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From: VAXman- on 17 Jul 2010 12:34 I can watch TV via EyeTV (not that I do watch TV) in a windwo and I can watch and control other systems with VNC in a window on my 17" MBP. I would like to be able to have software and hardware to allow a window on the 17" MBP to be a VGA monitor. I imagine I'd need some VGA to USB or Firewire device and software. Any suggestions? Experience? -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG All your spirit rack abuses, come to haunt you back by day. All your Byzantine excuses, given time, given you away.
From: Tom Stiller on 17 Jul 2010 13:25 In article <00AA0934.DBFF9385(a)SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote: > I can watch TV via EyeTV (not that I do watch TV) in a windwo and I can > watch and control other systems with VNC in a window on my 17" MBP. I do both on my 24" iMac. > > I would like to be able to have software and hardware to allow a window > on the 17" MBP to be a VGA monitor. I imagine I'd need some VGA to USB > or Firewire device and software. Any suggestions? Experience? -- Tom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
From: Bob Harris on 17 Jul 2010 20:54 In article <00AA0934.DBFF9385(a)SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote: > I can watch TV via EyeTV (not that I do watch TV) in a windwo and I can > watch and control other systems with VNC in a window on my 17" MBP. > > I would like to be able to have software and hardware to allow a window > on the 17" MBP to be a VGA monitor. I imagine I'd need some VGA to USB > or Firewire device and software. Any suggestions? Experience? If you want the MBP to be an external monitor for another Mac, you might look at ScreenRecycler <http://www.screenrecycler.com/ScreenRecycler.html> I do something slightly different to take advantage of my iMac, PowerMac G5, and my MacBook screens. All 3 systems still control their screens, but I use Teleport to control all 3 systems from my iMac keyboard and mouse. <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22339>
From: VAXman- on 17 Jul 2010 21:15 In article <nospam.News.Bob-5F5A04.20542617072010(a)reserved-multicast-range-NOT-delegated.example.com>, Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob(a)remove.Smith-Harris.us> writes: >In article <00AA0934.DBFF9385(a)SendSpamHere.ORG>, > VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote: > >> I can watch TV via EyeTV (not that I do watch TV) in a windwo and I can >> watch and control other systems with VNC in a window on my 17" MBP. >> >> I would like to be able to have software and hardware to allow a window >> on the 17" MBP to be a VGA monitor. I imagine I'd need some VGA to USB >> or Firewire device and software. Any suggestions? Experience? > >If you want the MBP to be an external monitor for another Mac, you >might look at ScreenRecycler ><http://www.screenrecycler.com/ScreenRecycler.html> > >I do something slightly different to take advantage of my iMac, >PowerMac G5, and my MacBook screens. All 3 systems still control >their screens, but I use Teleport to control all 3 systems from my >iMac keyboard and mouse. ><http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22339> No, not another Mac. It would be a feed from a system with a VGA signal. In fact, the VGA is coming from a box that's converting old RGB-SOG. There's a device from a company called Epiphan. It's $300 for VGA-to-USB capture device. Just wondered if anyone had any experience with it or any other of its like. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG All your spirit rack abuses, come to haunt you back by day. All your Byzantine excuses, given time, given you away.
From: AES on 18 Jul 2010 12:34
In article <nospam.News.Bob-5F5A04.20542617072010(a)reserved-multicast-range-NOT-dele gated.example.com>, Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob(a)remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote: > > If you want the MBP to be an external monitor for another Mac, you > might look at ScreenRecycler > <http://www.screenrecycler.com/ScreenRecycler.html> > > I do something slightly different to take advantage of my iMac, > PowerMac G5, and my MacBook screens. All 3 systems still control > their screens, but I use Teleport to control all 3 systems from my > iMac keyboard and mouse. > <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22339> Slightly different question: I want to do _all_ my computing (and Internet communicating) on an MBP, which sits on a desk in my home office and is cabled to several peripherals there, using only its apps and files. Occasionally, however, I might want to this on this MBP using an older MB which can be carried into the kitchen or LR as a remote screen and keyboard for the MBP. Both machines talk to the Airport network in our house. Could I use one of the above apps to do this? Or do I need to look into Timbuktu or other such software? |