Taking the idea a step further... hardware VNC? (Score 1)

Really, as many others have pointed out, a big ISA card is really not an elegant way to achieve a relatively simple redirect. However, I have long dreamed of the day when I would be able to crack open my case and install something like a VNC "video" card... Think about it-- compatibility with any operating system, mad hardware acceleration with X (and, for mass-market appeal, DirectX)... Of course, we all say, why bother? Servers don't need graphics... Well, were this implemented efficiently and effectively, it could probably become quite a marketable product... Not only would this be of unspeakable utility for people managing pools of heterogeniety (some people HAVE to use NT), but it could become a cost effective method of console extension for musicians, visual artists, whatnot... There are plenty of people out there (myself included) who would REALLY LIKE to place their non-OS-specific console significantly further than six feet away from their non-OS-specific machines. Without losing video quality. However, the extension hardware currently existing to accomplish this is expensive as all hell. A server card in each machine, a standalone client box, and a switch. I mean, of course I've just completely avoided any practical design issues-- transport, security, whatnot-- but this would be quite doable, and mad wicked. Any hardware manufacturers listening out there?