Matrox TripleHead2Go Triple Monitor Expansion Review

Now I can really see the need for this kind of thing, I get it, I really do and I will admit that playing Doom 3 was pretty cool now that I see 60% more of what I’m doing I’m blown away, but I really have to stress the importance of having those flat panel style monitors, it makes all the difference in the world. But even with my old clunky monitors, I thought the idea was sound and the product to be of decent quality.

	REPORT CARD : Matrox TripleHead2Go category rating comments Quality 4 The triplehead2go is a decent product, the small design is light yet is not flimsy, good design and aesthetics. I am thinking the two VGA cables needed to be twice as long, some folks are going to need the extra length, me included. Innovation 5 It’s a damn good idea and I like where this style of gaming (and work use) is going. Do I see a Matrox Four2Go on the horizon, I doubt it. An extra 60% of gaming view provides 60% more action as far as I am concerned. Performance 4 Even after tweaking the resolutions and playing around with the in-game settings, the controls of the test games I did (Doom 3, Pariah and F.E.A.R.) still had a slight bit of lag in the looking around side of things. I am willing to credit some of that to my graphics card, but not much, still it does do what they advertise, without headache. Installation 5 The hardest thing about doing this was the heavy monitors. The installation is so simple it’s not even scary, it’s un-scary, two minutes to plug everything in, and that’s with a beer in my hand. Value 4 OK, the way I see it, this thing can save you an awful lot of money, even at an average price of $275 that’s a ton less dough then buying a huge 32 inch monitor. FINAL VERDICT: 4 out of 5 stars