Review on 🔌 Efficiently Connect Displays with Cable Matters DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (DP to VGA Adapter) by Chris Russell

I tried these two adapters and DP-VGA adapter cables from the same company. I have a laptop dock with two DPs and one output and monitors with VGA inputs. Some (more expensive) adapters from Office Depot worked fine, but I tried these. and found that every time I turned on the screens or switched them to the VGA input, I would experience noise, squiggly lines, and other instabilities severe enough to render the monitor virtually unusable. Since I frequently switch inputs, this also rendered the adapters useless. They would probably be fine in a static environment where there is no switching, but to me they were unacceptable. The same problem happened with DP-VGA cables, so it looks like a bug in the chip the manufacturer uses to convert from DP to VGA. After all, I paid an extra $10 for StarTech adapter cables and they work just fine. . If you don't need the same level of stability as I do, or if you think your system isn't that finicky, that's probably fine and you can save $10. Otherwise, invest in a more reliable product and save yourself the headache.