RE: Running multiple touchscreens from one PC

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do remember reading earlier in the year that it is possible with a reg
hack to increase the number of remote desktop sessions available in
Windows XP. I recall reading that one poster claimed to have 5 RDP
sessions running concurrently with no problems... That would probably be
a viable option, but one would of course have to have a PC as well as
the screen in the remote locations....

Another thought has occurred to me.... Aren't there USB-VGA adapters
available? - I'm sure I've seen these advertised in the past... (could
be thinking of something else though)...

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 November 2004 16:04
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
>
>
> Similar to what I want. I would like whole house audio control (via
> browser) with all the amplification and switching done in N0. Speakers
in
> each room go back to N0.
>
> Or the touchscreen (7" etc) as you state. Not seen anything
suitable
so
> far.
>
> G.
>
>
> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 15/11/2004 15:56 -----
> "Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>
> Today 15:50
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> [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
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> Just mulling over the ways to get touch screens in a number of rooms
cost
> effectively. Is anyone running two or more touch screens (of the type
you
> fit in a car etc) from a single PC with multiple interfaces?
>
> I?d probably want to run something like MainLobby or my own custom
> application (designed in Director) on each and connecting to
> ACE/Homevision/Comfort at the back end.
>
> I guess there are a few options like:
>
> *                Terminal services
> *                Multiple dual head graphics cards in the PC
> *                Multi session software (don?t know what this is
called
> but I?ve seen something before ? allows several instances of Windows
to
> run from one PC)
>
> I guess the multi graphic card option is easy to setup but may be a
bit
> flakey to get the right app running on the right screen?
>
> With the terminal services option ? what?s the minimum extra hardware
I
> would need at each screen?
>
> Anyone got any other ideas?
>
> Paul.