http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/ Engadget Comments for IOGEAR's DVI Net ShareStation networks one display for multiple users http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/
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This device allows a team to have a big screen display that is connected to all their workstations/laptops for presentations, etc. It's like the way they do it on NCIS and other TV shows...]]>Sep 2nd 2008 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/
To put the fps in to perspective;
Traditional film movies in your local theater = 24 fps
Standard def PAL Television (for those outside the US) = 25 fps
Standard def NTSC television = 29.97 fps
And the ATSC Hi Def television = 59.94 - 60 fps

I'd be interested to see if this can hold up to the videophile standards of todays HTPC geek.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 6:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/Sep 2nd 2008 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/
Has anyone found anywhere to purchase online yet? Nothing on IOGEAR's store or any other reseller, yet.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/
Has anyone found anywhere to purchase online yet? Nothing on IOGEAR's store or any other reseller, yet.]]>Sep 2nd 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/02/iogears-dvi-net-sharestation-networks-one-display-for-multiple/
IOGEAR has finally put up a product page, but you still can't find it on their site unless you know the model of the device to search for - well, here it is: http://www.iogear.com/product/GDIP201/

...anyways, how does it handle? Great for sharing a monitor between several users...displaying presentations...digital signage, etc. The resolution, right now, will not go up to 1600x1200 - as the press release and other literature states. Even the box (which I have since thrown way) stated something smaller, like 1280x1024. It would be nice if it could hit that 'magical' mark of at least 1365/68x768, or higher, for native resolution of digital signage...but depending on your signage software, should look just as good at any resolution.

As said, the display is great and will work for most all applications of use...but I was really curious to see how it handled video...

Well...not so good for the present anyways. Very choppy...and not necessarily due to any network lag - although I am sure that could contribute to just a 'touch' of degradation. Lowering the resolution all the way down to 640x480 and 16-bit color did help and was more smooth, but still a little jaggy. All of this testing was done with small, windowed and full-scrreen modes.

If the full-motion video could be bumped up to at least an acceptable level, and it could also send audio to the monitor...then this would really be a game-changing device in a few areas. Perhaps a firmware update in the future to help this (although audio could be possibly be sent...there is no way physically to output it to the monitor or additional speakers).

Overall this is a great product and definitely worth the ~$150 right now, and just like their USB-only version (which this will also perform in that manner to if a network connection is not needed), the price should drop to around $100-$120, or even lower much later.

Even with a couple little wishlist items for a future upgrade or generation of the product, there shouldn't be much hesitation on this purchase if it can fill the need (minus quality video).

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