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Have you heard of this PC extender? This a gadget that extends your PC. if you have a PC with high specs, you can buy another monitor and connects it to your PC. You now have two monitors, two keyboards and one CPU. You can add up to 5 monitors but it also depends on your PCI slots. One PCI slot can accommodate two monitors because the video card has a dual-head port. :yup:
I did that to my PC so now I have two workstations with just one CPU..:whistling
I'll try to post a pic so you see it. :)
Seems silly.
Do you have two people working on the same PC at the same time?Quote:
Originally Posted by crabmed
Having multiple monitors is not new but where are the extra keyboards and mice plugging in?
From the first result in google, it just lets you work on your PC without having to be near the tower.
never heard of that before...
more details, whats the thing u got called (model number as well)
The multiple concurrent sessions feature was supposed to be available with XP Pro SP2, but it isn't. If you connect a remote session XP forces you to log off your current session, but in actual fact it is still there and the remote session is actually a second session. This shows that XP is actually capable of handling multiple sessions. There's supposed to be a way round that, but I don't have the details
However, Windows Media Center Extender was supposed to allow up to 5 concurrent sessions, but I don't know how many it actually delivers. I've heard elsewhere that there's a license limit of 3.
A USB hub would provide plenty of ports.Quote:
Originally Posted by clockerDo you have two people working on the same PC at the same time?Quote:
Originally Posted by crabmed
Having multiple monitors is not new but where are the extra keyboards and mice plugging in?
At one time you could get PCI cards with extra ps2 ports, but I guess there's no need for them now.
yup..two people can work at the same time up to 5 people per one CPU actually but it will depend on the specs of the CPU that you have.Quote:
Originally Posted by clockerDo you have two people working on the same PC at the same time?Quote:
Originally Posted by crabmed
Having multiple monitors is not new but where are the extra keyboards and mice plugging in?
the gadget comes with a dual head video card so you plug the monitor there right? the extra keyboard and mouse you plug it in the gadget. the gadget is USB type actually so you just plug it in the USB slot. :)
the size of the gadget is 3in x 2in x 1in. I'll post ASAP the pic of the gadget. ;)
I saw what you mean but that's not it..:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Shiranai_Baka
Interesting!!! I would like see the gadget possible get one to test around :)
Still curious how it's work???
useless.
it really isnt actually. say you have 1 PC and 2 rooms.Quote:
Originally Posted by thesixthsensor
one station in one room and one in the other. It's cheaper than getting 2 PCs ;)
yeah..in my case, we need more than 1 PC here in the house so instead of buying a new PC, i use PC extender..for $165,i got an additional workstation compare to the cost of a new PC. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DaMan05it really isnt actually. say you have 1 PC and 2 rooms.Quote:
Originally Posted by thesixthsensor
one station in one room and one in the other. It's cheaper than getting 2 PCs ;)
http://img103.mytextgraphics.com/pho...-46r7npkgx.jpg
here's the pic..:)
what's it claled :frusty:
brand, model, etc.
All I find on google are things from the 1990s to extend the reach of your monitor, keyboard, mouse.
There is one question. How do you plug in the monitor?
there is a dual head video card that comes with the gadget so you can connect two monitors per video card.
you can contact this person for additional info..:yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by rossco
[email protected]
I've got the PC extender from him.
I'd rather pay the extra $200 or so and get a low-end computer.:ermm:Quote:
Originally Posted by crabmedyeah..in my case, we need more than 1 PC here in the house so instead of buying a new PC, i use PC extender..for $165,i got an additional workstation compare to the cost of a new PC. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by DaMan05
http://img103.mytextgraphics.com/pho...-46r7npkgx.jpg
here's the pic..:)
At $165 does it include the dual video card?
Hmmm...it's an interesting idea but I agree with Busyman.
This seems to have been designed when PCs were more expensive than they are today.
Admittedly, because I work in a computer shop I probably run across better deals than the average Joe but hell, people recycle P4's these days and are happy they don't have to pay us.
I just assembled a computer out of stuff that was donated in the past few weeks...
P4 @ 3GHz
1GB PC3200 DDR
Intel D 865 GLC motherboard
FX5200 vid card
Added a SATA DVD-RW and 250GB SATA HDD and put it into a Gateway "toaster" case that had a valid XP Home PID on it.
My total cost was $100 (the burner and HDD were new), which beats the pants off paying $165 to share a tower.
If the OP is happy with the setup that's fine but I don't see it as a viable alternative to a second PC.
Besides, if you're going to have a different station in another room, how are you extending the VGA cable?
the only benifit i can think of is...
u probably wont use as much power running just the 1 machine + 2 monitors than 2 machines + 2 monitors.
but still... i wouldnt think its a very good idea.
-Pentium® D Processor 925 with Dual Core Technology (3GHz, 800FSB)
-FreeDOS™ included in the box, ready to install
-FREE Upgrade! 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
-80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
-16X DVD ROM Drive
-No Monitor
-Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3000
-Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
$279 from Dell.
:ermm:
or maybe you can try Blue Hippo.:devil:
What I recommend if the person isn't doing anything graphics intensive and doesn't want to build is to get a pretty much barebones system and other stuff aftermarket.
When I wanted a PC in another room, I got a barebones Dell with the smallest hard drive offered and bought a separate DVD burner (Pioneer 710, $25), speakers 5.1 channel ($30), wireless mouse/keyboard combo ($20), 20" flat panel monitor ($150), and 200GB internal drive ($30). Mind you, a lot of that stuff is still somewhat luxury if you just need to "compute in another room".
You don't need a burner, flat panel, 5.1 channel speakers, wireless anything, or an extra hard drive.
Send the PC extender back....if you can.:yes:
You don't really need the PC extender at all.... if you can get the software to let you run 2 sessions at once, on separate monitors, you just need 2 vid cards:)
yes you can do that but you where will you plug the extra KB and mouse..Quote:
Originally Posted by rossco
guys, you're lucky to get that kind of deal for a PC, you know, but from where I am, a $100 worth of PC is a piece of horse manure..:angry: a PC that is worth $100 here is very suspicious man specially if the PC have nice specs (you might be suspected of getting it from theft :yup:)..that's why when we buy the laptop, we buy it there in the US. It's very expensive here!!:yup:
so you see my need for the PC extender right? :)
it has also an advantage though..you only maintain 1 CPU, you only have to pay for 1 license for the OS and software, and most especially, you save a lot of money for power bill.
Here, they charge $15 a month for 12 hours of use of PC (CPU usage). It's a lot money here guys..so if you have more than PC (CPU), you can just imagine your bill.:ermm:
But if you can send me the PC that cost $100, i'll gladly pay the extra charge for the power bill. ;)
yep..Quote:
Originally Posted by ulun64
Where is "here", if I may ask?
His "here" mean "US"
here means THE Philippines, dude..:yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by clocker
usbQuote:
Originally Posted by crabmed
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Originally Posted by rossco
that is if i can get it to run...:frusty: