[mythtv-users] OT - VGA -> USB - NOT - USB -> VGA

[Stroller]

On 20 Dec 2007, at 23:10, Stroller wrote:
> ...
> Personally I'm lusting over "hardware VNC" KVM-over-IP-switches:
>    http://www.kvmswitchdirect.co.uk/acatalog/

Whups! Wrong link!
<http://www.kvmswitchdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Switches_with_IP_access.html>
or <http://tinyurl.com/yugqso>

Most of the below comments refer to that page:

> When I first discovered these, perhaps 4 years ago, I think the one-
> port Adderlink was the only one on the market. I don't remember if it
> was a £550 or £700 - it could possibly have been priced in excess of
> a grand, but if so it had certainly fallen to £550 (its current
> price?) by two years ago. The 1-port Adderlink has a serial port that
> allows it to control a regular 8-, 16- or 32-port KVM switch, thus
> enabling it to act as a VNC-over-IP gateway for quite a number of
> PCs. As you can see, there's a lot more competition now with
> Raritan's single-port model at £410 and Rextron's 4-port is no more
> expensive than the now-venerable 1-port Adder. I feel that £1,200 is
> quite reasonable for an 8-port, if you have the application to
> justify it.
>
> As I say, I have been lusting over these for quite some time. And I
> see that the prices have fallen to the point where I might be able to
> justify one, although I'm a bit skint at the moment. Looking at these
> I'd be surprised if I hadn't splashed out on one in the next couple
> of years, and I'm already thinking how it might allow me to
> restructure my business.

Stroller.