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== Currently Available Technology ==
== Currently Available Technology ==
* [http://www.kvmchoice.com/detail_switch.asp?id=10199 Generic USB to VGA]
* [http://www.kvmchoice.com/detail_switch.asp?id=10199 Generic USB to VGA]

== Alternatives ==
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Remote_display Remote Display]

Revision as of 17:17, 3 January 2008

A VGA adapter is rather expensive, and not as useful as a TV adapter. TV output has recently become cheap (witness the rash of cheap game-in-a-joystick systems at toy stores), using similar display hardware could work. A microcontroller connected to the USB port would easily handle regular Linux text displays, and at least be an aid in debugging.

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Currently Available Technology

Alternatives