DisplayLink boldly enters HD realm on new Samsung LapFit displays

Compared to technologies such as Wireless USB, DisplayLink has actually done fairly well for itself. Nah, it's no worldwide phenomenon, but it definitely has enough traction to really shine once USB 3.0's bandwidth arrives. That said, the tech is making the most of its current situation with the introduction of the DL-1x5 Series processors, two of which actually support Full HD. The DL-125, DL-165 and DL-195 will all slide into USB-enabled LCD monitors here shortly, with the middle guy supporting resolutions as high as 1,920 x 1,080 and the DL-195 cranking things to 2,048 x 1,152 before crying "Uncle!" In theory, at least, this enables laptop users to connect high-res screens when their desktop replacement needs a helping hand, and it can be enjoyed now by consumers in Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Europe who can snag themselves a new SyncMaster LapFit LD190G or LD220G monitor.

[Via EverythingUSB, thanks Ian]

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 9:26AM]

DisplayLink. Oh boy.

[Information Central Posted May 20th 2009 2:46PM]

USB is for mice, keyboards, and modems. Not video.

[Shinigami Posted May 20th 2009 9:47AM]

"as high as 1920x1080"
Did you mean "as low as"? Because my monitor is 2560x1600.

[Freakintoddles Posted May 20th 2009 9:53AM]

wow, douchebag

[make Posted May 20th 2009 9:56AM]

No, they meant "as high as" because that's the maximum resolution supported by the chips.

And no one gives a shit about your 30" monitor.

[KAL326 Posted May 20th 2009 11:59AM]

Wow your ePenis just got totally cock blocked...

[Shinigami Posted May 20th 2009 4:57PM]

So negative...
What I meant is: why only Full-HD resolution and not 2560x1600? DVI has been doing it for years and I expected a new standard to be better, not worse than existing solution. True, I'm using double-DVI cable, but I haven't heard of double-displaylink cables...

[SomeDudeFromOz Posted May 20th 2009 10:02AM]

I love my DisplayLink monitor.

With it I can run a 3 screen setup from my Vaio Z, including the native Z's 1600x900 screen, a Dell 1920 x 1200, and the DisplayLink to an Asus 1680 x 1050.

I can't run full screen video through it, but I'm just grateful it allows me to use my Z as properly as I would a regular desktop PC. I can take my work with me when I travel, and have the benefits of multiple screens when I'm in the office.

This way, I program in Visual Studio on the Dell, preview on the Asus, and can have a video or blog or something running on the Z.

I dunno, just thought I should say something positive after the first few comments weren't very pleasant.

[grahamj Posted May 20th 2009 10:47AM]

I'm curious, since there's no GPU I guess the card just comes up as a 2D only graphics adapter? What happens if you try to play a game?

[Galactor963 Posted May 20th 2009 12:06PM]

Did you catch the other post today about the Unibody Macs? About the same thing.


But, in all seriousness, I'm interested in the answer to this as well. My guess would go in to it having quite a bit of lag. Then again, unless the screen is set to "span", all but the primary monitor tend to be ignored while gaming (speaking from Half Life/Halo/Starcraft experiences).

[badbob001 Posted May 20th 2009 2:16PM]

Can't wait for the standalone adapters to come out. The existing adapters are good enough for my current monitor, but it doesn't hurt to have some room to grow. Perhaps the performance will be better with the new compression compared to the old chips at the same resolution.

[spin cycle Posted May 20th 2009 2:42PM]

There's insufficient USB bandwidth to support updating these large displays at full speed. Enjoy your low frame rates.

[mrgabrielserna Posted May 21st 2009 3:10AM]

Anyone have a idea of how 1680x1050 or higher displays using this will handle Full-Screen flash video like the "hi-def" option Hulu gives?

I know full-screen flash video can run choppy even on core2 duo machines sometimes but I'm wondering if these work worse for flash than a native display.