[AG-TECH] Matrox QID card

[Chris Rosenthal]

Does anyone have any experience with the Matrox QID PCIe x16 version? 
Or any other 4-head PCIe cards?

It seems like most of the newer motherboards are heading that
direction and we are working on putting together some new AG machines.

Thanks,
Chris


On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:48:36 -0600, Chris Rosenthal <cmr.evl at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just thought I'd chime in to say that we've been using the Matrox QID
> (non-pro) on AGP on our AG node since last summer and it has worked
> great. As already mentioned, you can do four DVI in either 1x4 or
> 2x2...
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:49:53 -0500, Derek Piper <dcpiper at indiana.edu> wrote:
> >
> >         Yea, I figured it would be best to have all the projectors on the QID
> > card. That's great you're doing the same thing I was thinking about
> > trying and it's working for you.
> >
> >         Thanks,
> >
> >         Derek
> >
> > Russ Wolf wrote:
> > > Derek,
> > >
> > > You most likely would want to use all the fastest graphicvs "heads" for
> > > the projectors for the participants (AGP or PCIe) and use the older PCI
> > > slot for the console.  We use an AGP QID and a Matrox G450 PCI for our
> > > node and things work just fine.
> > >
> > >
> > >    --Russ Wolf, Boston University
> > >
> > > Derek Piper wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Matrox QID (AGP)
> > >> display 1 -> operator console
> > >> display 2 -> 1st projector display
> > >> display 3 -> 2nd projector display
> > >> display 4 -> 3rd projector display
> > >>
> > >> Matrox Parhelia PCI
> > >> display 1 -> 4th projector display
> > >> display 2 -> ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Derek Piper - dcpiper at indiana.edu - (812) 856 0111
> > IRI 323, School of Informatics
> > Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Chris Rosenthal
> Electronic Visualization Laboratory
> University of Illinois - Chicago
> Phone: 312.996.3002
> 


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Chris Rosenthal
Electronic Visualization Laboratory
University of Illinois - Chicago
Phone: 312.996.3002