At the Cloud Computing Expo, Euphonic Technologies demonstrated a virtual remote display system that enables remote control of multiple high-definition displays.
This system utilizes the ExpEther technology developed by NEC, upgrading a PCI Express bus connection using a 10-gigabit Ethernet. This enables high-definition pictures to be displayed several kilometers from the host PC.
"In this set-up, a PC is used as the host computer. It has a board for converting from the ordinary PCI Express interface to an optical network, so the PCI Express signal passes through a 10-gigabit optical fiber. On the receiving side, the signal is converted back from Ethernet to PCI Express. Here, we've inserted two graphics cards with our original PCI Express interface, and these work together to output onto four high-definition displays."
The resolution for the four screens combined is very high, at 3840 x 2400. And even larger display resolutions can be obtained by using multiple graphics cards.
"Normally, to construct this kind of multi-display system, you'd need a PC for each monitor, so the system would be very expensive. But with this system, you can use four screens with one graphics card, and you can also use several graphics cards to make the system even more scalable. In terms of cost, this is much better than having lots of PCs. And another big feature of this system is that it even supports high-definition outputs."
Euphonic Technology expects this system to be used mainly for monitoring public utilities, factories, and medical instruments.
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