Re: Top 10 Reasons to Buy Matrox MXO2 Mini – Not Intensity Pro

Ya know what? I just checked out the MXO2 specs again and I'm a little miffed now. I notice you need a 2.4 ghz processor. I have a MacPro dual 2.0 ghz. So I can't use the mini? My 2 year old computer is obsolete?

AND, integral to the way I like to work, I like to preview AE on the monitor. That's no problem working in HD 720p DVCProHD over Firewire letterboxed out to my old NTSC monitor. In fact, FCP does the downconversion in realtime to Firewire as well. But if I can't see my AE on the monitor, that sucks. And it really sucks that those features are PC ONLY. If I hear that phrase again... I mean who the hell is using windows for real editing? I just don't consider those people to be artists. They're engineers. Flame away I don't care. This morning, I tried to view one of my sites on windows and it needed QT installed... ok fine. I had to click a damn ok button or a permission button no less than 12 times to get it downloaded and installed. Hell, there was even a box that asked if I saw another notification! "Did you see the information bar?" Well no Vista I didn't. Why didn't you just put that freakin info in the popup box that said did you see the info, in the first place!" Windows blows. :/

8 years ago I swore I would never buy Matrox again. And maybe I should listen. They have a history of coming out with neat products, but then letting them wither away without support or updates.

Anyone know if the mini will work on a dual 2 xeon?