kfurrow wrote:ARGH! Don't all decent computers come with the ability to drive two monitors nowadays?

Yes, but not over 200ft away. Imagine a computer at the back of an auditorium that needs to display its imagine at the front of the room. You'd need 200ft of cable to get there, but without an amplifier, a normal video card won't cut it.

Available at Waldbaums!

Windows 7 has this built in (Duplicating displays) So if your graphics card has 2 ports already you probably won't have any use for this.

If you live in the 90's you can look at the product page http://www.aten-usa.com/?product&cat=590&Item=VS132

This device is used to extend the distance you can send your computer signal to a TV or monitor.

If you try to use a normal cable the signal degrades or lags badly, this is a possible solution to avoid those problems.

you can send 1080p over VGA, how is that outdated?

as someone who loves obsolete equipment i had to have this. the multi-monitor thing is always terribly rad looking ([s]even if[/s] especially if broadcasting VHS.)

as an electronics geek i'd like to be more technically knowledgeable than i actually am...
what does "cascadable to three levels – provides up to 8 video signals" mean? (potential simultaneous output to 8 monitors?) and how does one "cascade?"

It comes with a user manual? What's that?

There are at least 50 of these. Someone is goofing with my naptime...

Come on Woot, you know you want to put the Bagg o Pooty up.

Maybe if you had an old Infocus that you needed for an Amway meeting to display what a pyramid does not look like, It could be usefull there.....

WOW the 90s want their gizmos back!

1 male plug and 2 female ports. Ah yeah. bow chicka bow wow

babylemonade wrote:as someone who loves obsolete equipment i had to have this. the multi-monitor thing is always terribly rad looking ([s]even if[/s] especially if broadcasting VHS.)

as an electronics geek i'd like to be more technically knowledgeable than i actually am...
what does "cascadable to three levels – provides up to 8 video signals" mean? (potential simultaneous output to 8 monitors?) and how does one "cascade?"

by buying 6 more and plugging them in to eachother.

I'm going to be really aggravated if I get one of these in my Big o' Cosmos

Hello 1995?

octaveman wrote:It comes with a user manual? What's that?

Going by the product description I would think that "manual" means your left hand.

"...excellent for public broadcast systems..." Can it tell me how to get to Sesame Street?

Does it blend? and if so how well?

snwball89 wrote:What is this thing you old people call "VGA"?

LOL old people. Hey I got one for you. Ever seen a black & white screen that was CGA compatible??

babylemonade wrote:as someone who loves obsolete equipment i had to have this. the multi-monitor thing is always terribly rad looking ([s]even if[/s] especially if broadcasting VHS.)

as an electronics geek i'd like to be more technically knowledgeable than i actually am...
what does "cascadable to three levels – provides up to 8 video signals" mean? (potential simultaneous output to 8 monitors?) and how does one "cascade?"

chain multiple ones together. think champagne fountain.

Next do we get the adapters to use these on our DVI port monitors?

Looks like a 2 day-er

rgagnon wrote:Yes, but not over 200ft away. Imagine a computer at the back of an auditorium that needs to display its imagine at the front of the room. You'd need 200ft of cable to get there, but without an amplifier, a normal video card won't cut it.

I would move the computer...... or better yet get a laptop.

Kingmade wrote:I would move the computer...... or better yet get a laptop.

yup, cuz thats what you want in your production. The behind-the-scenes technical operators right up on the stage with you.

Any chance this would work with a 3840x1024 resolution?

any one using google chrome? a few woots back my page display has been messed up. Looks fine in internet explorer but id rather not use that browser. All my text is huge and not displaying correctly, other pages look fine, and yes i checked the browsers zoom feature.

who doesn't need three of these........................................

snwball89 wrote:What is this thing you old people call "VGA"?

I think the wootoff should also have some 19.2 modems for sale.

snwball89 wrote:What is this thing you old people call "VGA"?

It's what came after EGA, which came after CGA. Now, get off my lawn, you young whippersnapper!

chrome likes me

elneonpanda wrote:any one using google chrome? a few woots back my page display has been messed up. Looks fine in internet explorer but id rather not use that browser. All my text is huge and not displaying correctly, other pages look fine, and yes i checked the browsers zoom feature.

gXn wrote:chain multiple ones together. think champagne fountain.

aha, thanks! you are hereby invited over to my champagne fountain/cascading video party: 8 screens of Terrorvision (maybe my favorite "very 90s" movie.)

regrets only ;)

elneonpanda wrote:any one using google chrome? a few woots back my page display has been messed up. Looks fine in internet explorer but id rather not use that browser. All my text is huge and not displaying correctly, other pages look fine, and yes i checked the browsers zoom feature.

I am using chrome. It looks normal. did you mess with your fonts, font size?

I'm in for 3 trillion of these

It has been a long time since I've bought something from Woot. This is a good example of why. Shame on you for selling 1980 technology in 2011

macliving wrote:Will it work with my Macintosh?

Go away.

From their website: "Daisy-Chain multiple units together for even more outputs"

Each one will give you only ONE extra output, you need to buy SEVERAL!

zaventh wrote:who doesn't need three of these........................................

Hmm, if it can't replicate a 3840x1024 signal, three could still replicate a 1280x1024 image each, and for less than the cost of a used second Matrox TripleHead2Go Analog Edition.

I think I'm in for three.

benband wrote:Can you do extended desktop with this? It says extends to 65 feet, but I just want more room for icons.

Nope - mirrored displays only.

That write up was awesome.

The following is a public service announcement:
If you're a white box - aka: have not purchased anything... - shush. If you want the product to move, you have to do what many others have done and BUY IT.

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WWP (Wooters Who Purchase)
and a grant from Smartpost.

babylemonade wrote:as someone who loves obsolete equipment i had to have this. the multi-monitor thing is always terribly rad looking ([s]even if[/s] especially if broadcasting VHS.)

as an electronics geek i'd like to be more technically knowledgeable than i actually am...
what does "cascadable to three levels – provides up to 8 video signals" mean? (potential simultaneous output to 8 monitors?) and how does one "cascade?"

It means if you buy 7 of these (yes, you need 3 woot accounts) you can plug them all to each other, one source and 8 monitors, then all 8 monitors will show the same thing.

And "cascade" means connecting them.... the only obvious way? Y'know, output from one into the input of another -- not sure how to say it any clearer.