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Parhelia 128MB

Parhelia 256MB

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Matrox Parhelia 256MB

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The Matrox Parhelia 256MB AGP 8x multi monitor graphics card supports dual and triple monitor setup configurations and quad-buffered stereo-3D (stereoscopic) output.

  • Matrox TripleHead to use three* analog monitors at a time (in "independent" or "stretched" mode)
  • Matrox DualHead to use two digital or analog monitors at a time (in "independent" or "stretched" mode)
  • Joined graphics card mode enables an additional Matrox DualHead** or TripleHead† graphics solution to work in tandem in one system to drive up to four displays‡
  • AGP 8x card compatible with all compliant AGP 4x and 8x systems
  • 256 MB graphics memory
  • Matrox UltraSharp Display Output Technology
  • TV-output support (composite video and S-video, NTSC or PAL)
  • Multi-display 2D/3D OpenGL and Microsoft DirectX acceleration
  • Hardware support for quad-buffered stereo-3D output
  • Unified Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista XDDM display driver for Matrox Parhelia series and Millennium P-series graphics cards
  • Matrox-certified display drivers available for leading CAD and GIS software
  • Easy-to-use Matrox PowerDesk driver interface
  • Widescreen resolution support and additional functionality via Matrox PowerRes
  • Display pivoting (rotation) support
  • Matrox Clone to view a copy of one display on another display
  • Matrox Multi-Display Zoom to view a portion of one display full-screen on another display
  • Matrox PureVideo to view hardware-accelerated video playback in a video window on one display and full-screen on another display
  • Matrox Glyph Anti-Aliasing for the hardware-accelerated smoothing of text edges
  • Support for customizable unattended installation for rapid multi-system setup
  • Global sales and technical support
  • 3-year warranty

* The resolution of each display must be the same when using TripleHead on products in this series.
** With Joined graphics card mode, a DualHead graphics card can only be joined with another DualHead graphics card to drive a maximum of four displays.
† TripleHead graphics cards are supported in DualHead mode only.
‡ Joined graphics card mode multi-display configurations can be obtained by downloading the Matrox PowerDesk-SE version 2.04 display driver and above.

Hardware included

  • Matrox Parhelia 256MB graphics card
  • DVI-to-HD15 dual-monitor adapter cable (1-foot)
  • DVI-to-HD15 connector adapter
  • TV-output adapter cable (composite video and S-video, 1-foot)
  • Stereo-3D adapter cable (mini DIN-3 connector, 1-foot)
  • Stereo-3D connector bracket (mini DIN-3 connector)

Software included

  • Matrox display driver for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP*
  • Matrox PowerDesk (driver interface and utilities)

* Drivers for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP X64 (64-bit) and Windows Vista XDDM available online. For other possible operating systems, contact Matrox.

Optional upgrades

  • Matrox ASM (Advanced Synchronization Module) for synchronization with video input or other Matrox graphics cards

Maximum resolutions (per display)

  • Digital, 1-2 monitors: 1920 x 1200
  • Analog, 1-2 monitors: 2048 x 1536
  • Analog, 3 monitors: 1280 x 1024