http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/dualhead2go.ars

Seems like a nice piece of hardware, it creates a dualhead display out of a single VGA output. Sadly it doesn't work on OS4 yet, as DDC/EDID support is not yet implemented.

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At the end of the article, it lists a Micro AmigaOne with Radeon 700 graphics as one of the tested machines.

So, OS4 is EDID capable???

@dear1700

That's not the end of the article, it's just the end of the first page of it

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No, sg responded in the forum section saying os4 is not yet edid capable.

Once it is though, this device really shouldn't require hardware drivers for the device itself. A bit expensive at ~$150, but pretty cool nonetheless.

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How does that work anyway (let's say would support edid). Does the "splitter" recognize one long line and splits that into two ? Or how does the gfx board send the two pictures ? Internally it's one big screen, right ?

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dear1700 wrote: @Varthall At the end of the article, it lists a Micro AmigaOne with Radeon 700 graphics as one of the tested machines. So, OS4 is EDID capable???

Jeremy Reimer always slips in some 'amiga' reference into everything he writes.

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But in this case the reference had a use, concluding as it did that even though this product is marketed as "XP only", there is a lot of potential for other platforms.

This is an awesome product, and working support for this in OS4 would be truly great for those who have a µA1. So, EDID anyone?

Since I re-watched "Starsky and Hutch" yesterday I'm just gonna say "Do it now. Do it. Come on, do it". (Either you get the reference, or you don't. No explanation forthcoming)

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This is an awesome product, and working support for this in OS4 would be truly great for those who have a µA1. So, EDID anyone?

Not in update #4, but work is already underway.

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>Not in update #4, but work is already underway.

He did get a 2480 screen on my monitors though :)

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Looks pretty cool... would be awesome to try a few of those things connected to a Matrox dual (or triple) head card... 2 monitors connected to each of the 3 outputs... wo!

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>This is an awesome product, and working support for this in OS4 would be truly great for those who have a µA1.

I wonder why no DVD-I connector had been chosen for MicroA1.
This connector already includes both analog and digital video output.
So, maybe with some cleverness and a split-cable this could lead to the same result?

Btw, I found a nice pic of what is possible with a $30 card.

@olegil

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Since I re-watched "Starsky and Hutch" yesterday I'm just gonna say "Do it now. Do it. Come on, do it". (Either you get the reference, or you don't. No explanation forthcoming)

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Not in update #4, but work is already underway.

Good stuff! I look forward to seeing the possiblities this creates..

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RE: EDID support in OS4

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Not in update #4, but work is already underway.

That would be very cool!

Now, if only they would build the matrox devide into KVMs..

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Very cool thx.

@ppc4me: man, youre boring me. Back in the late 90s i could do the same with 2 Mirage 64 PCI Cards (maybe today such cards don't cost money *lol*) - so its nothing new!!

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