Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Matrox Parhelia APVe
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "ARTICLE" @ 04:00 AM
"This latest Matrox card is aimed at the video editor that wants to dip his or her toe in the waters of high definition video. At its base level, the Parhelia APVe is a PCI Express based graphics card with the full Parhelia feature set, incorporating 128MB of video memory, twin DVI outputs and a dedicated S-Video input. So far, so normal, but it’s the range of connection options that makes the APVe special. Matrox is aiming the APVe at a video editor that already has a dual screen setup, but wants to be able to output HD and SD content to a dedicated video monitor. The APVe will drive dual TFT screens at resolutions up to 1,920 x 1,200 over DVI and still manage to output Standard Definition video to a dedicated monitor. However, if you want to take advantage of the high definition video output, you’re going to have to forsake one of your DVI connections – ultimately leaving you with the option of using two screens via analogue connection or one analogue and one DVI."
A pretty good card if this is the kind of thing you need, but there are definitely a couple of important caveats to consider before purchasing. Perhaps the next version of the card can clear them up.
A pretty good card if this is the kind of thing you need, but there are definitely a couple of important caveats to consider before purchasing. Perhaps the next version of the card can clear them up.
