Yes, that's right, Matrox. Just for a change of pace around here, this is what those wacky guys in Montreal are up to:
- The return of the Marvel (Video capture/TV tuning cards). I'm not sure which chip they'll use, but I would say it's most likely going to be P-Series.
- Parhelia 8x (Parhelia: Parhelia 8x::NV20:NV25)
This has been ready for a very long time, it could have been released for Christmas 2002. It hasn't completely gone to waste as it was chopped in half for the Millennium P-Series.
There are a few possible reasons for the long wait:
1. The original Parhelia stock has taken 2 years to sell. Obviously it was a complete failure in the retail/consumer/enthusiast/whatever market, but supposedly had been selling well in their niches. Hopefully this was not the case.
2. They didn't want to pay for a new mask.
3. The management there is, frankly, weird sometimes, so it could have been something completely different.
The improvements:
1. Flip chip packaging.
2. New memory controller(s).
3. Various bugfixes, (Parhelia was seemingly rushed, at least near the end) including the infamous:
4. Banding, removed.
5. FAA is tweaked a bit, I think it just artifacts less now (See: P-Series).
6. Core clock able to be upped into the 250+ range (Again, see: P-Series). I say able to be upped, because Matrox will likely not release the clockspeeds and who knows what they'll clock it at.
IMO, it's what Parhelia should have been, 2 years ago.
By the way, as I know some (most?) will be uninterested, can we just keep the "Parhelia is slow" "jokes" to a minimum.
- The return of the Marvel (Video capture/TV tuning cards). I'm not sure which chip they'll use, but I would say it's most likely going to be P-Series.
- Parhelia 8x (Parhelia: Parhelia 8x::NV20:NV25)
This has been ready for a very long time, it could have been released for Christmas 2002. It hasn't completely gone to waste as it was chopped in half for the Millennium P-Series.
There are a few possible reasons for the long wait:
1. The original Parhelia stock has taken 2 years to sell. Obviously it was a complete failure in the retail/consumer/enthusiast/whatever market, but supposedly had been selling well in their niches. Hopefully this was not the case.
2. They didn't want to pay for a new mask.
3. The management there is, frankly, weird sometimes, so it could have been something completely different.
The improvements:
1. Flip chip packaging.
2. New memory controller(s).
3. Various bugfixes, (Parhelia was seemingly rushed, at least near the end) including the infamous:
4. Banding, removed.
5. FAA is tweaked a bit, I think it just artifacts less now (See: P-Series).
6. Core clock able to be upped into the 250+ range (Again, see: P-Series). I say able to be upped, because Matrox will likely not release the clockspeeds and who knows what they'll clock it at.
IMO, it's what Parhelia should have been, 2 years ago.
By the way, as I know some (most?) will be uninterested, can we just keep the "Parhelia is slow" "jokes" to a minimum.
