Keeping up to date with the latest technology can be hard, and also very expensive. Your three or four year old computer may serving you just fine at the moment, but what happens when you have to give a presentation and you don’t have the necessary port because your hardware is a little dated? Fortunately for you, there is an easy solution in the form of serial cards. Now you can hook up any projector or device to your computer that was previously impossible unless you forked over the big bucks for a brand new computer.
If you are searching for a more permanent fix to your issue, then look into a pci serial card. They are much easier to install then you initially think, and even someone who isn’t a trained computer specialist can install one in under an hour. Now you can easily manage your mp3 player, flash drive, and mouse at once, all while outputting video through a nearby TV or monitor.
But say you don’t want to deal with the hassle of tampering with the insides of your beloved computer, especially if you don’t have much experience with computers. Don’t fret because salvation comes in the form of a USB serial adapter as well. Using any available USB port, your computer can now be used for audio, extra controllers, extension cables, and even video splitters. When everything else in the computer world can get very expensive, it is nice that there are affordable options to help keep dated machines viable, for at least a little while longer.