[Brett]

Hi folks,


Does anyone here know who gets new Matrox cards in stock before the others?


I'm looking to make an online purchase in the USA.


Also, which model do your recommend - one with 128Mb or ...?


TIA.

 

[Namlemez]

Even the 128mb is excessive for HTPC so it should be fine.


As far as resellers go, I would suggest contacing Matrox about their authorized ones...

 

[AnthonyP]

Brett: there is no card yet, it was the announcement of their new GPU (graphics processing unit) I heard possibly June or July for the first cards.

 

[Brett]

I'm already on Matrox's mailing list for the product's release, but doubt they'll let me know before it's broadcast all over town and readily available at discounters - the only way to go for such a pricey item.


I'll have to gamble and place my wager that it's worth it.

 

[Brett]

Bump...


Still no news of the Parhelia?


TIA.

 

[BenjaminWoo]

Hi Bret,


Matrox should be shipping in mid July or August.



Ben

 

[Brett]

Thanks Ben!


I had a mid July date, but these are so unreliable. With some companies such as ATI you've got to add a few months, and with others, who knows if you don't need to remove a few weeks?


After all, think of all the summer sales they'll get if they drop ship a load of 'em now!


I'll be using this card to output high definition signals - at least what we in Europe call high definition (ie low-def scaled through DScaler).


Will there be any advantage to having it loaded with 256MB of memory or should I settle for a barebones 128Mb card? Or to rephrase that, will I see any difference for my money? DScaler is a greedy fellow (not its developers, just its high-motion deinterlacing) and a 9" CRT front projector sure eats up whatever you throw at it.


TIA.

 

[Namlemez]

128mb could triple buffer 1920x1080p and still have room to load Windows 98 into it...


I think 256mb might be overkill directly, but some other features might only come on the higher-end card.