matrox G550 G55-MDDE32F Workstation Video Card

matrox G55-MDDE32F G550 32MB PCI Express x1 Workstation Video Card

G550
32MB
PCI Express x1

The Millennium G550 PCIe graphics card brings the reliability, stability, and features of the proven Millennium G550 product line to PCI Express systems. The x1 design of the card makes it compatible with all compliant PCI Express slots - especially useful for systems with no available PCI Express x16 slots. In addition to having Matrox display drivers for Windows, the Millennium G550 PCIe is the world's first PCI Express graphics card with open-source display drivers for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

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General

Brand: matrox

Model: G55-MDDE32F

Interface

Interface: PCI Express x1

Chipset

Chipset Manufacturer: matrox

GPU: G550

Memory

Memory Size: 32MB

Ports

DVI: 2

Spec

Digital Resolution: 1280 x 1024

Analog Resolution: main display: 2048 x 1536
secondary display: 1600 x 1200

Cooler: Fanless

Operating Systems Supported: Windows, Linux

Features

Features: Matrox DualHead to use 2 monitors at a time (in "independent" or "stretched" mode)
• PCI Express card compatible with all compliant PCI Express slots (PCIe x1, x4, x8, and x16)
• Passive cooling (heat sink with no fan) for silent operation and extra reliability
• Unified Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista XDDM display driver for Millennium G-series products
• Easy-to-use Matrox PowerDesk driver interface
• Matrox Clone to view a copy of one display on the other display
• Matrox Multi-Display Zoom to view a portion of one display full-screen on the other display
• Matrox DVDMax to view hardware-accelerated video playback in a video window on one display and full-screen on the other display
• Support for displays with special aspect ratios
• Support for customizable unattended installation for rapid multi-system setup
• Open-source Linux/Unix display drivers available

Packaging

Package Contents: G55-MDDE32F
Driver Disk
DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts: 90 days limited

Labor: 90 days limited

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Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 90 days
Limited Warranty period (labor): 90 days

Manufacturer Contact Info

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N/A 9/3/2008 9:39:58 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 1/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5This card sucks Pros: The name matrox. Makes you think of the perfect high end 2d cards. Cons: Does not support wide screen resolutions, nor are the drivers in any way mature enough to be considered useful. Other Thoughts: For a company which claims that they are somehow leading age old pioneers in the graphics card buisiness, this card is a joke. I bought it for my dad thinking it would make the perfect buisiness card for him. Well you plug the darn thing in and nothing appears on the screen. This happened on two different computers. I then took it home and tried it on my own lcd screen. Well it didn't come up again, fiddled around with it some more, and eventually something came up. Called up tech support and they told me that my OS wasn't supported. Even though this thing had problems even booting up to the darn bios screen. I will never buy a matrox card again. Trust me, stick with an ATI or NVIDIA card for 2d graphics. Just get a lower end one. There is NO need to ever buy a matrox card, ever. This company is on the way out. 3 out of 5 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!

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9/3/2008 9:39:58 PM
Tech Level: 5/5
Ownership: 1/5
Verified Owner

Rating: 1/5This card sucks

Pros: The name matrox. Makes you think of the perfect high end 2d cards.

Cons: Does not support wide screen resolutions, nor are the drivers in any way mature enough to be considered useful.

Other Thoughts: For a company which claims that they are somehow leading age old pioneers in the graphics card buisiness, this card is a joke. I bought it for my dad thinking it would make the perfect buisiness card for him. Well you plug the darn thing in and nothing appears on the screen. This happened on two different computers. I then took it home and tried it on my own lcd screen. Well it didn't come up again, fiddled around with it some more, and eventually something came up. Called up tech support and they told me that my OS wasn't supported. Even though this thing had problems even booting up to the darn bios screen. I will never buy a matrox card again.

Trust me, stick with an ATI or NVIDIA card for 2d graphics. Just get a lower end one. There is NO need to ever buy a matrox card, ever. This company is on the way out.

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