Comments on: More USB monitors, because their freaking cool! http://multimonitor.net/2007/07/more-usb-monitors-because-their-freaking-cool/ News, FAQ's, and How-To's on anything Multiple Monitor Related. Wed, 12 May 2010 02:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: D&D Nerd.com http://multimonitor.net/2007/07/more-usb-monitors-because-their-freaking-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-39 D&D Nerd.com Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:59:36 +0000 http://multimonitor.net/2007/07/more-usb-monitors-because-their-freaking-cool/#comment-39 Didn't think about that, but yeah, you could be right. Even though I'm sure you're required to run them over a USB 2.0 interface, there's only so much you can push over it before ever device on a single channel starts to suffer. Didn’t think about that, but yeah, you could be right. Even though I’m sure you’re required to run them over a USB 2.0 interface, there’s only so much you can push over it before ever device on a single channel starts to suffer.

]]> By: Grizz http://multimonitor.net/2007/07/more-usb-monitors-because-their-freaking-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Grizz Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:30:08 +0000 http://multimonitor.net/2007/07/more-usb-monitors-because-their-freaking-cool/#comment-38 It seems pretty simple to me. Limited Bandwidth. It seems pretty simple to me. Limited Bandwidth.

]]> By: D&D Nerd.com http://multimonitor.net/2007/07/more-usb-monitors-because-their-freaking-cool/comment-page-1/#comment-37 D&D Nerd.com Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:17:02 +0000 http://multimonitor.net/2007/07/more-usb-monitors-because-their-freaking-cool/#comment-37 I can't help but wonder about the limitation. However, it could be that with each monitor added, the more CPU cycles that need to be used to maintain them. And given his comment about 50-70% CPU power being dedicated just to play back a video on one USB monitor indicates that this may very well be the case. Perhaps the 6 monitor limit is more to keep the user from hooking up so many that they take up all the resources on a system, which could prevent him/her from doing anything useful. I can’t help but wonder about the limitation. However, it could be that with each monitor added, the more CPU cycles that need to be used to maintain them. And given his comment about 50-70% CPU power being dedicated just to play back a video on one USB monitor indicates that this may very well be the case.

Perhaps the 6 monitor limit is more to keep the user from hooking up so many that they take up all the resources on a system, which could prevent him/her from doing anything useful.

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