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Matrox shows triple DVI monitor extender

Published on 8th March 2007 by Wil Harris

Image courtesy the Inquirer.

Matrox has been showing off a DVI version of its awesome TripleHead2Go device.

We looked at the VGA version of the device a while back, and declared it a spectacular gaming device for those looking for massive immersion.

We also saw the laptop-friendly predecessor, DualHead2Go, back in 2005.

When looking at these products, we've always said that they would become far more compelling purchase propositions when they were DVI, and the signal could be all-digital all the way through from the graphics card to the monitor input. This was, we felt, always a no brainer - perhaps the only surprise is that it has taken Matrox as long as it has taken them to get this sroted!

The TripleHead2Go Digital Edition will be on sale by the end of June for $229. This is a high price, but the Counter-Strike love will be so, so worth it.

Let us know your thoughts on the digital TH2G over in the forums!

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DougEdey 8th March 2007, 09:33

Will it work aswell as the VGA version.

Veles 8th March 2007, 09:39

Blimey thats expensive, more expensive than my monitors!

BioSniper 8th March 2007, 09:58

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it has taken them to get this sroted!

Sroted eh? :p
Interesting piece of kit though. I could also imagine that it would be good for a work station user for photo editing and the such like too.

Phil Rhodes 8th March 2007, 10:26

Video editing is the main place you want multiple displays - then you can have more of the timeline in view at once, avoiding the dreaded scroll.

I'd get one and pick up another monitor, but I'm not sure the system exists which can run Far Cry at 5760x1200!

Phil

korhojoa 8th March 2007, 15:37

Man.
I'd get two.
And six projectors.

Home Imax maybe?

devdevil85 8th March 2007, 17:16

damnnn.... that'd be sick.... time to sell my Google stock!

Lazarus Dark 8th March 2007, 17:30

So, any Idea what kind of resolutions this will do? Is it dual-link?

Stompy 8th March 2007, 18:16

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Originally Posted by Lazarus Dark
So, any Idea what kind of resolutions this will do? Is it dual-link?

I imagine it would have to be, since AFAIK the max resolution single link supports is 1920x1080, just over 2 million pixels.
Even 3 1024x768 screens would be too much for this, at 2.35 million pixels.
If i'm assuming correctly and dual link DVI supports around 4 million pixels, it looks like 1280x1024 monitors may be the max for this product, since 3 of these come to 3.93 megapixels.

Crazyglue 8th March 2007, 21:00

will this thing work with a 20" widescreen (1680x1050) and 17" (1280x1024) x 2?

ralph.pickering 8th March 2007, 22:06

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Originally Posted by Crazyglue
will this thing work with a 20" widescreen (1680x1050) and 17" (1280x1024) x 2?

Nope - the article (at least in the link) says 3 x 1280x1024. Which is a shame. I was hoping for something that might stress a pair of 8800GTX's. Not that I have a pair (erm) but I could... if I sell the missus into slavery.

Buzzons 8th March 2007, 23:25

surly if you had a pair of 8800s you would have 4 DVI outs anyway?

[USRF]Obiwan 9th March 2007, 13:30

now add 3 cheap 22" WS lcd pannels for lets say.. eh.. 50 bucks pp. And i will buy it.

:D

Tyinsar 11th March 2007, 08:00

I was seriously considering the vga version until I did the math - for the price of this plus two more 19" LCDs I could get a 24" LCD which would be better for watching movies etc (or I could get two 22" LCDs). If the price was about half I'd buy one in a heartbeat but...

Also, forget this if you're running ATI cards: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/support/th2go/digital/compatibility.php#table

Edit: Matrox's info page: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/products/th2go/digital/home.php

TMM 11th March 2007, 13:23

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Originally Posted by Buzzons
surly if you had a pair of 8800s you would have 4 DVI outs anyway?

SLI mode only allows you to use 1 output. Thats where TH2G comes in, 3 monitors with SLI enabled! (hopefully, i don't know if the nvidia drivers can handle 3840x1024 in SLI mode.)

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Originally Posted by BioSniper
Sroted eh? :p
Interesting piece of kit though. I could also imagine that it would be good for a work station user for photo editing and the such like too.

It's useless for anything other then games, since you can just get two cheap video cards and you've already got 4 outputs, and for a shiteload less $$