Matrox Millennium G400, (16 MB) AGP Video Card

Pros: Dual displays, Vibrant colors, Razor sharp clarity at the highest resolutions
Cons: Loss of friends out of envy, Matrix looking computer room, Less productivity and more DVD watching

Dual displays have always fascinated me. I had the opportunity to play with a CAD station utilizing dual 21 inch monitors and was in heaven the entire 3.2349 minutes the AutoCAD deity allowed me to mess with his sacred machine.

Note:...

Pros: performance, features, video capabilities
Cons: not the absolute best 3D but still great

The Matrox Millennium G400 is Matrox's latest effort in the video adapter market. Matrox has long been known for excellence in the 2D market. the Millenium II stood as the standard in high end 2D graphics for years. However, Matrox didn't have any...

Pros: High res, High Quality, Great Price
Cons: Not as fast as some other cards

***Update at the bottom of this epinion***

Let me start off by saying what an unbelievable product this is. The Matrox Millennium G400 32mb Dual adapter has got to be one of the best cards on the market. If you know how to price shop, you...

Pros: Very fast 2D. 3D isn’t too bad. Two head model very worthy of praise.
Cons: A good deal now, but still not worth the price.

Stats: Machine primarily tested on was P3-500 running Win98. Monitor is a Viewsonic PS790. The card I bought had 32 megs of memory on it, but was neither the Max version, nor did it have the dual head capability.

I bought this card during...

Pros: Dual Head, Bump Mapping, Extreme image quality
Cons: Not as fast as the newer crop of cards

Matrox has always been considered a leader in the graphics card industry. Their 2D ability has always been considered top-notch but gamers have always considered their 3D ability to be a little behind in the industry. Matrox was hoping to change this...

Pros: dualhead, superior image quality, solid gaming performance
Cons: about to be replaced with the newer G450

After reading many glowing reviews in various trade magazines, I purchased a Matrox G400 Max DualHead. It’s six months later and the Max continues to meet and in some cases exceed my expectations. Although not a professional, I dabble a lot in digital...

Pros: Beautiful 2d/3d, Duel Head, Price
Cons: Not the Fastest Card

I have had my 32meg G400 for a year now. I have never been happier with a card (not even when all my friends drooled and hated my old sli-v2 setup).

Picture Quality:

-2d:
Beautiful, it's just a beautiful card. Matrox is known...

Pros: Dual display
Cons: NONE!

I just installed two Matrox G-400 Max 32Mb dual head video cards, and I am impressed.

I chose this card for our company's training computer workstations. These are Compaq P-III 450Mhx machines. I wanted to have the ability to connect an SVGA...

Pros: absolutely gorgeous image quality, outstanding 2D performance w/good 3D performance, dual-head capability w/TV out, beautiful DVD decoder quality, very good software controls
Cons: not the fastest for 3D games; a little pricey

what a fantastic card! i replaced my voodoo3 2000 AGP because the image quality was so terrible; not just 3d rendering, but just normal 2D in Windows looked absolutely awful on the voodoo, with washed-out color and poor focus at higher resolutions. the...

Pros: Superior image quality, dual head, well rounded card
Cons: Gaming speed, price

I have been a long time fan of Matrox ever since I spent a considerable sum of money on the then best graphics card available, the Matrox Millenium which had a grand total of 2MB of memory! I graduated from the Millenium to the Millenium II, then to the...

Pros: Great 2D
Cons: 3D is not state of the art

Matrox cards have always been know to provide the best 2D image on the market, and the G400, and it's successor, the G450, carry on the tradition.

Right now the G450 series will probably replace the G400 as the current Matrox production card,...

Pros: awesome image quality, tv outs, multiple desktop support
Cons: not as fast as a tnt2u or geforce, some win2k driver issues

I am a computer enthusiast who has put in many hours worth of
research when choosing a video card. I have compared the g400
with the TNT2u, voodoo3000, and more. (read on...)

The Matrox G400 is a 32mb video card that is an...

Pros: Visual Quality, Drivers, Overall Performance, Dual Head Monitor Feature, LCD expansion, Video Capture Expansion, High Resolution at 32bit color, the best mix of business and gaming properties
Cons: OpenGL, No competition to drive down prices

Revised 2/5/2000 (Correction of Review title, thanks webpod)

Matrox, a long time maker of computer graphics boards, has created a new product line that helps to streamline their products and brand identification.

When you hear...

Pros: 2D performance, accurate rendering, DualHead
Cons: not as fast as others at 3D gaming

Although it is getting a little long in the tooth, the Matrox G400 Max is still one of the best choices on the video card market. In this day when the popular video card manufacturers are churning out new products every 3 months and other longtime video...

Pros: Excellent DVD, beautiful 3D, superior history
Cons: may be a bit pricey. slower than geforces.

