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ViBook Turns Your USB Ports into Display Ports
By Dave Peterson | March 27, 2009
Multiple monitors on a single computer is one of those things that might seem excessive to people who’ve never had the need or opportunity to try it. If you do anything more complex than web and email, odds are you could benefit by having the added real estate of at least two monitors. But it’s not always easy to add an additional monitor (or several) to an existing setup.
VillageTronic has an answer with the ViBook, a USB graphics adapter that will allow up to six monitors to be attached to a single system. Each monitor will need its own adaptor (which is small and can be attached to the back of a display), and depending on how many USB ports you have, the use of a USB hub may also be necessary. The device will drive up to a 23-inch display at a maximum resolution of 1680 x 1050 widescreen or 1600 x 1200 on a 4:3 display through a DVI connection. Supported operating systems are Windows 2000 through Vista and Mac OSX 10.4 and up on an Intel processor. ViBook graphics adapters are $129 and come with software for extending your desktop across your multi-display setup.
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