Use A Vga Monitor With Pandora Over A Network
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Yes, no, I, this is.
This only allows you to share input devices, not output devices. The Pandora would be able to control your desktop or your keyboard and mouse control your Pandora, but your desktop would still display on its monitor and the Pandora would still display on its screen. You're thinking of something more like VNC, which has been discussed already. It should work (execute), but it might not be terribly usable (or useful).
droneb
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OMG ive said it several times, what i see the best option and not so expensive is to go and buy a TVBox
http://us.kworld-global.com/main/prod_in.aspx?mnuid=1306&modid=10&pcid=70&ifid=28&prodid=411
i used to work with colombia retailer of kworld and i love it, instead of wastin my monitor, bought this and turned it into a
fully integrated tv and recordign device.
http://us.kworld-global.com/main/prod_in.aspx?mnuid=1306&modid=10&pcid=70&ifid=28&prodid=411
i used to work with colombia retailer of kworld and i love it, instead of wastin my monitor, bought this and turned it into a
fully integrated tv and recordign device.
ThaDSman
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DroneB Dev said:
Not to be rude but, how would this be any different from connecting the Pandora directly to the monitor with a composite to VGA cable like this one?
Does it make the signal more clear?
And BTW $100+ isn't exactly cheap....
Edit: Stupid link stopped working
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This is the first time I'm hearing of it. :lol: Then again, I don't read every thread, and I'm sure not everyone does.DroneB Dev said:
Personally, I'd rather not have to buy anything extra, and I'm a stickler for pixel-sharp graphics if I'm gonna be using a monitor. Would be nice if I could plug Pandora into my PC via USB and have a window displaying the Pandora screen, something like RemoteJoy on PSP.
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Quite a bit of confusion in here. Apparently Synergy does exactly the same job as x2x - transfer keyboard and mouse events from one machine to another. It's useful if you have two computers with monitors next to each other and want to control both with one keyboard. It relies on the X Window System being network capable in the first place - which means you could as well have run the programs entirely on one machine while interacting with them on the other.
VNC allows a virtual copy of a screen instead, with (x11vnc) or without (Xvncserver) the screen showing on the origin machine. This does allow full interaction on both machines, and may cover what you were looking for (subject suggests you want display over network, which x2x/synergy won't do).
Even OpenGL graphics can be sent over the network in the X11 protocol, but the Pandora runs OpenGL ES 2.0 - and that graphics driver may be entirely incompatible with existing image copying tools like Xvnc. So while many programs can be transferred, we might need a new tool for some Pandora-native games.
As for the cable ThaDSman is showing, it will in general do nothing for you at all. That's likely a TV out adapter cable for a specific graphics card model capable of outputting S-video and composite signals in its VGA connector. VGA monitors can ordinarily NOT handle either of those signal types, and they both give considerably worse quality than any VGA card. These TV out cable for the pandora supports both S-video and composite.
One more thing - there are already USB to VGA adapters, which WILL work with the Pandora. These are essentially USB-connected graphics cards. However, the same caveat applies for GLES programs - since it's not the built in graphics adapter, 3D accelerated graphics would need to be copied over.
VNC allows a virtual copy of a screen instead, with (x11vnc) or without (Xvncserver) the screen showing on the origin machine. This does allow full interaction on both machines, and may cover what you were looking for (subject suggests you want display over network, which x2x/synergy won't do).
Even OpenGL graphics can be sent over the network in the X11 protocol, but the Pandora runs OpenGL ES 2.0 - and that graphics driver may be entirely incompatible with existing image copying tools like Xvnc. So while many programs can be transferred, we might need a new tool for some Pandora-native games.
As for the cable ThaDSman is showing, it will in general do nothing for you at all. That's likely a TV out adapter cable for a specific graphics card model capable of outputting S-video and composite signals in its VGA connector. VGA monitors can ordinarily NOT handle either of those signal types, and they both give considerably worse quality than any VGA card. These TV out cable for the pandora supports both S-video and composite.
One more thing - there are already USB to VGA adapters, which WILL work with the Pandora. These are essentially USB-connected graphics cards. However, the same caveat applies for GLES programs - since it's not the built in graphics adapter, 3D accelerated graphics would need to be copied over.
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ThaDSman said:DroneB Dev said:
Not to be rude but, how would this be any different from connecting the Pandora directly to the monitor with a composite to VGA cable like this one?
Does it make the signal more clear?
And BTW $100+ isn't exactly cheap....
Edit: Stupid link stopped working
the IMG you posted, most probably requires a special Video Graphics card/Special Monitor unless is a really bright connector capable of getting power out of VGA and converting the signal on a single step so i believe thats also for sure you will be spending near 100 usd or much more.
(now that i noticed, it goes VGA 2 S-video not backwards almost for sure)
the plus on using a TVBox is that you dont need a whole station-PC hosting the video, and even some enable video recording (hoping for the best that the capturing drivers get working on arm)
the only way to get a hardware option more cheaper than that would be directy using tv or soldering your own vga/dvi conn like the beagleboard by hacking the video bus towards the display
or if you already have a projecting system with multimedial wifi like some epson ones (and if you magically got theyr special drivers working)
anyway, software and network (including USB) options will somehow deliver the img yes, but most of them will get a worst quality and/or slow performance plus an aumentend delay and only if you get the proper software/drivers that right now is not an easy task.
and finaly the link works fine!! XD PERIOD! (always wanted to post that)
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ThaDSman
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The link I was talking about was mine, I was trying to show the reason for my edit, anyways what about those XCM HDMI Blasters? XCM
Ya, I know they are $100 but would that allow connection from the Pandora to a monitor to be high definition? And actually look good?
Edit: Nevermind it looks like its just a video switcher...I dont know, Im to lazy to search right now.
Ya, I know they are $100 but would that allow connection from the Pandora to a monitor to be high definition? And actually look good?
Edit: Nevermind it looks like its just a video switcher...I dont know, Im to lazy to search right now.
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no matter what you do, you still get the final same result, maybe a lil polished but it would be around the same resolution
its the very same lie some cable operators selling "Hi Res Digital TV" just that the original source is not HD
you might get a better image processing than a standard TV but no more beyond that
its the very same lie some cable operators selling "Hi Res Digital TV" just that the original source is not HD
you might get a better image processing than a standard TV but no more beyond that
Etinin
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Just use FreeNX or VNC and it can in fact be done. The downside is that it required another computer, making it quite useless.
