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Plugable Compatible Thunderbolt Supports Resolutions Review

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Very good

Revainrating 4 out of 5  
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4.1
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Details

Connector TypeHDMI
BrandPlugable
Warranty TypeLimited
Number of Ports1
Power Plug TypeNo Plug

Description of Plugable Compatible Thunderbolt Supports Resolutions

USB-C TO HDMI - Utilizes the native video capabilities of USB-C ports on supported computers to drive a HDMI monitor with resolutions up to 3840x2160 @ 60Hz (4K). OPERATING SYSTEMS - Supported on Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, and Linux, as long as the computer has a USB-C port which supports video. Plug and Play; no software installation required. IMPORTANT NOTE - Requires USB-C port which supports DisplayPort Alternate Mode or Thunderbolt 3 port. Please note that an HDMI 2.0 capable system, cable, and display are required for 4K 60Hz. Some displays require additional settings to allow 4K 60Hz. COMPATIBILITY - Works with 2018+ iPad Pro, modern Mac computers, Dell XPS, Microsoft Surface Book 2, HP Spectre x360 systems with Thunderbolt 3 ports, and other systems which support DisplayPort Alternate Mode over USB-C. 2 YEAR WARRANTY - We love our Plugable products, and hope you will too. All of our products are backed with a 2-year limited parts and labor warranty as well as Seattle-based email support

Reviews

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Blame it on a terrible headache known as USB-C standards

This is a small and light plastic adapter. I used to have a uni hdmi 4k60hz adapter that was much better with a metal body and braided flex cable. This worked on my Lenovo Ideapad 720s but not on my Samsung Galaxy book which only gave me 30Hz. I thought it was because the Galaxy Book's USB 3.1 Gen1 ports lacked bandwidth, but regardless of gen or bandwidth, if the USB-C port can support video, it should be able to support a DP 1.2 Play signal with four tracks available. , which reaches 4k60hz…

Pros
  • Availability
Cons
  • I don't have much dislike for it, everything's fine

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works reliably with my Samsung Chromebook Plus V2

Always works perfectly. I've never had a problem with a plug-in product. I bought it as a replacement for the Revain Basics model, which only worked about 10% of the time and only after a lot of fiddling (e.g. changing monitor inputs, turning monitor on/off, etc.). This plug-in adapter is like a breath of fresh air.

Pros
  • Regular price
Cons
  • Update available

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Will not work with a Crestron device

I bought these for my work place so guest speakers came in with a presentation and forgot to bring their laptop key so I could give them a day. It works great when connected to each of my monitors, but for some reason it doesn't work with our Crestron system. The system we have is used to place a laptop on the lectern and mirror the screen onto 6 different monitors in our presentation/computer room. We bought 2 of these dongles and they don't work with my MacBook Pro or several other MacBook…

Pros
  • Great for a small home
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for seniors

Used to use an adapter that supports Thunderbolt but not in DisplayPort mode. This device caused strange performance issues like mouse pointer lag and slow enternet performance. However, the plug-in adapter works well with my Intel NUC, which has a full-featured Thunderbolt port. No more weird performance issues! (During the installation I had to shut down my computer in order for the adapter to be fully recognized as a display device.)

Pros
  • Handy item
Cons
  • Something to add

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good price, works well, a small flaw.

Works very well and at a good price. Works as expected with an HDMI cable to HDMI connected peripherals. I have a problem, but it may be related to my configuration. DVI inputs. I have an HDMI to DVI male to female adapter that comes with the graphics card. I plug the USB-C end into my MacBook, the MacBook knows the monitor is there (I can see the screen flickering) but the monitor never wakes up. To wake up the monitor, I first need to plug the USB-C dongle into the laptop, wait 2 seconds, and

Pros
  • Certified
Cons
  • Cable is shorter than others

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Very bad picture quality

I bought this adapter because my laptop doesn't support HDMI 60Hz but the USB-C port does. Technically it works: it plugs in and shows an image at 60Hz, but the image quality is terrible: colors are either oversaturated or super dark, shadows and noise everywhere. It might work for watching a movie, but it's terrible for use with a computer monitor. The support was very kind and nice, but in the end the product doesn't work as I expected.

Pros
  • Price
Cons
  • Long waiting time

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Works as advertised on Microsoft Surface Book 2

There was a review here somewhere that said it didn't work on Surface Book 2. I got it yesterday and can say it works great on Microsoft Surface Book 2. I tested it on my LG 4k UHD monitor and it projects great. I think it was better when projecting with "Expand" than "Duplicate". I tested 4k content from YouTube. I tested PowerPoint content and regular web content. All of these use cases are common in my work, which is why I give it 5 stars.

Pros
  • Nice to use
Cons
  • Frequency

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Big Small Adapter

Used with Surface Book 2 to use TCL TV as external display. It's relatively small compared to some others and worked with a replacement Monster HDMI cable that was at least 5 years old. I tried a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C to HDMI cable, thinking it was backwards compatible, but it's not. The Surface Book 2's USB CI/O isn't Thunderbolt 3. The price isn't what we'd like, but it's quite reasonable for what it is. Beats Apple and Microsoft prices for comparable adapters and is more compact.

Pros
  • Easy Installation
Cons
  • Easy Maintenance