Plugable USB 2.0 to HDMI, DVI, or VGA I Multi-Monitor External Video Graphics Card Adapter up to 1920x1080 Supports Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 7, XP, Mac, and ChromeOS

I'm very satisfied with the Plugable UGA-165 USB 2.0 to VGA/DVI/HDMI Adapter. It works perfectly and installed with no problems. Matter of fact, the moment I plugged in the USB connection to my PC, the drivers downloaded automatically so I didn't need to use the CD that came with the product, nor did I need the link provided in e-mail by Plugable Technologies (they wrote even before the product arrived). Btw, their website was an excellent source of information about this product and helped me in my decision to buy. My system: Dell Inspiron 660 Desktop PC Intel Core i3-3240 CPU @3.40 GHz 8 GB RAM 64-bit OS Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1 Intel HD Graphics w/1696 MB total available Graphics Memory I'm running extended desktop on two Viewsonic VA2246M 22-inch 1080p monitors using the Dell's VGA output to one and the Dell's HDMI to the other through an HDMI-to-DVI adapter (these Viewsonics don't have HDMI inputs). I'm now using the HDMI output of the Plugable UGA-165 connected to one of the Dell's USB 2.0 ports. I have an Orion (Sansui) HDTV with HDMI input in my computer area and the Plugable is supplying video to that as the "third" monitor of the Dell's extended desktop display. Windows Control Panel 'Display' /Change Display Settings was easy to setup and manipulate with the third monitor in the chain. It recognized it immediately. All monitors are running at 1920x1080 resolution. There is no distinguishable lag in the display running off of the Plugable UGA-165. I noticed that the LED light on the Plugable blinked a lot whenever there was video activity on the monitor for which it was providing the signal. Not a problem at all. I assume the LED light was just "eye candy" indicating processing activity. For a test I played a video stream on Windows Media Player and positioned the player's video playback "box" between the Orion and one of the Viewsonic's (a sort of split screen). There was a slight time-delay on the Plugable. I have no way to measure it, but let's just say it was an eye blink slower than the VGA and/or DVI supplied monitors. Again, no problem at all in my opinion. The Plugable UGA-165 does get a tad bit warm when on. But then, so do other devices plugged into the UBS 2.0 or 3.0 ports. It's a worthy and value-packed investment. I can see it being very beneficial in a number of video/PC environments, particularly those who do video editing and want to have several programs open at once. Even my little Dell with an Intel i3 holds up fairly well when each of the (now) three screens have something running in them (Adobe Premiere Elements editing program, Photoshop, and Acoustica Mixcraft6). It is definitely a great product and opened up a lot of visual landscape at my computer workstation.

Ok, so without going into long details, I bought a new laptop with older technology and a newer operating system (win7) expecting my old PCMCIA card to run my additional monitors. Unfortunately, the PCMCIA card is end-of-life from XP and is not compatible with Win7. I was REALLY upset because I run 3 additional monitors (4 total including the built-in display on the laptop) for multitasking at work. I found out about this product through some online forums and decided to give it a try. I bought 2 so I could run 3 additional laptops (the 3rd is off the dock). I was concerned because before, the PCMCIA card just had the 2 cords hook up to it, but these are external cards so each one runs off it's own USB slot. For my setup, they hide easily behind the monitor so no big deal for me. However, I decided I needed another monitor (or 2...LOL) so I just bought another one. So now, I'm running 3 of these cards off my dock, 1 DVI, 1 VGA and 1 HDMI (all compatible with the card; it has attachments) and I have a 5 monitor setup (the 5th is my 42" tv...just because LOL) Now, I do not love that they are all external, because that's more cords and can slop up your desk. However, my desk is already sloppy, so who cares?! I have 5 monitors! I will probably get 1 more this summer, just because. I can watch YouTube videos on those monitors, I watched a DVD last night through the TV at max resolution and there was very little latency, and honestly, that was probably my computer more than the card. The PCMCIA card I had before, the latency was so bad, you couldn't scroll down a document without the screen refreshing. These act (for all intents and purposes) just as active monitors. I'm very happy, and I wish I would have known they existed before. I probably would have had a 7 screen setup by now! 3 wide x 2 tall plus my laptop. As far as I can tell, you're only as limited as the number of USB ports you have. :)