This article addresses : EXACTLY why the G400 is one card you should Definitely Buy, HOW MUCH you should expect to pay, and ALL the tips and details that will make or break your purchase satisfaction.

Introduction
There are really two...

Pros: Dual-Head (Dual Monitor output without the need for an add-on card), exceptional 2D performance, excellent 3D performance, Environment-Mapped Bump Mapping
Cons: A little pricey, the early openGL drivers are weak

When we purchased the Matrox G400 at the Prince Rupert Public Library (http://www.citytel.net/library), I was 'amused' to say the least. I thought "Dual-outs (a.k.a. Dual-Head)? Sweet, but what about the rest of the card?" Not really knowing...

Pros: Excellent 2D & 3D graphics, better all around card
Cons: Pricey compared to its competition, lack of EMBM support

After years of torturing 2d graphics on my S3 Virge video card to my Intel i740, I've always dreamed of what "graphics card heaven" was like. I've read countless reviews on the TNT1, TNT2 Ultra, Voodoo3, and ATI Rage Pro's, and I...

Pros: expandibility, dual head,nice prize
Cons: not the fastest around

Since I started with Pc's, my favorite brand on VGA cards was Matrox, becoz they were the fastest 2D cards available at that time 3d didn't matter. I remember the Mystique 2M when it was just released, it was THE card to buy, now 3 or 4 years later I...

Pros: Fantastic Hardware
Cons: terrible drivers

I Ordered my G400 MAX in the beginning of summer when it was first available for pre-order, unfortunately I did not get it until the end of summer. I expected to wait for it but not the amount time that I did. Of course now I think you can get them...

Pros: Excellent Quality, Great for Games and Graphics Editing
Cons: Most Matrox products are only available directly from Matrox now ($)

The Matrox Millenium G400 excels where the G200 was lacking. Sure, I was happy with my G200 card, but it was just...okay.

The G400 cooks! The image is steady and crisp, and the 2D smokes!

For 3D, the G200 was slow in comparison...

Pros: Good Performance and Features
Cons: No TV-Out for Primary Display and Performance won't fare as well with next generation games

First of all this is a Matrox G400 review, not a G400MAX. The differences between the two cards is the MAX has a 360 ramdac for basically higher resolutions and refresh rates while the vanilla has a 300 and the MAX has a faster clock speed hence its...

Pros: graphic quality
Cons: nothing

Most games run smooth even at 1600 x 1200 res with 32 bit color and that is no surprise if you check out few of the many features this card has:

32 MB ram running at 360 MHz (G400 max)
Real Time bump mapping (only card in the market)
...

Pros: No-brainer dual monitor configuration
Cons: Limited 3Dfx/Glide support leaves some games unplayable

This card first caught my eye via the editorial content in the Imagine publications "PC Accelerator" and "PC Gamer." They consistently raved about the speed and quality of the G400 (which is important to me as I am a graphics snob...

Pros: 2D quality is outstanding, DualHead
Cons: Not the best 3D speed, drivers need a little work

Matrox has often been reputed with having some of the highest quality cards on the market. While their graphics chips may not be the fastest gaming chips that are available, their 2D image quality has long been considered exceptional and a cut above the...

Pros: good gaming card for the price, duel display
Cons: Performance doesn't top too many other cards

The Millennium G400 provides a realistic lighting effect and does a better job of keeping distant objects into view than other boards. The Matrox board provides a large software bundle including Micrografx's Picture Publisher 8 image editor and the...

Pros: Dual Head in Windows98, Environmental Bumbmapping, reasonable performance
Cons: Way too expensive, OS incompatability problems, infrequent driver updates

I have been a Matrox man for a long time, but the G400 will be the last Matrox card that I buy. Before buying my Matrox G400 MAX and Rainbow Runner G-Series I was very excited about the card. I thought it was going to be great. I read tons of tech...

Pros: Great Tech. Support, good 3d performance, reasonable price.
Cons: Windows 95/98/ME doesnt come with drivers for it.

The Matrox Millenium G400 is a great graphics card at a reasonable price.

Setting up this graphics card is very easy. Simply put the graphics card into your AGP slot and start your computer. Insert the installation CD and follow the...

Pros: performance, value, features
Cons: not the fastest 3d

I purchased the g400 for all the reasons I bought the last 4 matrox cards: great performance, great features, great value, great support.

The card is a 2d screamer and is pretty quick when it comes to 3d anyway. There's plenty of...

Pros: Crisp graphics and rich colors
Cons: Falling behind in 3D gaming

I bought the Matrox G400 video card for my own machine after very thoroughly looking at all of the competition. What I found was a video card that was very versatile, fast, and relatively inexpensive when compared to the current crop of high speed 3d...

Pros: It's perfect!!!
Cons: none

Forget about ATI's All in Wonder.. forget about Voodoos... forget about TNT2.. Matrox's Millennium G400 is the only card that can satisfy all our needs. With it's 3D and 2D performance... any games look increablie running under Matrox's...

