Patrick Schmid van Tom's Hardware Guide heeft zijn review van de Matrox Millennium G450 neergemikt. Dit kaartje moet het overduidelijk niet hebben van 3D performance, sneller dan een G400MAX is hij tenslotte niet. Wel beschikt hij over een goede Dual Head functie en een ingebouwde TV encoder. De 2D beeldkwaliteit is (zoals we gewend zijn van Matrox) ook erg goed te noemen, voor veel zakelijke gebruikers een belangrijke reden om toch voor dit kaartje te kiezen:
Even though the Matrox cards are not able to compete with other chips in terms of pure 3D performance, they can still be recommended. The most important catchword is Dual Head, which means that you can attach either two monitors or one monitor and a TV. nVIDIA is now launching a similar concept, but the graphics card will require a second RAMDAC. In contrast, Matrox integrated the second RAMDAC directly into the graphics chip, which reduces the cost for the graphics card. In addition, Matrox is the only company, which integrated a TV encoder into the chip, making the G450 a decent basis for video and TV freaks.
Every G450 board comes with two outputs. You may either attach two monitors (the first up to 2048x1536x32, the second at max. 1200x1200x32) or a monitor plus a TV. Of course you can also attach a video camera, VCR or other video devices.
Under Windows 98, you can spread and expand your desktop onto both monitors or use the second display for DVD playback. The G450 supports all important video features to reduce the CPU load while playing a MPEG2 video stream. There is just one limitation in Windows NT - the resolutions of both monitors have to be the same. In Windows 98 and 2000, a window will open as soon as you plug in the second monitor, asking you if you want to use Dual Head.
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