Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: good or no good idea?

  1. #1
    Richard Allen Evans mr_anderson187's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Norfolk 'n chance
    Posts
    2,133
    Thanks
    3
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts

    good or no good idea?

    i recently got thios idea, i was thinkin bout twiring up my latop tft screen to my pc, whch has a sh1te monitor atm, and my laptop screen would be purrfect to use, as the resolution acheivable is nice, etc, i saw all theses conversion kits at like 100 quid, but i though, if i connected the laptop and the pc, is there anyway, with both of them running and connected, i could display my pc screen on my laptop from my pc, i dont think this option os in xp, is there any other, program, help would be great guys
    Under Development...

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Posts
    888
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    32 times in 29 posts
    Not sure and never tried but virtual networking software should be able to do something like that but I imagine the screen would lag badly even over a LAN network. You would gain remote control of your main PC from your laptop and you would see your main PC on the laptop screen.

    I think the general opinion on the subject is negative from what I have read. If the kits are expensive I dont think it's worth the trouble.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Cork
    Posts
    1,467
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    My experience of VNC programs (wich is fairly limited ) is that they arent fast enough for anyway comfortable screen action even over a 100Mb LAN. Microsoft's remote desktop (built into XP) is meant to be good though although I havent got round to trying it myself.

    Anyway with any Virtual Networking system you are going to end up using, not just your laptop's screen, but, the laptop's keyboard mouse/touchpad etc.

  4. #4
    Banned Shogun's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    Redditch, West Midlands
    Posts
    2,396
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    I also havent seen any way of displaying stuff on a second pc. All ive seen is how to display system stats as a network can cope with that kind of data bandwidth.

  5. #5
    HEXUS webmaster Steve's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Posts
    14,283
    Thanks
    293
    Thanked
    841 times in 476 posts
    If you wanted a proper monitor connection then unless the laptop had VGA in or something of an equal quality then there's no point. I can pretty much guarantee it won't have this.

    Using VNC, Remote Desktop or similar over a network will by laggy and pointless - I've used various and they're good for remote administration or thin clients, but nothing more intensive.
    PHP Code:
    $s = new signature();
    $s->sarcasm()->intellect()->font('Courier New')->display(); 

  6. #6
    Richard Allen Evans mr_anderson187's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Norfolk 'n chance
    Posts
    2,133
    Thanks
    3
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    ah balls, lol, im still thinkin it would work though, cos i can display my monitor as a second display for my laptop, and my grfx card on my pc is a radeon 9600pro so if a card would have this feature, its proable this one might, i thought a lan cale would be hthe perfect idea, serial or usb? no?, any other ideas?
    oh and the laptop grfx card is an "ati rage mobility - p agp" (wotever that is)
    Last edited by mr_anderson187; 17-06-2004 at 12:24 AM. Reason: more info
    Under Development...

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. good wireless hardware
    By DizMatt in forum Networking and Broadband
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 24-02-2004, 10:40 PM
  2. As my last idea was such a good 'un
    By Jiff Lemon in forum HEXUS Suggestions
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 30-12-2003, 07:45 PM
  3. Athlon 2400xp To a 2500xp good idea?
    By catattack in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 23-09-2003, 06:23 AM
  4. VNC - Good idea or bad idea?
    By joshwa in forum Networking and Broadband
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 10-09-2003, 07:40 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •