> > > Since we don't make flat panel displays, this would need to be in a
> > > small flat enclosure that could be velcroed to the back of the display.
> >
> > That's one option, and probably a good one.
> >
> > Another option is the "pizza box" form factor.
> snip
>
> That seems good, though, the pizza box form factor doesn´t present less
> cable than usual, that add an Ethernet cable indeed (I suppose that the
> box is connected to the monitor with a VGA or DVI cable, right ?)
The only difference between the "small flat enclosure that could be velcroed
..."
and the "pizza box" is the size of the box. Some users prefer that each box
be as small as possible. Other users prefer that all boxes be the same width
and depth so that they stack nicely. Still other users want to bolt all their
boxes into a 19" rack.
The display device would be a computer monitor and/or a TV. These have a wide
variety of inputs, and we have no control over this. So we need to provide
outputs that can connect to all of these. In many cases adapters will be
needed.
HD-15 aka "VGA"
BNC
3 BNC "sync on green"
4 BNC "composite"
5 BNC "RGBHV" (same as HD-15 except for connector)
13W3 (same as BNC except for connector)
DVI
HDMI
component
s-video (sometimes incorrectly called "S-VHS")
composite
RF
My understanding is that OGC will provide 2 DVI-I-dual-link plus 1 s-video.
Only 2 of these 3 can be used at once.
These outputs can be be converted to all the others except RF with simple
passive adapters. In some cases the OGC will need to change the format of
it's electrical output. RF can be obtained with an active device called a
modulator which costs about US$20-30, sold at places like Target and Wal-Mart.
> And finally, this is an X-terminal
Yes, an X-terminal that can also handle television type video, and that can
output to a conventional TV as well as a computer monitor. Convergence.
Check your email during the commercials. :-)
> So, as a consumer, I will tell my wish in an other way : why the
> graphical card should have to stay in the PC ?
It doesn't. If you are using an X-Terminal you don't need a graphics card
in the computer. Many computers do not have graphics cards. Some computers
do not even have a place to plug in a graphics card.
> Why doesn´t one put it directly inside the monitor ?
You could, although many users replace/upgrade their computers and/or
graphics cards more often than they replace/upgrade their monitors.
Some of the "internet appliances" had everything integrated.
For example, the "i-opener" had a display, a keyboard, a mouse, and a
wall-wart power supply. The computer was inside the display housing.
> Does this way require an X-server on the g-card ?
The X-server would run in the pizza box.
> Does the graphical card in my PC run a x-server ?
I don't know what you're running, but most likely your X-server is running
on the main CPU, not on the graphics card. I haven't heard of anyone
running an X-server on a conventional graphics card, and it may not be
possible.
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