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pHaestus · 09-18-2003, 10:41 PM

I received a new MX212 LCD from www.matrixorbital.com today. I plugged it into my notebook to take a few pictures and to get familiar with the unit tonight. Check it out:

Winamp Visualization

DOW temps

Network traffic

Pics don't do the LCD justice; the blue and white combo is really really nice looking in person. This unit shares a lot of features with the CF 633 I have had for a while (Dallas One Wire temperature sensors, PWM-based fan control) but it differs in that it is USB rather than serial, it has more than one DOW header on the back presoldered, and it uses different software with different features and strengths.

Crystalfontz now offers a USB 633 too; it will be interesting to see how these LCDs compare to one another. My initial impression is that it will come down to the software support and the things people really want their LCDs to do. So far I am pretty impressed by the Matrix Orbital unit and the LCDC software it comes bundled with.

I have to go out of town this weekend but I'll be back Monday night when I'll start really putting this unit through the wringer.

09-18-2003, 10:41 PM	#1
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	Teaser Pics of New USB LCD I received a new MX212 LCD from www.matrixorbital.com today. I plugged it into my notebook to take a few pictures and to get familiar with the unit tonight. Check it out: Winamp Visualization DOW temps Network traffic Pics don't do the LCD justice; the blue and white combo is really really nice looking in person. This unit shares a lot of features with the CF 633 I have had for a while (Dallas One Wire temperature sensors, PWM-based fan control) but it differs in that it is USB rather than serial, it has more than one DOW header on the back presoldered, and it uses different software with different features and strengths. Crystalfontz now offers a USB 633 too; it will be interesting to see how these LCDs compare to one another. My initial impression is that it will come down to the software support and the things people really want their LCDs to do. So far I am pretty impressed by the Matrix Orbital unit and the LCDC software it comes bundled with. I have to go out of town this weekend but I'll be back Monday night when I'll start really putting this unit through the wringer.