Re: Anyone know about Matrox's range of graphics cards?

["Jon Payne" <jgpayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've got an old Matrox G400 that outputs RGB which I used to use to watch
NTSC DVDs on my PAL only TV.

Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Anyone know about Matrox's range of graphics cards?



Hmmm ... From hunting around further it looks like the RGB output to
SCART is only available on the "Quad" cards and they're £400+ :-(

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 16 March 2004 11:07
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Anyone know about Matrox's range of
> graphics cards?
>
>
> This is from the help file on my Matrox Parhelia:
>
> Use PureVideo/DVDMax
> While playing video in one display, view the same video
> full-screen on another display.
>
> Note: This control is unavailable while Use video overlay is disabled.
>
> To use this feature, the following conditions must be met:
> (1) Use PureVideo/DVDMax is enabled. (2) The current display
> settings (resolution and color palette) aren't too high. (3)
> Digital video is played using the video overlay feature of
> your Matrox graphics hardware. Programs that use the video
> overlay feature include Microsoft Media Player and other
> programs that use ActiveMovie or DirectX Media.
>
>
> Basically, DVD Max allows the video being played in Media
> Player etc to be played full screen on the TV rather than the
> desktop or extended desktop.
>
> I'm not sure about the RGB output feature - my parhelia
> allows up to 3 displays, one of which could be a TV but only
> through S-Video or composite.
>
> If you want the full help files/guides, let me know.
>
> Paul
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 16 March 2004 10:04
> To: UKHA_D (ukha_d)
> Subject: [ukha_d] Anyone know about Matrox's range of graphics cards?
>
>
> I'm trying to work out their range/features and finding it's
> confusing me ... Not hard I know.
>
> I understand that some of their cards have the facility to
> output interlaced video standard RGB from the VGA port (they
> list a cable on their online shop page for this) - is this
> what they refer to elsewhere as "DVD Max"? Anyone know what
> Matrox cards support this?
>
> Phil
>
>
>
>
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