Le jeudi 29 juin 2006 à 17:38 +0100, Dieter a écrit : > > I wonder the > > following thing : can we route the PCI channel through an other > > channel ? > > A converter or an adaptater like in an external hard-disk (IDE to USB), snip > > Is it possible ? > > Computers can and often do have multiple Ethernets. Yes, they make > PCI cards that supply Ethernet ports. You can even get PCI cards > with multiple Ethernet ports. I've seen PCI cards with 4 ports. > Some mainboards have more than one Ethernet onboard. They also make > USB-to-Ethernet adapters, so you can get an Ethernet port without > using up a PCI slot, assuming the computer already has USB. > > You don't necessarily need a dedicated Ethernet to run this, even if > you are viewing HD video. So, I understand that my wish doesn´t need a "special" chip which would make the relation between the PCI interface and the Ethernet interface, right ? > OTA HD mpeg2ts is approx 19 Mbps max. > That doesn't fit on 10 Mbps Ethernet, but is only about 20% of 100 Mbps > Ethernet, or 2% of Gigabit Ethernet. This assumes that the decoding > happens at the terminal, not in the host computer. Of course a T base 1000 is better, is it more expensive ? Moreover, I suppose that if the g-card in the terminal has to decode, it will be a little more hot and more expensive. Anyway, can we envisage in the flat panel a board with an Ethernet connector and a PCI slot on which one plugs the g-card ? Does that require a "special" chip between the PCI slot and the Ethernet connector ? > > So a computer with only 1 Ethernet could connect to a hub/switch/router > type box and the terminal can connect to some hub/switch/router type box. > The terminal is just another node on the network, The terminal can talk > to any computer on the network you like. No KVM switch needed. Yes, I know that the use of a hub or else would be possible. I suggested two Eth connector on the PC just for a no-brainer usability : the screen->the PC->the DSL box
And here, the idea to offer a monitor with a g-card inside begins interesting when one considers this configuration : the PC->the DSL box->the screen since most of the ISP´s DSL box are more than a modem/router. As well one can foreseen that the next generation of TV will have far more logic inside, more capacities to handle graphics or codec, and maybe not so different than a terminal. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
