Woot! has
4-Pack Malarpon DisplayPort Headless Ghost Display Emulators (4K DP Dummy Plugs) for
$5.99.
Shipping is free for Amazon Prime Members (must login with your Amazon account and select a shipping address in order for Woot to apply free shipping) or is otherwise $6 per order.
Thanks to Deal Hunter
ItsSoCheap for sharing this deal.
Features:- DP dummy used for creating a second virtual desktop in VR. Works well at 1440p Resolution. The screen 'resolution' can be set at many arbitrary configurations up to 7K.
- Get hardware accelerated Remote Desktop thru Moonlight game streaming without needing a monitor plugged into the machine. Work to see 2 monitors through TeamViewer on a headless PC.
- Can remote into a desktop without a monitor for work.
- No configuration, no power cable - just set-and-forget design allows for high compatibility. Works with OSX, Windows, Linux and just about anything else.
- No drivers or configuration needed - download any software or configure the unraid server. Just plug in, adjust resolution, and connect.
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Plugs into a computer's DisplayPort to trick the operating system into detecting a connected display, even when no physical monitor is present.
This allows the computer's GPU to be fully enabled for tasks like high-resolution remote desktop access, video rendering, and cryptocurrency mining,
which would otherwise be disabled or limited.
https://github.com/VirtualDrivers.
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https://github.com/VirtualDrivers...lay-Driver [github.com]
I gotta ask, what does one use these for?
To 'trick' a computer into thinking it has a monitor connected. Necessary for some applications
Without the headless dongle, the OS won't process the GUI desktop environment properly, so I can't even remote into it and manage it or the contents.
Powerpoint has a "presenter" mode, where it shows your presentation on one monitor, and on the other shows you other stuff, like your notes, which slide it next, the ability to browse all slides and jump around, etc.
When you're presenting in a room with a protector/etc, this works great as you show the main screen on the big screen (which is configured as a 2nd monitor on your laptop), and the presenter view on your laptop screen. But when you're on a Zoom/Teams/Webex meeting, and you don't have a second screen, then you pretty much can't do this (There are ways to make it work, but they are complex and break frequently).
That's where this device comes in. It gives your laptop a 2nd screen. You "present" on that screen, and then you share that screen in Zoom so that's what everyone else on the zoom sees. You can then use presenter mode on your laptop screen.
As someone that loves Powerpoint presentor mode, but doesn't travel with a 2nd monitor, these things are great! I travel with multiple of them, because generally when people see me using them and I explain what they are they want one, so I give them away (at $2 each it's not like they are expensive!)
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This is a pretty good deal. Typically a single is $6ish and 2 pack $10ish. So 4 for $6 is remarkable.
like a few dollars off for each?
Its all contingent on if you need 4 and the scales of economy of that. But seeing as if you only need 1 you'd be spending this anyways, so good deal regardless.
https://github.com/VirtualDrivers...lay-Driver [github.com]
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