It would be neat if they could figure out a way to let you use an iMac screen as a secondary monitor for a mbp.
This is already built-in: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14264
Woah, do you know if this works with the new retina display iMacs?
Use your iDevice as an extra display for your Mac
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#72OK Guys After I installed and launched this MacOS app , it drastically slowed down my chrome and increased the chrome cpu usage. I am guessing something wrong with the duet app display driver.
so if anyone having the same problem like mine, please go to finder, search for "duetdisplay.kext" kernal extension, delete it and reboot your Mac. It should go back to normal.
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#73Anything like this available for Windows? Wouldn't be bad for an email/IM screen.
Any VNC app allows you to view and control your screen. I like RealVNC. The corresponding app on Android and iOS is called VNC Viewer. There are several companies/projects that offer this functionality.
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
The technology already exists in X11. The problem is getting devices to act as display servers.
I haven't seen examples of folks trying to use iPads (for example) as X11 displays, likely because it's outside my area of expertise. Do you know of any examples?
Sounds like something that could only exist on Cydia. Has anyone checked there?
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#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
The technology already exists in X11. The problem is getting devices to act as display servers.
I haven't seen examples of folks trying to use iPads (for example) as X11 displays, likely because it's outside my area of expertise. Do you know of any examples?
iSSH includes an X11 display server, and I've had reasonable success using it with clients on an assortment of architectures, including a Tru64 VM running Open Genera. I wouldn't expect it to work well with something like video playback unless you've got a very fast and uncongested wireless network (or possibly a Lightning-to-Ethernet adapter, if such things exist), but if you don't need that kind of sustained responsiveness, it's at least worth a try.
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#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
I haven't seen examples of folks trying to use iPads (for example) as X11 displays, likely because it's outside my area of expertise. Do you know of any examples?
iSSH includes an X11 display server, and I've had reasonable success using it with clients on an assortment of architectures, including a Tru64 VM running Open Genera. I wouldn't expect it to work well with something like video playback unless you've got a very fast and uncongested wireless network (or possibly a Lightning-to-Ethernet adapter, if such things exist), but if you don't need that kind of sustained respon…
I think the original product link isn't using wireless but instead depends on a wired connection. I've heard about using X11 over the internet but I'm worried that the lag would make this approach more annoying than effective.
It would be great to have a wired connection option on other operating systems besides the Mac.
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#78Here's the bit I was looking for: http://www.duetdisplay.com/#compatibility
Compatible with all iPads, nice! I have an old iPad 1 lying around that runs very few of the apps I would like to use with it (Office suite and VLC, mostly), so I've been looking for a way to repurpose it, and this might be it.
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#79I've been beta testing duet for about a month now. As a person that travels a lot, it's awesome. The developers have done an incredible job, and have been very responsive in fixing the bugs I've reported to them. However, a couple of things to note. Firstly, this is lag free, but still not something you should play videos on. I'm not sure what the framerate is, but I'd be surprised if it's over 30fps. I believe this…
They claim 60fps with no lag.
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#80I wonder how they achieve "Zero lag". I've been using similar software ( AirDisplay [1] ) and the lagging is awful. You have to be certified hardware manufacturer if you want to use the USB connection to transmit any data between the iPad and your Mac [2]. So my bet is they either use WiFi ( which can roughly get 60fps on retina resolution ) or Bluetooth 4. In both cases I think the refresh rate would not satisfy in…
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/duet-display-app-turns-ipa... Has a review
"Most importantly, Duet Display is the first app that actually turns your iPad into a second display I’d actually like to use. As someone who has tried Air Display and uninstalled it shortly afterward, frustrated, I can honestly say this is the only option that’s worth it."
Interesting, I tried Air Display and (another app) ages ago and used it off and on. It was "neat" and worked well as my Terminal window but a very poor stand for a monitor.
Looks like I'll be dusting off my iPad 2.