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View Full Version : Multi Monitor Madness with Gefen's USB DVI Adapter


Chris Gohlke
03-22-2008, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/...r-handles-uxga/</a><br /><br /></div><em>&quot;Certainly not the first to conjure up such wares, Gefen is hopping in the USB display adapter game with its own USB-to-DVI adapter. The unit supports screen resolutions up to 1,600 x 1,200 and plays nice with all 32-bit versions of Windows as well as OS X. As you're probably well aware, up to a half dozen of these critters can be connected to a single PC at a time, and any attempt to use seven or more will likely cause a catastrophic meltdown. Unfortunately, these things are still a tad pricey, and even Gefen's will set you back a stiff $129.&quot;</em><br /><br /><img border="0" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/dht/auto/1206064064.usr10.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><br />I'm looking forward to these devices coming down a little more in price.&nbsp; I've wanted to go with a multi-monitor setup for a while now, but I've tried adding another video card a few times and have never been able to get it to work in conjunction with the built in video already in my PC.

lesseffectiv
04-01-2008, 04:58 PM
I'm guessing that part of the reason these still cost what they do is that it's a new technology. It will advance and get cheaper within the year (don't hold me to that). Once it's really cheap, though, and as LCDs keep dropping, then everybody will have a six screen display. Not sure exactly what I'd do with 6, but still cool. Check out the video here:

http://addamonitor.com (http://addamonitor.com)