Matrox Marvel G400 TV Reviews
Product Type: Matrox graphic cards
Description:Model ID G4+MTVA16GRI /
Newest Review: ... provided by this chip is in excess of software codecs by the likes of PICvideo etc. At the Matrox drivers' maximum ... more
... quality settings it will take up approx. 6Gb per hour of video. Unfortunately, the drivers only allow for hardware accelleration in DirectShow decoding. Standard Video For Windows decoding, which is used by many video editing utilities such as VirtualDub, is not supported, meaning your CPU time will be taken up by decoding frames rather than video processing. Some programs such as Adobe Premiere do support DirectShow decoding, however. Decoding in VFW will take up 50% CPU on a 1.4GHz Athlon, but on a P3-600 the CPU is not ...more
Customer Matrox Marvel G400 TV Reviews (2)
by - written on 13/08/01, updated on 13/08/01 (Very useful, 1659 readings)
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The Matrox Marvel G400-TV is designed as an 'all-in-one' graphics and video solution, similar to the ATI All-In-Wonder series. It's a single AGP board providing 2D, 3D, MPEG decoding (for DVDs etc.), as well as TV viewing/recording and video capture. The one distinct advantage the Matrox has over the ATI, however, is that it provides hardware-based MJPEG video compression. The input video quality is superior to that provided by other similar cards such as the All-In-Wonder series by ATI. It is visibly sharper and cleaner, which of course is important for video editing. The Matrox Marvel G400-TV features an onboard Zoran MJPEG codec chip, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 14/06/01, updated on 14/06/01 (Very useful, 272 readings)
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At first glance I was slightly pesamistic about the Matrox Marvel G400-TV because of its lack of memory. With only 16MB of SGRAM memory it did not compare well with other graphics cards with 32MB as standard. However, although dated, the Matrox Marvel G400-TV peformed excellently in all fields. For games, the card gave an excellent frame rate at a resolution of 800x600 and faired quite well for a resolution of 1024x768. However, with new games coming out demanding more from your graphics card the Matrox should not be bought with gaming in mind. The card comes with an external box for connecting TV aerials, and video and audio inputs and outputs , which makes ... Read the complete review
Technical Details for Matrox Marvel G400 TV
| Product Description | Matrox Marvel G400 TV - graphics adapter - MGA G400 - 16 MB |
| Device Type | Graphics adapter |
| Enclosure Type | Plug-in card |
| Interface Type | AGP 4x |
| Localisation | United States |
| Graphics Processor / Vendor | Matrox MGA G400 |
| 2D/3D Graphics Support | Matrox MGA G400 |
| Video Memory Installed ( Max ) | 16 MB / 16 MB (max) - SGRAM |
| Video Input | Video capture adapter / 30 frames per second |
| Video Output | 2048 x 1536 32-bit colour |
| Max Monitors Supported | 2 |
| TV Interface | TV tuner / video in / video out |
| Package Type | Retail |
| System Requirements | Microsoft Windows 95/98 |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 3 years warranty |
