Er viel zojuist een press release van Matrox in m'n mailbox over de DH-Max videokaart voor de PowerMac G4 en G4 Cube. De DH-Max is een 32MB AGP videokaart gebaseerd op de G400 en in het bezit van de geliefde DualHead functionaliteit. De kaart is in het bezit van een 300MHz RAMDAC en drivers met DualHead ondersteuning. DVI en 3D ondersteuning zit voorlopig nog niet in de drivers gebakken.
Goed nieuws dus voor de Mac liefhebbers, naast de Radeon en GeForce2 MX komt er nu ook een kaart gebaseerd op Matrox technologie. De Mac wordt veel gebruikt voor grafisch werk zoals fotosjoppen, en voor dit soort toepassingen is DualHead natuurlijk ideaal. Jammer is dat de kaart alleen verkrijgbaar is via Macintosh reseller ProMax Systems:
Montreal, Canada, January 10, 2001-Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced endorsement for the DH-MAX, a dual display AGP graphics solution offered by leading Macintosh reseller, ProMax Systems, Inc., on the PowerMacintosh G4 and G4 Cube.
The DH-MAX is a 32 MB AGP-compatible graphics card based on the Matrox G400 chip-the same chip that powers the award-winning Matrox Millennium G400 graphics card-and is bundled with a Mac-based driver written by ProMax specifically for the DH-MAX. The desktop of choice for creative and scientific professionals, the Power Mac G4 leverages the DH-MAX's 300 MHz RAMDAC to output clear images and text in sharp colour.
"ProMax has now made it possible for Mac users to benefit from Matrox's award-winning DualHead technology and at an extremely competitive price for this market space," said Mitch Furman, senior product manager, display technologies, Matrox Graphics Inc. "Matrox is delighted to see the scope of DualHead broadening among the computer industry."
In addition to outstanding 2D graphics performance, the Matrox G400-based DH-MAX boasts Matrox DualHead display capability. The addition of a second monitor, analogue flat panel or TV lets users view their work in greater perspective for added efficiency. As well, DualHead facilitates presentations with its ability to clone the desktop to a second monitor or a larger display such as a big-screen TV. Professionals using the Power Mac G4 and G4 Cube will appreciate the ability of the DH-MAX to power two displays simultaneously using a single AGP card, saving precious PCI slots.
The ProMax DH-MAX driver currently supports DualHead display and will include support for 3D and DVI in future releases.