Pcmcia card needed

[cirthix]

a pcmcia card that takes video input through dvi at very high resolutions (1900*1200)

 

[cirthix]

somebody's gotta know

 

[phisrow]

I would, personally, be highly suprised if such a beast existed. The data rate of a high resolution DVI link has got to be pretty alarming. A quick poke through http://www.ddwg.org/data/dvi_10.pdf didn't provide any immediately obvious bandwidth figures; but DVI is basically shoving a huge uncompressed image down the pipe continually. I don't the Cardbus could handle it (even a 32 bit one) and I'd be shocked if one or two laptop drives could keep up with the data produced by such a card. The only DVI capture solutions I've seen are 4 to 7 U high end monstrosities that probably cost twice as much as any laptop they've ever been connected too.

 

[jvarszegi]

I'm thinking that cirthix wants the card not for capture, but just so he can output some DVI signal on his laptop's screen; especially if its a late-model 17" widescreen or some such, it could easily be the best display in the house. I also doubt that one exists, because there probably isn't much call for one. cirthix, I wish you luck, and I'm interested to hear if you find one.

 

[cirthix]

Originally posted by: jvarszegi
I'm thinking that cirthix wants the card not for capture, but just so he can output some DVI signal on his laptop's screen; especially if its a late-model 17" widescreen or some such, it could easily be the best display in the house. I also doubt that one exists, because there probably isn't much call for one. cirthix, I wish you luck, and I'm interested to hear if you find one.

that's exactly what i want to do