StarTech.com USB 3.0 to HDMI Adapter - 4K Ultra HD Converter - DisplayLink Certified - External Video & Graphics Card - Mac & Windows (USB32HD4K) Review

I bought this to work with my M1 MacBook so I can use a second external display. It works great for that, but gets hot enough for that matter. This pushes a 24-inch Dell panel at 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz. I brought it back for Pluggable's Thunderbolt Dock, which has USB-C PD and DisplayLink and runs much cooler (on the outside, at least). To be clear I have used StarTech products before and have never had an issue and the heat they generate may not be an issue but for a long term solution I just…

I work with CAD and needed a way to display 24x36 PDFs at near full size on screen instead of printing them to paper. So I bought a 43 inch 4K TV and hooked it up to my computer. As it turns out, my computer's resolution is insufficient to view pages without zooming, defeating the purpose of my purchase. I bought this little device and hooked it up to my computer. personal computer It was pretty much plug and play. I was surprised that this actually works, but it works, I have a 4K resolution…

I have a detachable dual monitor dock but wanted to add a third. I wasn't sure if it's possible on Mac Air with M1 or with this dock. The three display plug-in dock is out of stock so I decided to give it a try based on reviews that said three was a possibility. I also ordered a USB 3.0 extender hub to free up space on my USB drive. I plugged this into one of the new USB ports and. it worked! I almost couldn't believe how easy it was! Very thankful that the triple display docking station was…

The M1 Macbook Air natively only supports one external display, but with this adapter I can use two (one connected to USB-C, one connected to this DisplayLink adapter ). The software works pretty well, monitors remember where they are etc. Aside from a simple one time software install, this thing is completely plug and play. Actually, I originally had an issue with the DisplayLink monitor not working. Refuse to wake up after falling asleep even after disconnecting and reconnecting the HDMI…

Only 2 issues I have with newer M1 Macbooks: multiple Thunderbolt ports (2) and no multi-display support. The latter confuses me the most, but battery life and high performance don't excite me. However, this unit allows me to add a second external display to my setup, which I very much prefer. You have to install drivers, but the experience is a breeze. The only downside is that the Apple Watch's integration with the MacBook suffers while the display drivers are active. Something to do with…

I bought this card thinking it was a USB 3.0 external graphics card that supports 4k so probably lots of jitter and good for basic web browsing, word processing but not video . I also never expected this to work on a 4k ultra wide display - here I am even more shocked. I can't believe I'm saying this on an ultra-wide 3440 x 1440 UHD display from an Intel i7 laptop. With 16GB of RAM already pushing 2 standard 4k displays, I was able to watch videos at full resolution with no noticeable lag. This

Current configuration: 11" MacBook Air (Mid 2013) with 1.7 GHz i7, 8 GB RAM, Intel HD 5000 Mac OS X 10.11. 32 x 30-inch displays (2560 x 1600) The 11-inch MacBook Air only has a Thunderbolt port, and I needed a USB video adapter to power two external 30-inch displays. Before that I was using StarTech USB 3.0 to DisplayPort (USB32DPPRO) and the second monitor worked fine but was a bit slow. I mainly used it to install unused windows. So I decided to try and upgrade to this adapter and I can say…

First of all, it works. I have two monitors open and my M1 Air is closed on my desktop. Yes, you need additional hardware for this: I have an OWC hub. No I haven't tried experimenting to find the minimum hardware to make this work. I will not return it. This works well enough for me for what I need to do. But maybe you don't like it. Daniel Compton's post on DisplayLink and the M1 Mac has the details, but: The DisplayLink solution doesn't quite match the resolution, color management and…