 |
|
| ActiveWin: Reviews | Active Network | New Reviews | Old Reviews | Interviews |Mailing List | Forums |
|
|
|
|
|
DirectX |
|
ActiveMac |
|
Downloads |
|
Forums |
|
Interviews |
|
News |
|
MS Games & Hardware |
|
Reviews |
|
Support Center |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Windows Me |
|
Windows Server 2003 |
|
Windows Vista |
|
Windows XP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News Centers |
|
Windows/Microsoft |
|
DVD |
|
Apple/Mac |
|
Xbox |
|
News Search |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ActiveXBox |
|
Xbox News |
|
Box Shots |
|
Inside The Xbox |
|
Released Titles |
|
Announced Titles |
|
Screenshots/Videos |
|
History Of The Xbox |
|
Links |
|
Forum |
|
FAQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Windows XP |
|
Introduction |
|
System Requirements |
|
Home Features |
|
Pro Features |
|
Upgrade Checklists |
|
History |
|
FAQ |
|
Links |
|
TopTechTips |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ's |
|
Windows Vista |
|
Windows 98/98 SE |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Windows Me |
|
Windows Server 2002 |
|
Windows "Whistler" XP |
|
Windows CE |
|
Internet Explorer 6 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Xbox |
|
Xbox 360 |
|
DirectX |
|
DVD's |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TopTechTips |
|
Registry Tips |
|
Windows 95/98 |
|
Windows 2000 |
|
Internet Explorer 5 |
|
Program Tips |
|
Easter Eggs |
|
Hardware |
|
DVD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ActiveDVD |
|
DVD News |
|
DVD Forum |
|
Glossary |
|
Tips |
|
Articles |
|
Reviews |
|
News Archive |
|
Links |
|
Drivers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Reviews |
|
Xbox/Games |
|
Fallout 3 |
|
|
|
Applications |
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 |
|
Windows 7 |
|
|
|
Hardware |
|
iPod Touch 32GB |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Interviews |
|
Steve Ballmer |
|
Jim Allchin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Site News/Info |
|
About This Site |
|
Affiliates |
|
Contact Us |
|
Default Home Page |
|
Link To Us |
|
Links |
|
News Archive |
|
Site Search |
|
Awards |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credits |
 |
Product:
Marvel G400 TV
Company: Matrox
Website: http://www.matrox.com/mga
Estimated Street Price: $299.00
Review By: Julien JAY
Conclusion
|
Table Of Contents |
Well we have reached the end of the review. Here are my final comments, notes and grades for Matrox Marvel G400 TV multimedia all-in-one graphics card.
Final Comments
|
How
It Grades |
The Marvel G400 TV is probably the best of the current all-in-one multimedia graphics boards. The continuous Matrox support to develop new drivers, including OpenGL ones is a token of compatibility. TV and video features are great and allow everyone to turn its PC in a real multimedia platform. 3d features are not on top comparing to recent board but are sufficient enough for actual games. Both home and business users will find the top quality 2D and DualHead capability a very tasty addition, while gamers are likely to find the image quality excellent and Direct3D performance a big increase over other graphics cards and for those of you who want good DVD performance without shelling out for a separate DVD-Decoder card can't really go wrong. However there’s one drawback with such a board: when you’ll change it you’ll loose your TV tuner and video capturing features. Finally we can say that overall the Marvel G400 TV is a good buy but some of you may want to wait for the hypothetical upcoming Marvel G450 TV.
|
Overall Score |
83% |
|
Version Reviewed |
Drivers
Version 5.52 |
|
Release Date |
Out Now |
|
In The Box? |
1 Marvel G400 AGP Board 3
CD (Contains drivers, games, video software) 1
S-Video Cable 1 cable for the external box Audio cables |
|
The Good Points |
Easy
To Install Good TV features |
|
The Bad Points |
Avid
Cinema software can be better in terms of GUI,
No twain support Average 3d features, Not enough Video RAM |
|
Reviewers PC Setup |
Pentium III 800EB Windows 98 Second Edition |
|
PC Required |
Windows 95/98/2000 Or Higher 32Mb of RAM AGP enabled system CD/DVD-ROM Drive VCR & Video Camera |
| <-- Compatibility |
