I'm switching from my existing monitor setup to a widescreen LCD. The original was a Matrox G450 and dual Samsung CRT's.
The new monitor is a Dell 2405fpw.
I am not sure of the video card yet. Must be AGP 4x/8x.
Does anyone have any experience with the Dell widescreen monitors and MSP?
Any suggestions for the best video card to use? This machine will be dedicated for video editing
Thanks for any help.
MSP7.2
ASUS K8VSE Motherboard
512 mb Ram
AMD Athlon 64 2200
Win2kSP4
Matrox G450 Video
Wide screen Dell 2405 & MSP7
I use MSP7 on my Dell Inspiron 8500 (15.4" widescreen laptop) and it works fine. The main advantage is that you have some extra screen width to put more stuff into <g>...
Once you've got the layout the way you want it, you can simply save and/or load the layout using the "Layout Template" feature from the file menu.
I've had pretty good luck using various ATI video cards with MSP - my laptop has an integrated ATI Radeon graphics and I use an older ATI All-In-Wonder card in my tower with pretty good success. From my point of view, the main feature to look for will be some way to run multiple monitors (I use a small "TV" hooked to the S-Video out on both computers for previews). It really helps when editing to be able to see what the final product will look like. Perhaps someone else can comment on other (non-ATI) products...
Once you've got the layout the way you want it, you can simply save and/or load the layout using the "Layout Template" feature from the file menu.
I've had pretty good luck using various ATI video cards with MSP - my laptop has an integrated ATI Radeon graphics and I use an older ATI All-In-Wonder card in my tower with pretty good success. From my point of view, the main feature to look for will be some way to run multiple monitors (I use a small "TV" hooked to the S-Video out on both computers for previews). It really helps when editing to be able to see what the final product will look like. Perhaps someone else can comment on other (non-ATI) products...
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tima
Thanks for the reply asande.
The 2405 seems like a natural for video editing especially the wide screen format. Since the price is < $900 I couldn't resist. I'm just not sure which card is best for this setup.
The Matrox 450 is fine for dual head but I don't think it will handle the widescreen.
Lots of vid card info around for gamers but not much for video .
The 2405 seems like a natural for video editing especially the wide screen format. Since the price is < $900 I couldn't resist. I'm just not sure which card is best for this setup.
The Matrox 450 is fine for dual head but I don't think it will handle the widescreen.
Lots of vid card info around for gamers but not much for video .
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Terry Stetler
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You should try editing on a triplehead Matrox P-750, Parhelia or APVe (PCIe Parhelia) rig with three 19" monitors. This results in a 3840x1024 desktop with a timeline as long as your arm 
With the APVe if you sacrifice one head (2560x1024 desktop) you get an HD or composite output. Keep the triplehead and you get analog SD capture to boot.
This is all possible because the Matrox cards all have multiple overlays. ATI's fake their TV out by using a clone mode then shifting their single overlay around. IMO lame (and yes I have one: a PCIe AIW X600).
With the APVe if you sacrifice one head (2560x1024 desktop) you get an HD or composite output. Keep the triplehead and you get analog SD capture to boot.
This is all possible because the Matrox cards all have multiple overlays. ATI's fake their TV out by using a clone mode then shifting their single overlay around. IMO lame (and yes I have one: a PCIe AIW X600).
Terry Stetler
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tima
I've been using the Matrox G550 with dual crts for a year or so. I like the setup but don't like the wide timeline on crts. The gap is too wide for me I think. It is nice to have another tube to put the preview window, ML etc. on.
I will probably get the Matrox 750 and use the Dell 2405 wide lcd and a 19" standard lcd. I do have a question about the 750 though.
Newegg says that the Matrox P750 has 1600x1220 dual digital and 1920 x 1440 analog resolution.
Matrox says that the P750 resolution is 1920x1200 dual digital and 1920 x 1440 analog.
I'm confused.
I tried talking to Newegg but they just refer me to the manufacturer. Does anyone know what the true capability of the P750 is? I need to know if it will work at 1920x1200 digital.
I will probably get the Matrox 750 and use the Dell 2405 wide lcd and a 19" standard lcd. I do have a question about the 750 though.
Newegg says that the Matrox P750 has 1600x1220 dual digital and 1920 x 1440 analog resolution.
Matrox says that the P750 resolution is 1920x1200 dual digital and 1920 x 1440 analog.
I'm confused.
I tried talking to Newegg but they just refer me to the manufacturer. Does anyone know what the true capability of the P750 is? I need to know if it will work at 1920x1200 digital.
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Terry Stetler
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The P-750 can do UP TO:
1920x1200 using dual DVI's
or UP TO
1920x1440 using dual VGA's
This isn't to say you HAVE to use these settings, they're just maximums.
Set both for the max rez of your flat panel and, presuming your VGA can also handle that rez, you should be able to span a desktop over both.
You'll also have to option of using them as dual independent displays, each with its own setting. In this configuration you can use the secondary display for zooms, dialogs etc.
In either case the tertiary display head is free for use with DVDMAX: MSP previews, DVD playback, Meida Player playback etc. etc.
When you first start up the P-750's drivers all the monitor options, and there are a TON of 'em, are presented graphically and you can check off the one you want to use.
1920x1200 using dual DVI's
or UP TO
1920x1440 using dual VGA's
This isn't to say you HAVE to use these settings, they're just maximums.
Set both for the max rez of your flat panel and, presuming your VGA can also handle that rez, you should be able to span a desktop over both.
You'll also have to option of using them as dual independent displays, each with its own setting. In this configuration you can use the secondary display for zooms, dialogs etc.
In either case the tertiary display head is free for use with DVDMAX: MSP previews, DVD playback, Meida Player playback etc. etc.
When you first start up the P-750's drivers all the monitor options, and there are a TON of 'em, are presented graphically and you can check off the one you want to use.
Terry Stetler