http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/ Engadget Comments for Gefen's USB-to-DVI adapter handles UXGA http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.displaylink.com/downloads.html)]]>Mar 19th 2008 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
Hey ENGADGET, we're tech people who like, and pay attention to, details... How about making sure the details are correct...]]>Mar 19th 2008 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
http://www.datapro.net/products/usb-to-dvi-video-adapter.html

It works surprisingly well. 3D support isn't amazing or anything, but I got it running World of Warcraft.]]>Mar 19th 2008 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Sewell - $139.95 - http://sewelldirect.com/USB-to-DVI-External-Video-Card-High-Resolution.asp
Gefen - $129.95 - http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4517
Datapro - $119.95 - http://www.datapro.net/products/usb-to-dvi-video-adapter.html

Can anyone beat $119.95?]]>Mar 19th 2008 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product.asp?product_id=83-11303&catalog_name=MCMProducts]]>Mar 19th 2008 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
And to echo what others said.. despite the press release, the Gefen page does NOT list Mac compatibility on the product page. ]]>Mar 19th 2008 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=A00TN1&src=FG
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http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=A00TN1&src=FG
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Thanks for the link, didn't even think to look for one of those.]]>Mar 19th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
http://addamonitor.com]]>Mar 19th 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
Since you seem to have experience with these have you tried running one using a USB-CAT5 extender over something like a 50-75ft run?]]>Mar 19th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
My guess is no. Most cat5 extenders you can get under $500 only support USB 1.1 and this thing definitely needs 2.0's bandwidth for it's throughput. Now if that USB extender you've got laying around is 2.0... that's a different story.]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/]]>Mar 19th 2008 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
According to mfg specs, this version will support full 32-bit color at up to 1600x1200 or 1680x1050 with 59 or 60hz refresh rates.]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
Also, with regards to how they compare, they are all built on the same DisplayLink chip, though there's probably some variation on how the hardware and PCB are built, depending on the source factory.]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 20th 2008 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 19th 2008 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
Since it's about the only way to add a usable monitor (there are older versions of the same thing that give you a VGA port, but frankly, the technology just wasn't there - screen movement was slow and choppy and the response time was just... well, it was ugly) to a laptop, I'd say yes. That is, of course, unless you have a laptop-specific docking station with an additional video out.

There's also a Belkin ExpressCard docking station, but the performance isn't as good (it's not bad, I'm using it right now, but not *as* good) as the DisplayLink solution. It also runs about $210, and if you don't need the extra ports, it's not worth it.]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/Mar 20th 2008 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
http://www.dlink.com/products/?model=DUB-9240

Would be a nice way to connect the laptop to a monitor.

Has anyone seen this work?]]>Apr 8th 2008 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/gefens-usb-to-dvi-adapter-handles-uxga/
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/5520180


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