Please note that Matrox recommends that the card be used on a system with an Intel chipset. On systems with non-Intel chipsets, DVDmax and OpenGL are not supported. If you aren't using multiple monitors already, check out Matrox's Dualhead community . Currently available styles are Default and Large fonts. See the forum for more on this new feature.
Immediate benefits are improved performance and uptime.
Long-term, the move enables implementation of advanced site features. Cornerstone has released a PCI dualhead card based on the Matrox G450. According to Cornerstone, their Win2000 drivers have full multimon support, just like Matrox's eDualhead drivers, meaning that you can use different resolutions and refresh rates on each monitor. More information is available here . Matrox has also announced their own PCI version of the G450, it is scheduled for release in the second quarter of this year.