From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

My thought exactly. Muy interesting possibilities...


Antti Kurenniemi

"Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in message
news:46004b5e{at}w3.nls.net...
> 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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