Matrox Announces Matrox MXO2 Mini

[Kwan Khan]

Key features of Matrox MXO2 Mini
* Works with Mac and PC, laptops and desktops
* Small, lightweight, external box that's easily connected to cameras and monitors
* Capture and playback high definition video via HDMI and analog component; or NTSC and PAL via analog component, S-Video, and composite
* Turns an HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with color calibration tools including blue-only
* High-quality 10-bit hardware scaling engine for realtime upscaling, downscaling, and cross conversion on capture and playback (See Specifications for scaling features supported on Mac and PC)
* Stereo RCA and up to 8 channels of HDMI audio input and output
* 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring on the HDMI output
* Easily edit AVCHD footage by capturing into an edit-friendly compressed or uncompressed format
* Works with leading applications including Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and many more
* Also available with Matrox MAX for faster than realtime H.264 encoding

Matrox MXO2 Mini is priced at $449 US and Matrox MXO2 Mini with the MAX option is priced at $849 US. Available in May 2009.

 

[sander kamp]

I thought this was great until I saw there's no HDSDI on this box

 

[Matt Gottshalk]

I thought this was great until I saw there's no HDSDI on this box

That's what the MXO-2 is for.

Different market segments.