Matrox dropte een press release in m'n mailbox waarin ze de Millennium G550 Dual DVI videokaart aankondigen. Deze DualHead kaart van Matrox heeft, zoals de naam aangeeft, een tweetal DVI poorten waarmee het de eerste videokaart is waaraan twee digitale flatpanels kunnen worden verbonden. Dit wordt gedaan met een externe Dual DVI kabel waarmee het gebruik van twee analoge monitoren ook tot de mogelijkheden blijft behoren. De kaart wordt sinds vandaag geleverd en is te koop voor £99 exclusief BTW. Voor een losse dual DVI kabel moet £40 neergeteld worden:
Montreal, Canada, August 29, 2001 - Matrox Graphics Inc. is now shipping its new Millennium G550 single-chip Dual DVI graphics card, providing business consumers with the most flexible, forward-looking DVI graphics card on the market.
Targeting the corporate market of IT professionals and managers, the Millennium G550 Dual DVI graphics card is the first and only accelerator which outputs to either two analogue or two digital monitors from a single chip-no external TMDS (transition minimised differential signalling) transmitters required. Supporting crystal-clear images at a resolution of up to 1280x1024 on both panels, the Millennium G550 Dual DVI’s flexible design allows corporate users to easily upgrade from dual-analogue output to dual-digital output through the addition of an external Dual DVI cable. This means that Millennium G550 corporate customers can be DVI-ready at any time, without the added costly and time-consuming task of installing new graphics cards once flat panel support is desired.
A low-profile board supporting both ATX and low-profile brackets, the Millennium G550 Dual DVI is a versatile, powerful 2D/3D accelerator, which in addition to the visionary HeadCasting™ engine, supports ultra-crisp text, the highest quality digital and analogue output in the industry and explosive 2D performance. Additionally, the Millennium G550 is supported by Matrox unified and WHQL-certified drivers for the utmost in system stability.
Flat Panel Trends
According to DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in flat panel display (FPD) market research and consulting, 2001 bodes well for FPD sales. LCD revenues are expected to rise 56 per cent by the end of 2001 and in Q4’01 the FPD market is expected to grow 7.4 per cent.
Availability
The Matrox Millennium G550 Dual DVI graphics card and the Dual DVI cable are shipping now. For information on where to buy visit our website at www.matrox.com/mga/buy_matrox/distributors/distreur or www.matrox.com/mga/buy_matrox/resellers for a full list of our distributors and resellers, noting part number: G55MADDA32DB. The Estimated Street Price for single-piece units of the Millennium G550 Dual DVI graphics card is £99 excluding VAT. The Dual DVI cable is also available through our distribution channel at an Estimated Street Price of £40 excluding VAT.