[GRLUG] what's the opposite of a KVM?

john-thomas richards jtr at jrichards.org
Mon Feb 15 14:30:25 EST 2010


On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 02:22:27PM -0500, Steve Romanow wrote:
> On 2/15/2010 2:20 PM, Michael Mol wrote:
> >
> > Take a look at the Newegg reviews:
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16812200034
> >
> > USB2 is only 400Mb/s. 640x480x24bpp at 60Hz is 421.875Mb/s.  A more
> > reasonable 1280x1024x24bpp at 60Hz is 1800 Mb/s.
> >
> > Don't expect a stellar refresh rate; more like VNC over a slow DSL
> > connection. An extension cord run to your laptop's VGA, DVI or HDMI
> > port is better. (And probably cheaper, too!)
> >
> >    
> I own a vga extension if you want to borrow rather than buy.  That way 
> you can see if you like the results.

Thanks, Steve.  I just might take you up on that.
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john-thomas
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