Adding a third monitor
Monday, March 19, 2007 by Philly0381 | Discussion: Personal Computing
I’m looking for some input or more correctly the pros and cons of using a USB 2.0 adapter to allow the connection of a third monitor.
I recently upgraded my graphics card to a PNY NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 AGP with 256MB DDR with 2 VGA and one S Video outputs.(the original card had the some graphics engine but only 1 VGA and half the memory). I know it wasn’t a giant leap of an upgrade but since the original card worked with the products here I wanted to play it safe.
The system is a three year old Gateway with a P4 2.6GHz processor with HTT and 800MHz FSB. I’ve increased memory from 512Mb up to 2GB. There are 3 PCI and 1 AGP slots which are being used. I have a Win TV card in one of the PCI slots which I could remove, and lose that function or swap it out for a USB version.
I currently have a 17in LCD computer monitor and a 37in LCD TV with VGA inputs. The third monitor would be another 17in LCD.
I don’t do any of the graphics intensive gaming, just normal computing and running Stardock products. The only video intensive program I run is MLB.com TV. It gives live video streaming of all Baseball games. So, I’m 58 and retired, you want me to watch soap operas!
If anyone has both a PCI and AGP graphics card in their computer I would be interested on how easy that was to do. I searched the web and apparently it’s an option but you have to get into the BIOS. Not something that I really want to play with.
I’ve found three USB devices which are below. They all seem about the same. I did send an email to the tech support people at Viewport with a description of my system and asked them questions of compatibility and whether their device had memory, you know normal questions. The reply was that they knew of no problems. That’s it, no info about what was inside the device or anything that might convince to buy their product. I wonder if they thought I was a spy!
(I haven’t done a link before but I give it a shot)
Port Authority2 USB 2.0 to SVGA Adapter
http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=113&sku=30
Tritton SEE2 2.0 to SVGA Adapter
http://www.trittontechnologies.com/products/TRIUV100.htm
Viewport Computer Video Adapter for USB
http://www.ymouse.com/viewport/vpuserguide.php
WWW Link
WWW Link
WWW Link
EDIT: Well the links worked except the first adapter is no longer available on that site.
I recently upgraded my graphics card to a PNY NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 AGP with 256MB DDR with 2 VGA and one S Video outputs.(the original card had the some graphics engine but only 1 VGA and half the memory). I know it wasn’t a giant leap of an upgrade but since the original card worked with the products here I wanted to play it safe.
The system is a three year old Gateway with a P4 2.6GHz processor with HTT and 800MHz FSB. I’ve increased memory from 512Mb up to 2GB. There are 3 PCI and 1 AGP slots which are being used. I have a Win TV card in one of the PCI slots which I could remove, and lose that function or swap it out for a USB version.
I currently have a 17in LCD computer monitor and a 37in LCD TV with VGA inputs. The third monitor would be another 17in LCD.
I don’t do any of the graphics intensive gaming, just normal computing and running Stardock products. The only video intensive program I run is MLB.com TV. It gives live video streaming of all Baseball games. So, I’m 58 and retired, you want me to watch soap operas!
If anyone has both a PCI and AGP graphics card in their computer I would be interested on how easy that was to do. I searched the web and apparently it’s an option but you have to get into the BIOS. Not something that I really want to play with.
I’ve found three USB devices which are below. They all seem about the same. I did send an email to the tech support people at Viewport with a description of my system and asked them questions of compatibility and whether their device had memory, you know normal questions. The reply was that they knew of no problems. That’s it, no info about what was inside the device or anything that might convince to buy their product. I wonder if they thought I was a spy!
(I haven’t done a link before but I give it a shot)
Port Authority2 USB 2.0 to SVGA Adapter
http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat%5Fid=113&sku=30
Tritton SEE2 2.0 to SVGA Adapter
http://www.trittontechnologies.com/products/TRIUV100.htm
Viewport Computer Video Adapter for USB
http://www.ymouse.com/viewport/vpuserguide.php
WWW Link
WWW Link
WWW Link
EDIT: Well the links worked except the first adapter is no longer available on that site.
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Reply #21 Wednesday, March 21, 2007 10:51 AM
Let me see, maybe I want to hook up four LCD or DLP projectors, one for each wall. At least I won't have to worry about painting the room!!! I wonder how a panoramic wall paper would work acroos the 4 projectors? I could have the wall paper change overnight....go to sleep by the ocean and wake up in the desert.
What do you think, do I have too much spare time in my life?