Matrox Parhelia 256MB
Matrox Parhelia 256MB Overview
High-performance, AGP 8x, 256 MB, DualHead and TripleHead graphics card Designed for 2D and 3D workstations with an AGP slot, this multi-display graphics card has a combination of reliability, innovative features, image quality, and performance that makes it ideal for a wide range of professional applications. Additional advanced features of this product include 256 MB of graphics memory, support for quad-buffered stereo-3D (stereoscopic) output, and support for synchronization with certain other Matrox graphics cards.
Matrox Parhelia 256MB Features
- 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.
Matrox Parhelia 256MB
The Matrox Parhelia 256MB graphics card has full DualHead/TripleHead and AGP 8x support integrated into a single Matrox-designed graphics chip.
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
Supported monitor configurations
| Monitor 1 | Monitor 2 | Monitor 3 |
|---|
| Digital | — | — |
| Digital† | Digital† | — |
| Digital | Analog | — |
| Digital | Analog | Analog |
| Digital | TV | — |
| Digital | TV | Analog |
| Analog | — | — |
| Analog | Digital | — |
| Analog | Analog | — |
| Analog | Analog | Analog |
| Analog | TV | Analog |
Matrox PH-A8X256F Specifications
- Part number: PH-A8X256F
- Card type: AGP 8x, compatible with all compliant AGP 4x and 8x systems (1.5 or 0.8 V)
- Graphics memory: 256 MB
- Bracket connectors: DVI x 2
- Card form factor: ATX
- Bracket form factor: ATX
- EMC certifications: Class B – ACA, CE, CSA, FCC, VCCI
- Card size: 6.9" x 4.3"
- (Card size = length, not including bracket and bracket connectors x height, including slot connector. Card width is within specifications for a single card of the given type.)
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