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Matrox is alive! 3/1/2010 by: Theo Valich - Get more from this author
Even though the company fell from mainstream eyes, Matrox is continuing with its niche business model. The company now has three divisions [Matrox Graphics, Imaging and Video], all with extensive product portfolios.
Even though Matrox now accounts for approximately 0.06% of the worldwide graphics market, the company isn't giving up. During CeBIT 2010, Matrox Graphics introduced a twelve display setup, courtesy of the eight-display M9188 Octa-Display Edition and four displays driven by M9148 graphics card.
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Matrox Graphics demonstrates 12 displays running off a single PC
The system was built using an Intel Core i7 processor, shedload of system memory and twelve 26" NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXI with a native resolution of 1920x1200. We like the fact that Matrox used displays with 16:10 ratio, rather than 16:9 screens that are all over the show.
The M9188 is nothing else but a dual-GPU setup with eight mini-DisplayPort connectors, while the M9148 comes with quad DisplayPort output. The company demonstrated 8100x3880 resolution, i.e. 7680x3600 pixels with 70 pixels reserved for bezel correction.
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No less than 24 adapters were used: 12 Mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort cables and additional 12 DisplayPort to DVI cables. Yes, you can call this an octopus.
Neither M9188 nor M9148 are intended for gaming - Matrox is now aggressively positioning themselves as a "Graphics for Professionals" company and as such, their focus is on winning as many stock market and financial institution contracts as possible. |
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