I work as an engineer providing technical support for a line of products that our company provides. In any given day, I am juggling anywhere from 30-35 cases. When I first started to position, I had a laptop and a separate monitor. Basically I had a 20" screen and a 15" screen to help me manage all those cases (with 12-15 being immediately active at any one time). It was an organizational and logistical nightmare. I could keep customers straight for determining whose case was on top and which system I was remoting into to assist them. Finally I decided that what was needed was an additional monitor. However, the laptop only has one video card - and only a VGA port which is being used by the existing monitor. I needed a solution that allowed me to plug in a monitor using a USB interface. I searched and found a whole bunch of different options - some of which were outrageously priced. Fortunately, I came across a listing for the Plugable device. It looked clean, simple and best of all it didn't cost a fortune. I took a chance and ordered one. Then a couple of days later, I purchased a monitor. Now my life is considerably simpler than before. The setup for Plugable's UGA-165 was quite easy - almost completely plug-and-play. Even better, the monitor I purchased had HDMI, so I have an HDMI monitor going through a USB port. If the Plugable had been just a little bit cheaper, I could have gotten two. I want a second one, but the price of that and the monitor is a bit out of my reach at the moment. I look forward to a long, productive friendship with this Godsend of a device!!!

I have bought this unit because of I have to work with multiple applications running at the same time so that I needed the 3rd monitor. The unit comes with required adapters like DVI-to-HDMI, DVI-to-VGA and all in very good quality. It was very easy to install. and configure. The only drawback of this unit is video playback capability. The video quality substantially deteriorated through this unit. I would assume same kind of experience for the games. If you do regular work and use office applications, web browsing, outlook etc this is a prefect piece of hardware that makes your life easier. Update: After I posted my review I realized that I should have put in more specific information about my setup in order to give better idea on how the product performs. Here we go; - Operating System: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit - Computer: HP Elitebook 8540w laptop that is now replaced with 8570w laptop with docking station - GPU: NVidia Quadro FX1800m with HP 8450w and Quadro K1000M with HP 8570w - Screens and connection: a 24" HP LCD via DVI, a Dell 17" LCD via VGA and the second Dell 17" LCD via Plugable UGA-165 my configuration has been same since I bought the product and I haven't experienced any major issues since I bought the unit. Two or Three times the USB connected screen went to black when I got my computer waken up in the morning (I don't shutdown my computer) and my DVI connected screen was also blinking. I had to disconnect the DVI connector from docking station and reconnecting back fixed the problem in both screens with out system reboot. This problem was happened a few times only with my previous laptop HP 8540w. This issue has never happened with the new laptop

Works to extend a screen/monitor. ex: (from my 10.1" tablet laptop w/detachable keyboard) by using one of the the 2.0 USB ports to the VGA or DVI Monitor's connector cord. Plug and play, no driver install necessary. You will need one adapter for each of your devices' USB ports to go to each Monitor. No shaky screen, no intermittency, just a clear beautiful screen resolution. NOTE: I am using my secure work laptop so I do NOT have install rights, therefore, I need a plug and play unit because I cannot install a driver. THIS WORKS Marvelously! NOTE: Box includes the VGA/DVI adapter and HDMI/DVI adapter. So if you have a VGA Monitor or an HDMI Monitor or a DVI Monitor this will work. HOW: 1. Open BOX 2. Put the correct adapter (included) onto the Monitor's cord. If it is a DVI already than the additional adapter is not needed. 3. Take the USB cord (included) plug it to your tablet / laptop / PC's USB port. 4. YOUR DONE! Just look at the picture on your other Monitor/Screen and ENJOY. Comes with a CD that has no value to me, so I did not use it.

Just plug and play! Very pleased with this product.

I'm running an OpenMediaVault 7 server that only has USB 2 ports on the ITX motherboard. Needed a way to get a monitor on the system for local support without having to swap out the PCI-e cards. Purchased this and plugged it into one of the ports with the VGA adapter, connected a monitor and it just worked. Debian detected the device immediately as a DisplayLink device, assigned the appropriate drivers, and brought the monitor online. If you're running an older motherboard with linux on it, this should work just fine with a recent version of your distribution. Was exactly what I needed.

