Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital SE Multi-display Adapter Review

Using 3 or more displays on a single desktop PC is a breeze nowadays, thanks to the efforts of the three main GPU vendors. The situation is different on the mobile side, however, and that’s where Matrox, with its TripleHead2Go series comes into play. For this article, we’re taking a look at one of the company’s latest models, the Digital SE.

A little over eight years ago, I took a look at what I still consider one of the coolest items I’ve had the opportunity to evaluate. First seen at GDC 2006, the Matrox TripleHead2Go provided my first experience with multiple display computing. At the company’s booth, it had a tech demo of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast on the triple-headed PC, and for the first time in my life, I felt fully immersed in a game.

Skipping ahead a few months, we had that very same device on our bench, running our own tests and forming our own conclusions. In those tests, conducted with three Dell 19” monitors, we were left with a strong appreciation for what the TH2Go could offer someone to whom productivity and entertainment were of paramount importance.

Fast forward to today. Our graphics cards by themselves have the ability to power three monitors. With multiple cards, the number of monitors can increase further. Both NVIDIA and AMD have made this capability a priority, so the novelty of the TH2Go is considerably less now than it was back in 2006 when we took our first look at the device. That being said, it still carries with it great significance to those of us with notebooks. Many professionals that I know today no longer have a desktop computer – the mobility of a notebook lends itself so well to a busy professional life. For many, myself included, a home office allows us to remain productive outside of our offices. Part of that productivity is helped along by the adoption of multiple monitor setups.

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