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Re: Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
http://www.caseserve.com/cinemar/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2428&highlight=matrox<http://www.caseserve.com/cinemar/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2428&highlight=matrox>
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Gale<mailto:groups@xxxxxxx>
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 15 November 2004 19:28
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
Chris,
Which threads were you thinking of? There are loads of posts on there.
Paul.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 15 November 2004 19:02
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
> There is a huge thread on the cinemar forum about doing exactly this.
They
> use multi-head graphics - the matrox supports up to 9 touchscreens on
1 pc
> with independent display and so does Mainlobby to boot - solution in a
> box. Given that you are only likely to be using 1 or 2 of the screens
at
> any one time a reasonably spec'd server will handle this nicely. There
is
> about 10 pages of discussion on the forum describing the approaches to
> doing it. I have just purchased some of the kit to do exactly that.
> Terminal services is a nasty way of doing it IMHO.
>
>
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Andrews<mailto:groups@xxxxxxx>
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: 15 November 2004 18:46
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
>
>
> 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<mailto:paul@xxxxxxx>>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto: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
> > >
> > > .
> > > Subject:
> > > .
> > > [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> > > .
> > > Category:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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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