I had two applications for this product. One was to connect a second monitor to my desktop computer; the other to connect a full-sized monitor to my tablet. This product proved to be an unacceptable solution for either application. The desktop is a Lenovo IdeaCentre running Windows 10. The tablet is a Microsoft Surface Pro 2 running Windows 10. I made sure that I had loaded the most recent Plugable drivers loaded onto both platforms. I initially purchased the (VGA-only) model of this product. It worked well in both applications. Rather than swapping it back and forth, I bought the more robust (VGA/DVI/HDMI) model to eliminate the swapping and with the thought that it might come in handy in other applications involve DVI and/or HDMI. I have not thrown the VGA/DVI/HDMI model away in the hope that it will prove handy for those yet-to-be-determined other applications. It has certainly not good for the intended ones. It regularly dropped the connection between the desktop-monitor and the tablet-monitor. Swapping out only the VGA/DVI/HDMI component (i.e. not cables that attach to either end of it) the VGA-only version repeatedly worked fine in either application. I concluded that the problem lay within the unit itself. My guess was increased resistance caused by the extra layer of cable adapter, but I am not an EE. I tried a number of other things, then bought a second VGA-only unit and threw this one is a drawer. The second VGA-only unit immediately worked fine. So the VGA-only get five stars; but if I were to write a separate review, the VGA/DVI/HDMI model would get only one star.

The use of a second monitor has been an integral part of my computing experience for a few years now in both desktop and laptop (at home or work). I have recently begun contemplating the use of a third display (and possibly more) ever since I have begun using virtual machines extensively. To my dismay I found out that the laptop I use as my main machine (3 yr old model) does not support the use of both its graphics output ports (VGA + HDMI) at the same time. Conveniently enough at roughly the same time period I came across the entry for the plugable USB2 UGA multi-display adapter in amazon. I thought it was worth a try as the price was not prohibitive for a bit of experimentation. I was positively impressed by the email I received before the product was delivered pointing me towards more online information as well as the latest drivers (thumbs up for good customer support). When the UGA adapter arrived, the installation process in Windows 7 Ultimate went without any problems whatsoever. The integration with the graphics interface in windows is flawless as far as I am concerned. On the down side I have observed a bit of a lag upon occasion on the third display (the one connected on the USB port via the adapter) expecially when playing back video on this display with loads of other things going on in the laptop. I take this to mean that there is some computing overhead in the use of the UGA adapter but I have not looked into this any further as it does not bother me for my intended use of the product. I find it really interesting (and convenient for my case) that when I am running a virtual machine (for example linux) and I have this displayed in the monitor connected to the UGA adapter there is no detectable lag even when playing video in the virtual machine (the device driver for the adapter is still running in the host system which for my case in Win 7). Summarizing, I find the UGA adapter very usefull with right pricing and up to spec operation.

A bit big and clunky, but works well

usato per convertire il segnale dal mio synth MODX yamaha per poter usufruire di un touch screen esterno, si comporta benissimo e senza sbavatura alcuna. Di dimensioni ridotte e ben concepito con i suoi adattatori, risulta essere un'ottimo strumento che mi ha permesso di estendere in modo eccellente il piccolo schermo touch, difficoltoso da utilizzare con le dita (troppe cose in troppo poco spazio) del MODX ad un ben più consistente touch screen a 15".

This is an awesome product. I have been trying to run a third monitor on my late 2014 mac mini for weeks now. Apple only allows two monitors to be run on this mac mini. After trying several adapters from usb to vga, dvi, or hdmi, I was to the point of giving up. I ordered this video adapter and it worked perfectly. It's basically plug and play with the exception of a simple download of the driver - if that makes any sense. In other words, Just a matter of a fast download and a click to active. The process is clearly outlined in the instructions provided. It works perfectly with a crystal clear picture and shows up as a third monitor in my display settings. Highly recommended.

Funciono como yo quería.... recomendado