One of the interesting items with today’s computer market is the use of multiples in so many components. When I first started playing around with PCs there was very little in the consumer (or even prosumer) market that had multiple anything. Occasionally you saw someone with multiple MODEMs running in tandem or shotgun mode. Then 3dfx brought in the multiple GPUs in the form of the add-in Voodoo3D Accelerator and things took off Now we see multiple CPUs and CPU cores, Multiple interlinked channels of RAM, Multiple Video cards, multi-channel audio, and of course multiple monitors. However, while multiple monitors have penetrated the desktop market the mobile market is still waiting on a solution. The issues is pretty simple; portability. Thanks to Displaylink and Mobile Monitor Technologies we have an answer to those that need an extra screen on the road. So let’s introduce the Field Monitor Pro.
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The Box and Goodies -
The box the Field Monitor Pro (We will call it the FMP after this point) comes in is very plain. It is a simple white box that has the Mobile Monitor Technologies (we will call this MMT) logo on the front and the name of the product (in this case the Field Monitor Pro Accounting or FMP154A) on the side. Normally I would take issue with this level of simplicity in the packaging. However, as of this writing you can only buy this product from MMT’s website or another e-tailer. This means that before you ever see the box you know what you are getting.
Inside you have everything you need to get things going, the power cord, a USB cable and a small drivers CD. I would still recommend getting the latest driver from MMT’s or DisplayLink’s website instead of using the one included.
