Re: [AG-TECH] Matrox QID card

[Derek Piper <dcpiper@indiana.edu>]

	It's probably bad form to resurrect an old thread but I'd just like to 
thank everyone that helped with my questions about replacing the PCI 
NVidia Quadro we had with the Matrox QID. We got the new cards (I got a 
PCI Millenium P650 too) in this morning and they work so much better 
than than the Quadro. I have it set up (in case anyone was curious) as:

Matrox QID AGP (QID-QDA8X128)

Runs 4 LCD projectors in 2x2 formation at 1024x768 per projector.

Matrox Millenium P650 PCI (P65-MDDAP64)

Runs TFT monitor via one of its two DVI outputs

	I noticed you have to have all of the outputs the same on the QID card 
and we only had a couple of the DVI projector cables around, so at the 
moment the projector display is running via VGA cables. When I get 
replacements I'll have them all running via DVI.
	Performance is certainly a big step up from the Nvidia Quadro PCI card, 
I can many have large video windows at 32bpp resolution and move them 
quickly and smoothly around the display. I couldn't do that before with 
the Quadro. Setting the default monitor in windows is easy and all the 
apps open on the TFT screen first.
	Is there somewhere, even unofficial that we can collect information 
about what set ups work well for multi-display AG nodes? Would that be 
useful for anyone? I know I benefitted from knowing that a number of 
people were doing what I had planned/wanted to do.

	Derek

Chris Rosenthal 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@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@indiana.edu - (812) 856 0111
> > IRI 323, School of Informatics
> > Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
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Derek Piper - dcpiper@indiana.edu - (812) 856 0111
IRI 323, School of Informatics
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana