Samsung USB Monitor Debuts Mar 21, 2007
Samsung USB Monitor Debuts The 19-inch UbiSync LCD plugs in via USB and downloads software to substitute for a graphics card. Bryan Betts, Techworld Tuesday, March 20, 2007 09:00 AM GMT-08:00 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. Third parties such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard will offer Oracle Red Hat Linux support, said Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129989-pg,1/article.html Vikas Kapoor, MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype ID: dl_vikas Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
