Re: far away monitors

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sbrown++at++nestor.ucsd.edu
Tue, 8 Jul 1997 08:48:49 -0700

Do you have any contact info for Lightwave? I can't seem to find them on the
web?

Thanks,

Sheldon Brown
Visual Arts Dept.
University of California at San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
voice/fax (619) 534-2423

sgbrown++at++ucsd.edu
http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/~sheldon

On Jul 2, 2:29am, William Sherman -Visualization wrote:
> Subject: Re: far away monitors
> > Try it - the cable will cost a lot less than any other option.
>
> And one of the main other options is Lightwave -- which sells
> transmitter/reciever pairs that will convey over fiber optics,
> signals for the video, keyboard, a serial line or two, and the
> stereo signal.
>
> As Hal says, it's not the cheapest option, but not bad either.
> They also have smaller boxes for transmitting audio via fiber.
> The main caveat is that the wiring for serial connections is
> one-way, and unfortunately, doesn't match the RS-232 spec. The
> Tx and Rx are backwards, and the signal ground is on 5.
>
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Hal
>
> Bill
>
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