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There will be 4 Sharp LC-M3700 lcds attached to this card. They run a native 1366x768 resolution, which Sharp claims to be 16:9 (1360x768 would actually be 16:9). Regardless, it's not standard. One, possibly 2 of the screens will be configured for TV viewing. If not through the card, it would be plugged into a VCR to tune it. I'm not sure yet if the computer this card will go into will be running NT or XP. I'm hoping for XP. 
I called a few of these companies and here's what I found out:
Colorgraphic: Predator Promedia. They can configure it to have 2 tv inputs (or more for an additional charge), 4 DVI outputs, and the tv inputs can be mapped to any display. Price is $1030. This card would give the most flexibility, as the tv streams would be run through the computer (through a VCR). We could put a tv stream on any monitor and reconfigure the rest of the outputs on the fly.
The Appian Phoenix has 4 DVI outputs and supports up to 2048x1536, but it does not support NT. I am waiting for their rep to call me back and see if it will do the native resolution of the Sharp LCD. This card does not have TV inputs. MSRP is $599.
Matrox's G450 MMS card supports 4 DVI outputs under NT, but only runs 1280x1024 max resolution. This means the display would have to be stretched to fill the screen, or cropped to keep a proper aspect ratio. If cropped, the text will remain sharp and easy to read, but you lose part of the visible area. If stretched, the text may become fuzzy, depending on its size. The G450 MMS does not have TV inputs either. Street price is around $689. I wouldn't recommend this card, but Matrox is the biggest of all of these companies and they're known for quality products.
Does anyone have experience with one or more of these cards? The Colorgraphic is Savage based, the Appian is ATI, and Matrox is of course, Matrox. 3d performance isn't an issue, but compatibility is key.
I called a few of these companies and here's what I found out:Colorgraphic: Predator Promedia. They can configure it to have 2 tv inputs (or more for an additional charge), 4 DVI outputs, and the tv inputs can be mapped to any display. Price is $1030. This card would give the most flexibility, as the tv streams would be run through the computer (through a VCR). We could put a tv stream on any monitor and reconfigure the rest of the outputs on the fly.
The Appian Phoenix has 4 DVI outputs and supports up to 2048x1536, but it does not support NT. I am waiting for their rep to call me back and see if it will do the native resolution of the Sharp LCD. This card does not have TV inputs. MSRP is $599.
Matrox's G450 MMS card supports 4 DVI outputs under NT, but only runs 1280x1024 max resolution. This means the display would have to be stretched to fill the screen, or cropped to keep a proper aspect ratio. If cropped, the text will remain sharp and easy to read, but you lose part of the visible area. If stretched, the text may become fuzzy, depending on its size. The G450 MMS does not have TV inputs either. Street price is around $689. I wouldn't recommend this card, but Matrox is the biggest of all of these companies and they're known for quality products.
Does anyone have experience with one or more of these cards? The Colorgraphic is Savage based, the Appian is ATI, and Matrox is of course, Matrox. 3d performance isn't an issue, but compatibility is key.
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