(Many thanks for your answers, Nick)
Nonetheless, the idea to route the PCI channel through an other channel
seems to be more exciting for me. A converter or an adaptater like in an
external hard-disk (IDE to USB)
In theory, one could implement other standards over a network connection: see the Keyspan adapter:
http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb/server/homepage.spml
I agree that it is much nicer, both for the developer and the consumer, if the signal is routed through an already existing connection.And I think that it´s something that OEMs and product makers await, a technology that affords them some other perspective.
The best options, due simply to bandwidth, are Ethernet, FireWire (800), and USB 2.0. FireWire is not on almost every computer, where as USB 2.0 and ethernet are. Ethernet, however, is most likely the better option due to aforementioned reasons: many clients for the single screen (it could seriously become a competitor to the Media Center, as in the concept and not the XP edition, if good audio support and TV in were included), super-high bandwidth (you could send, realistically, about 40 mpeg2ts signals over a gigabit connection), and integration into existing software (e.g. X). In fact, if video decompression was added to other OpenGL support, it would become a very nice multimedia tool that would be able to play the latest games, watch great TV, and also be useful as an easy-to-use computer monitor, something that no product currently in production is capable of (right?). (I have no connection to VirtualGL (sadly :-) ), or Keyspan)That was my original thought, excepted that I couldn´t foreseen as much possibilities than you.
nick
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