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Matrox dual-head graphics cards have been a big hit with users who just can't get enough screen space.
While the original Parhelia offers dual DVI ports, the P750 is aimed at those who don't want to pay in excess of £300 for blistering video-editing and Cad design performance.
The P750 is based on a new Parhelia-LX chip, boasts an AGP 8x interface, 64MB of DDR memory and dual 400MHz Ramdacs.
All these enable it to drive twin digital panels at resolutions up to 1,600 x 1,200, and dual analogue displays up to 1,920 x 1,440.
The displays are fully symmetric - that is, there is no primary and secondary display - so what you can do on one, you can do on the other.
This extends to video overlay, which can be run concurrently on both displays with independent gamma correction and proc-amp controls for calibrating digital inputs.
At its simplest, you can just connect a digital flat panel to each connector, but the P750 comes with a variety of cables which can be used to connect digital panels, analogue monitors and a TV in any combination.
Typically, you might connect a digital flat panel to one port and an analogue monitor and TV to the other for digital video editing.
The performance boost provided by the Parhelia-LX chip will extend the appeal of this card, from financial markets to the 3D Cad workstation market.
But despite support for surround gaming - using three monitors placed at 30 degree angles to give an ultra-wide field of view - this card isn't going to impress anyone looking for 3D games performance.
As an alternative to the now aging G550 though, and for anyone feeling the squeeze of 2D applications bursting at the screen seams, the P750 makes a lot of sense.
Contact: Matrox 01753 665 544
www.matrox.com
Specifications:
- 256bit core
- 64MB DDR memory
- 128bit memory architecture
- DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.3
- AGP 2x/4x/8x
See also:
A new graphics card from ASUS but is it any different from other cards on the market? 16 Oct 2003
All Graphics Cards
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