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Matrox Parhelia™ APVe

The graphics solution for Audio, Photo and Video professionals
The Matrox Parhelia APVe combines advanced multi-display and video output technologies with unprecedented image quality for the most comprehensive creative workstation support. HDTV component video out, Dual-DVI plus TV output and unique What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) video output plug-ins are just some of the many features creative professionals will benefit from with this remarkable graphics card.
 
Key features
Native x16 PCI Express architecture
128MB of DDR graphics memory
Dual 400 MHZ 10-bit RAMDACs
DualHead up to 1920 x 1440 per display
Dual-DVI up to 1920 x 1200 per display
Advanced multi-display output modes:
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Dual-display plus HDTV output
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Dual-DVI plus TV output
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Dual-display plus TV output
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TripleHead Desktop Mode


WYSIWYG video output plug-ins for: Adobe® Premiere® Pro, After Effects® and Photoshop®, Discreet combustion 3®, 3ds max™ and NewTek LightWave 3®
Component, composite and S-video output


YPbPr component output at 1080i/25, 1080i/30, 1080p/24, 1080p/25, 1080p/30, 1080p/50, 1080p/60, 720p/24†, 720p/25†, 720p/30†, 720p/50†, 720p/60, 480p/59.94, 483p/60, 576p/50
Composite and S-video input1
PureVideo Preview - for full screen video playback
Dual Hardware Overlays - gamma correctable
Adjustable proc-amp settings for TV and overlay video window: hue, saturation, brightness and contrast
UltraSharp Display Output technology
Dual-ICC profiles - to support one ICC profile per display in either a DualHead® or Dual-DVI set-up
Matrox Pivot Mode2
Matrox DualHead 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 Desktop Divider - to divide a single desktop into multiple display units
PowerDesk-HF utility suite
OpenGL® and Microsoft® DirectX® compliant
Unified Microsoft Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, and Windows® Vista XDDM display driver
Global sales and technical support
3-year warranty

1 Composite input requires additional cable sold separately.
Video input not supported in Dual-display plus HDTV mode.


2 Pivot Mode supported in Dual-display configuration.
Video-output feature is not available when Matrox Pivot feature is enabled.

†Supported with RoHS sku only.

Optional upgrades
Composite video-input cable(P/N: CAB-DIN8-CVIN)

Hardware included
Matrox Parhelia APVe graphics card (P/N: PH-E128APVF‡)
One DVI to Dual HD15 cable (P/N: /15963-02)
One TV-output cable - composite/s-video(P/N: /15953-02)
One DVI to DVI + HD-15 cable (P/N: /16090-01)
One HD-15 to YPbPr component output cable(P/N: /16113-00)
One DVI (male) to HD15 (female) adapter (P/N: /ADAPT20)

Maximum resolutions, color depth and refresh rates
To offer the ultimate in productivity, Matrox Graphics provides the industry's most comprehensive resolution, color depth and refresh rates support.


Maximum Dual analog resolution*
Resolution
Colors
1920 x 1440
Over one billion
*Maximum resolution per display

Maximum Dual-DVI resolution*
Resolution
Colors
1920 x 1200
16.8 million
*Maximum resolution per display

Maximum Triple analog resolution*
Resolution
Colors
1280 x 1024
16.8 million
*Maximum resolution per display

Maximum Dual-display plus
TV/HDTV output resolution*
Resolution
Colors
Aspect ratio
1600 x 1200
16.8 million
4:3
1680 x 1050
16.8 million
16:10
*Maximum resolution per display

Refresh rates*(single display configuration)
Resolution
Vertical (Hz)
Horizontal (kHz)
Aspect Ratio
2048 x 1536
85
140
4:3
1920 x 1440
85
140
4:3
1920 x 1080
85
140
16:9
1600 x 1200
100
140
4:3
1680 x 1050
100
140
16:10
1366 x 768
100
140
16:9
1280 x 1024
120
140
4:3
1152 x 864
140
140
4:3
1024 x 768
160
140
4:3
1024 x 576
160
140
16:9
854 x 480
200
140
16:9
800 x 600
200
140
4:3
640 x 480
200
140
4:3
*Primary analog display.

Minimum system requirements
System: PCI Express x16
128MB RAM
600 MHz CPU
Microsoft® Windows® 2000, Windows® XP operating system
(check regularly for updates on support for other operating systems)
300W system power supply
CD-ROM