded to your G450/G550 solution. You need to be in at least the top 10 for fps!
I would also like to see a built-in HDTV decoder [The Radeon 8500 offers this as a feature (but I am sure it doesn't work because of there crummy drivers!)], with component video outputs - that way, when I finally save enough cash to get my HDTV display, I can hook up my computer.
DUAL-DVI for dual-head operations. I would also like to see a "fourth-generation dual-head" which has support for dual-overlays. So for example, if I had two TV-Tuners, I should be able to watch one TV on each screen.
MUCH Better DVD playback, with support for progressive-scan DVD playback through the TV-out, and component output. DVD playback should be comparable to ATI's cards, which at the moment it is NOT! There should also be an S-PDIF output, which goes directly to the sound card.
64M/128M ram, too handle large textures.
A real T&L engine + anistrophic filtering.
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Since this forum has experienced a SIGNIFIGANT drop in posts, I could conclude either one of two things!
Everyone has bought a Radeon 8500 and is checking out rage3d.com, or Matrox has beta-released a new board and all the "insiders" are really busy. Am I wrong?
-X-
As an avid Matrox fan, I have been waiting in anticipation for the unveiling of your next video card. Originally I planned to purchase an ATI Radeon 8500, but upon further research, realized that the card was not for me. There are too many unresolved driver issues, especially involving both the DVD playback and the dual-monitor (aka hydrovision) setup. Apparently it is not possible to playback a DVD on the second display. (I would say this is a very serious driver issue!)
The reasons for this comment are as follows - there are certain features I would like to see implemented on your graphics card. Features, which I am sure your marketing department is aware of - but nonetheless, I felt the need to voice my opinion:
I am not a hard-core game player, so I don't need a card that competes with the next GeForce 4, but rather, would prefer a high-quality display at ultra-high resolutions. Moreover, good 3D performance is still a must, and I would not sacrifice this for anything. This has been the main reason I have not upgraded to your G450/G550 solution. You need to be in at least the top 10 for fps!
I would also like to see a built-in HDTV decoder [The Radeon 8500 offers this as a feature (but I am sure it doesn't work because of there crummy drivers!)], with component video outputs - that way, when I finally save enough cash to get my HDTV display, I can hook up my computer.
DUAL-DVI for dual-head operations. I would also like to see a "fourth-generation dual-head" which has support for dual-overlays. So for example, if I had two TV-Tuners, I should be able to watch one TV on each screen.
MUCH Better DVD playback, with support for progressive-scan DVD playback through the TV-out, and component output. DVD playback should be comparable to ATI's cards, which at the moment it is NOT! There should also be an S-PDIF output, which goes directly to the sound card.
64M/128M ram, too handle large textures.
A real T&L engine + anistrophic filtering.
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Since this forum has experienced a SIGNIFIGANT drop in posts, I could conclude either one of two things!
Everyone has bought a Radeon 8500 and is checking out rage3d.com, or Matrox has beta-released a new board and all the "insiders" are really busy. Am I wrong?
-X-
AFA Jameson ... reminds me of when my brother visited Ireland and asked the sales clerk for some advice on purchasing some good Irish whiskey to bring back home for me. The clerk responded "If you want some good whiskey, bring him some Scotch". 
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