http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/ Engadget Comments for Samsung's UbiSync monitor rig: all USB, all the time http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/Mar 15th 2007 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/Mar 15th 2007 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/]]>Mar 15th 2007 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/The USB monitors seem to only be extensions of the desktop. You still need to hook up the first monitor via D-Sub (VGA) or DVI.]]>Mar 15th 2007 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/Mar 15th 2007 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/
1. Primary monitor tells VGA adapter that it can support 7680x1024
2. VGA adapter sends 7680x1024 signal to primary monitor
3. Primary monitor only displays leftmost 1280x1024 pixels
4. Primary monitor sends remaining display data via USB back to PC
5. PC segmentizes raw data from USB port 1 to various next USB display devices. Since USB devices can be attached via hubs, just like ethernet interfaces, you can 'daisy chain' them via 5 hubs or hang them off 1 hub.

At least that's how I try to reconcile it in my mind. In actuality, I have no idea how how they do this.]]>Mar 15th 2007 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/
I wouldn't mind what comes in the future though. All these announcements are nothing without them hitting the market at a reasonable price. blah blah blah KITCHEN!]]>Mar 15th 2007 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/
I remember 16mb video cards running 1280x1024 monitors. A 32mb card could do that plus play fullscreen video. It doesn't take a lot to run a basic desktop, some applications, even a little bit of video.

So think back to those 16 and 32 mb video cards - their chips (GPUs) often clocked in around 200mhz - that's a pretty small chunk of today's Dual Core CPU power.

Take a 200mhz GPU, multiply by 6, and you have 1200mhz
Take 32mb of video ram, multiple by 6, and you have 192mb of ram

Even if you allocate and extra 50% to the overhead of managing such a monstrous mess of monitors, you're still looking at 1.8ghz and about 300mb of RAM.

A Dual Core 2.2ghz, with 2gb ram, could run that with 40% CPU resources, and 15% of it's ram.]]>Mar 15th 2007 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/Mar 15th 2007 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/Jun 9th 2007 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/Mar 15th 2007 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/Mar 16th 2007 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/15/samsungs-ubisync-monitor-rig-all-usb-all-the-time/
Thanks,
Alan
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