[AccessD] OT - FW: New computer

Ha ha, one is just not good enough anymore. ;-)
...but do you find the USB video cards basically a good deal?

Jim


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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Steele
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:28 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT - FW: New computer

I just received a StarTech USB2VGAE2 usb/video adapter.  I got a
'refurbished' one for CAD$69 (plus a rip-off $26 in shipping!).  It
works pretty well; I'm using it to connect 2 large monitors to my
laptop.  The USB adapter is connected to a 19" widescreen monitor and
runs at 1680x1050.  The video is definitely slower on the USB
connected monitor - when you move a window, for example, the edges get
'jaggies'.  But the speed is quite acceptable for the kind of work I
do - I'm not going to be playing games on it.

The only problem I've had is that the driver gets a bit confused
sometimes when you change the graphics setup - like the monitor
positions, or which monitor is the master.  I discovered that I have
to disable the USB monitor, set the laptop and connected monitor, then
re-enable the USB monitor and set it up.  Not a big deal.

It's kind of fun to have three screens running at once - makes me feel
ever so productive.  An illusion, of course.

Doug

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi Doug:
>
> I was just the installer but the screens worked fast enough for doing POS
> work. I doubt whether this configuration will ever replace a DVI
connection
> directly to a high-performance video card but they are quite sufficient
for
> basic office work and the ease of installation is their plus.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Steele
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 11:59 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT - FW: New computer
>
> Do you have any experience or information on these?  I'd like to run 2
> big screens off a laptop, but I saw commentary on the Internet that
> they can be so slow as to be useless.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>> Just a note; There are now a little video-chipset block that can just be
>> inserted into any USB slot and can connect another monitor to a computer.
>>
>> See here: http://www.startech.com/product-list/usb-vga-video-adapters
>>
>> The price runs from 60 to 150 per monitor. You can even use them with POE
> to
>> run remote video and camera feeds.
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