From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Very good news if they can get the chip into a mobile phone

Adam

Rich Gauszka wrote:
> Obviously not for the gamer but they claim 1280-by-1024 & DVD video quality
> playback. They don't say what portion of cpu usage ( considerable? )  the
> software graphics adapter will suck up though
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070320/tc_pcworld/129989
> Samsung has introduced what it claims is the world's first USB-connected
> display, which also needs no graphics card.
>
> The UbiSync LCD monitor has a 19-inch 1280-by-1024 screen that uses a
> software graphics adapter which it downloads to the PC when it is plugged
> into a USB 2.0 port.
>
> Samsung senior vice president Ha Yoon-ho suggested that UbiSync would be
> ideal for laptop users wanting a second display, and for workers who need
> multiple PC screens. It includes a four-port USB hub, so up to five monitors
> can be connected via a single USB port on the PC.
>
>
> UbiSync is due on sale in May for $678-- not cheap for a 19-inch monitor,
> but it does mean you can add an extra screen to a PC without having to open
> the box and install extra VGA or DVI ports.
>
>
> The USB monitor uses British-developed video networking technology from
> DisplayLink. Its performance won't match a high-spec 3D graphics card but is
> fine for business use, said Michael Ledzion, DisplayLink's executive VP of
> world-wide sales.
>
>
> He claimed that it is capable of 32-bit color and DVD-quality video
> playback, even though it uses software on the PC and a video chip in the
> screen, instead of a graphics card in the PC.
>
>
> DisplayLink has also licensed its technology to Toshiba, which has built it
> into a universal laptop docking station, and Ledzion showed a USB-DVI dongle
> from Taiwanese manufacturer Sunix which he said can add USB connectivity to
> any screen.
>
>
> The same technology can be used to send video over wireless USB and Wi-Fi,
> Ledzion said.
>
>

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