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Paul M Watt2-Jun-08 6:33
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This is already being done by companies. It is a cool idea, but it has its limitations, and isn't practical for high end gaming.

Check out this article on Toms Hardware.com: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vidock-expresscard-graphics,1933.html[^]

Basically, I would look into this solution to be able to drive a 30" monitor from my laptop for software development.

As some other posters have replied, the bandwidth of the USB port is not capable of driving a high performance graphics card for current technology games at the rate the current cards are capable of processing. The bandwidth of the device referenced in the article is about 2.5 GBits/s, which ends up being close to the equivalent of the ancient AGP 1.0, about 1/8 of the AGP 8x standard which has been out the door for quite some time.

Also, it was described that you would be running a video card, through a usb connection, and connects to the bus of the machine. Normal video cards sit right on the bus and have direct contact with the CPU and hardware. With an external solution, they cannot be as efficient because you are introducing new layers into an existing system, and will have bandwidth restrictions.

Hope this helps!
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