[gmgfarrand] needed an extra USB port to power ... that pulls power from the vga port instead. While we’re not sure if this could possibly damage your video card if you pull too much power ...
[Ben Cox] found some interesting USB devices on eBay. The Epiphan VGA2USB LR accepts VGA video on one end and presents it as a USB webcam-like video signal on the other. Never have to haul a VGA ...