🔌 StarTech.com Travel A/V Adapter: Mini DisplayPort to VGA DVI HDMI Converter - White - 3-in-1 Portable Solution Review

Perfect for my Dell Ultrabook that doesn't have an HDMI or VGA port. No need to download software. Update 10/03/2014: The adapter hardly bothers me anymore. I've done some tedious troubleshooting and after testing all possible combinations, I've narrowed it down to one adapter that when plugged in doesn't recognize between TV and laptop via HDMI and doesn't recognize between laptop and LCD projector via VGA. Very disappointed.

I had a cheap version from another vendor but my new PC had two mini display ports so I went with it for a second monitor port with an adapter. I was impatient and the next day Star Tech was available so I paid the extra money. I didn't realize that the refresh rate and clarity could be affected by an A to B adapter. I actually swapped monitors as I figured one of the two wasn't as good as the other. Wow. adapter important. I ordered a second one and gave a colleague a cheap one.

I use a Microsoft Surface tablet and I had two different video converters in my bag. Switching to this converter means less stuff in my pocket. Works great so far and at a good price. I've only used StarTech's HDMI converter, which stopped working after a few months. It's hard to say if quality issues will be present with all StartTech items, but in my experience you can expect these items to have a shorter lifespan than you would like. We'