Re: Running multiple touchscreens from one PC

["John Andrews" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul

I'm doing just that (USB to VGA), do a search for see2 in google.

I imported one from provantage and if someone was doing a bulk buy, would
probably buy another.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 4:07 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC


>
> 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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> > .
> > Subject:
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> > [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> > .
> > Category:
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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.
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