Pros: better visuals than voodoo 3 and TNT2
Cons: no tv tuner, slightly slower frame rates than voodoo 3 and TNT2

Matrox has built quite a name for themselves when the G200 lived up to the hype. Now they have made the Matrox G 400. This card backs up their reputation that delivers excellent performance and a visibly better image than even the TNT2’s can deliver....

Pros: Great text AND graphics
Cons: A little pricey (but worth it)

I purchased the Matrox Millenium graphics card on advice and after checking reviews and comparisons on the net which suggested it would be my best bet as a compromise between good text quality (my priority) and high quality graphics. The text is fine...

Pros: excellent video, excellent tech support, great video card
Cons: slow getting to a tech, not documentation about PC-to-PC software causes installation problems.

I was given a Matrox Millenium G400 video card to install on a users machine since they needed More Video Ram and the user wanted to have video capabilities. I read up on the Matrox card and every thing looked great. Easy to setup, 3D capability, true...

Pros: Great colors, excellent picture, great extra features, dual head
Cons: Not the best game card,

The G-400 is one of the finest video cards on the market for the business world. The card is also great for games but not the best. This card give excellent color patterns that you just don't see with other cards on the market. The picture is sharp and...

Pros: dual 128 bit processors, dual monitor output, 360mhz RAM
Cons: some of the packing materials can't be recycled

I bought this card about two months ago to replace my ancient 4mb Matrox Mystique 220 that had served me well for about three years. I started my computer and enabled my 4x AGP setting in my computers BIOS and booted into windows to install the software....

Pros: Almost unlimited desktop space w/ dual monitors
Cons: needs better support for NT4 and W2K

Well, Matrox is and has been one of the best video card manufacturers for a long time. With the G400 and the G400Max, they've created a new niche. Not the dual head niche, that's been around for a long time from manufacturers like Appian. But the...

Pros: Dual Head Technology
Cons: None

If you are a gamer or design a lot of things on the computer and you need the large desktop space that a usual 17 inch monitor doesn't allow, this is the video card for you. Matrox has Dualhead technology which allows you to set up another monitor to...

Pros: Excellent 2D, excellent DualHead, excellent quality, excellent DVD
Cons: not the fastest gaming card on the planet, but it wasnt made for that.

This is the best card I have ever installed.

I have dealt with all 3dfx's offerings, all nVidia's offereings, and the latest Radeon Vivo. This card is my favorite. It has the 2D display with looks that kill.

Although development...

Pros: Dual Head
Cons: Good speed. Nough said...until you try it.

I use this card for 6 months as of today.

Well..well..well. If you want to use dual monitors setup, this videocard is the only way to go to reserve your IRQ/PCI slots for other peripherals.

You may ask me why I would like to have...

Pros: Limitless performance, support for Linux
Cons: None

I've always been a Matrox guy. I bought the original Matrox Millenium 4MB, the Millenium II PCI 8MB, and now I have a wonderful new Millenium G400 MAX. The G400 lives up to its heritage and is a wonderful card for many uses.

I bought the...

Pros: Everything about the card
Cons: Everything about the company

I wish I could write an epinion on Matrox, the company, because I'd rip them a new virtual a$$hole. If you're considering buying ANY Matrox product, be prepared for sub-standard documentation, poor technical support, and plenty of time to set up your...

Pros: Excellent graphics
Cons: Can be difficult to install

I own a Matrox Millennium G400 Max with 32 megs of SGRM. I bought it to play Diablo II when it first came out.

I'm running a P3 with 330 megs of PC-133 ram and Windows 2000. I will have to say, my puter couldn't handle the Matrox with either...

Pros: Works well on single-processor machines
Cons: No SMP support

The Matrox G400 Max Dualhead Windows 2000 drivers do not support multiple processors (SMP). My Dell Workstation 420 shipped with this card, and it works well if I disable one of my two processors. However, if I enable both processors and run any 3d...

Pros: Bump mapping is nice. The multi Moniter thing rocks(with my one moniter)
Cons: not enuf speed, bump mapping slow is down even more, (

Ahhh the G400. Although this card was not that fast compared to the rivals, it offered the option of BUMP MAPPING. This is a way of making a flat surface look 3-D with shading effects. This cuts down on the poly count as to make the computer do better...

Pros: Great 2d, Dual head
Cons: 3d not the best

Matrox used to be the leader in graphics cards before the advent of 3dfx. They used to be the leader in 2d video cards. In my opinion, they are back.

I bought the Matrox G400 (32 MBvanilla, not the MAX) back in July and I love it. I got...

Pros: DVD, DUAL HEAD
Cons: Expensive depends on how much you want to spend.

First I would like to start out my saying this is a great all around card. One of the best things about this card is the dual head feature. This feature allows for dual output to display devices. You have an option for either a monitor, a monitor and...