Matrox Graphics to Reveal New Graphics Cards

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Matrox Graphics, a company who was one of the leaders in consumer graphics cards some 5 years ago and who is has been pretty quiet since then, is likely to bring some new products later on this year. The first introduction is reported to happen in weeks from now.

An article published by German web-site Tweak PC claims that Matrox Graphics is going to introduce a revised version of its Parhelia graphics card with AGP 8x support and 128MB of memory within the next few weeks, maybe even this month. There is no information about target market for the part, but they say it will feature TV-Out, a capability that is typically used by home users, who also demand enough speed in 3D games.

The report also suggests that this Summer Matrox Graphics is likely to release a new graphics processor that will inherit the general feature-set of the Parhelia VPU introduced about two years ago. Something totally new from Matrox Graphics is possible to expect in 2005, Tweak PC believes.

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#1 toematoe on 19 Apr 2004 - 13:20

this is good news for alternative to the pinnacle products :X used to tat is.

(4 replies) #2 dougkinzinger on 19 Apr 2004 - 13:32

Nvidia needs to buy Matrox so they can make some sweet three-headed cards.

#2.1 schaggo on 19 Apr 2004 - 17:27

nVidia needs to STFU and make place for ATI to rule the world!
I'm sorry, I've only seen *excrements* from them the last two years. ATI rules my world, ATI rules my notebook and this shall be so for eternity

Edit > I forgot, I was in love with Matrox once, but as the article says, they suddenly went underground... at least it seemed so.

#2.2 Andre on 19 Apr 2004 - 17:36

ATI needs to STFU and make place for NVIDIA to rule the world!
I'm sorry, I've only seen *excrements* from them the last two years. NVIDIA rules my world, NVIDIA rules my notebook and this shall be so for eternity

You get the point..

#2.3 dougkinzinger on 19 Apr 2004 - 17:49

LOL! I too loved Matrox back in the day. I spent $900 on the original Millennium and the Media-TV and MediaCapture or whatever it was called.

Doug

#2.4 HappyCar on 19 Apr 2004 - 23:18

I remember seeing those millenium cards, i went WOW, but i was on a budget and only 15 years old, so i got a TNT2 M64 32mb....

#3 Jasco on 19 Apr 2004 - 13:49

#4 Acid on 19 Apr 2004 - 14:29

Start pressing PowerVR now too..

#5 Red Dragon on 19 Apr 2004 - 17:34

Poor Matrox... once a good company, now hamstrung by the speed these two companies push products. Sad.

#6 Cereal_Killer on 19 Apr 2004 - 18:10

Red Dragon, this might bring some miraculus new graphic cards..

#7 area91 on 19 Apr 2004 - 20:57

Yet another Canadian company making waves in the technology industry.

CANADA KICKS ASS!

#8 fergiej on 19 Apr 2004 - 22:24

When the PArhelia was first announced, it was hoped that it would be a great gaming card as well a a great workstation card. That did not pan out. Matrox did not go underground. They sell to the market they know needs this type of card. I own a Matrox RT X.100 Video editing system. If this were an editing station solely, I would look at the Parhelia for sure. It isn't, so I need a good all around card for gaming as well. Hence, the Radeon 9800 Pro. The Parhelia is a great card for what it is. Matrox was smart the way they handled it. It turned out to be a lousy gaming card, but a great workstation card. They went after that market. Trust me, there is no "poor Matrox".

#9 alpoinacan on 19 Apr 2004 - 23:22

I opted for a G400 in ,99 and still don't regret the purchase. Compared to nvidia and ati, the graphics were just that much better with the G400, not necessarily faster.
I'm hoping Matrox can pull one out of thier hat and build a competitive card and give the big 2 something to think about.

(1 reply) #10 l77Il7H on 20 Apr 2004 - 04:09

i am skeptical of matrox. the phatelia was terrible.

#10.1 Miran on 20 Apr 2004 - 14:13

It wasn't meant to be a desktop gaming card. Like most of Matrox products, it was designed as a graphics-workstation card.

#11 splatnix on 20 Apr 2004 - 07:24

If Matrox can release another consumer card that is a G450 on today's standards (or close to them) and have the Linux support that they continue to have (which is excellent - probably best in the consumer sector), then I will be on this in a second.

The G450 I bought a while back was the best Linux-supported graphics board I've ever owned. Too bad a brownout pwned the card.

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