Product Description

The USB 2.0 VGA Adapter enables you to connect up to 6 monitors, LCD, projector to your PC or notebook. You can use it as an extended desktop or as a larger/different display from your main screen. By using USB 2.0 technology, there is no need to open the computer or struggle with compatibility issues related to a second VGA card.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76485 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Sabrent
• Model: USB-VGA6
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• Multi-Display USB 2.0 to VGA Adapter - Link up to 6 Displays General Features:
• Easily connect additional monitors using a USB 2.0 cable
• Mirror or Extend a computer display workspace
• Enjoy resolutions of up to 1280 x 1024, 1400 x 1050 at 32 bit color
• Allows for effortless multitasking

Customer Reviews

Excellent Product
It works well and it was easy to setup. Solved lots of video presentation related problems and it is an easy way to add extra Windows desktop space to your computer. Highly Recommended.

little bit sVGA
****** UPDATE ******
I've purchased a SAMSUNG widescreen monitor which is special because it rotates -- making it a tallscreen monitor (heh -sorry) ...
Anyway, the monitor seems to have a fixed resolution of 1440x900 (err: 900x1440) and came with software to do the rotating. Fortunately, THIS USB->sVGA ALSO does rotating, so it is unnecessary to install the rotation software that came with the monitor.

I don't see any performance problems that aren't blamable on my yesteryear computer running crappy operating system ... [insert typical geek rant here]
****** UPDATE ******

Now the cool thing about a USB->sVGA device is that you can probably add enough monitors that you'd approach a kind of stupid uselessness. Which is cool, I guess, if you're into that.

For me, I was auditing various methods of adding a second monitor and because the way I have at work (basically Y cable split out of the video system) was cool, I tried (unsuccessfully) for that. First the Y cable was wrong, then the new VGA card was (apparently) wrong. So *throwing hands up in frustration* a fail-safe: USB->sVGA.

It works really well, except for ONE small-ish issue that I don't even blame it for: when Windows starts, it tends to MANGLE my icons and other screen preferences because it can't decide things about the additional monitor: "why is it up there" (the location is set to -80px to the left of the 'main' i.e. connected to video card monitor). I solved a few problems by setting the USB monitor to 'primary' but it still throws my icons all over the place and my applications (some use their own config files so they're cool) get a little scattered. But once I re-do all my 'preferences' (moving the windows task bar, etc) It's really nice. and fast enough that I can't tell one way or another. My other monitor is wide anyway, so maybe I wouldn't have much luck with it on a video card; who knows.

I suppose that is a limitation of the thing, it doesn't seem to support widescreen monitors. (I don't care.)

It also seems to have a limit for colors and resolution (not that I can tell) -- it seems to work fine. Maybe I'm just not enough of a geek to mind.

The price tag was a tad high, but meh.

It has a blinky-blue light that can be cool, or irritating, depending on your tastes.

You'll probably also have to have a relatively new computer -- supporting a second monitor: are you kidding me?

Anyway, I think that does it. I like it, it works fine, the limitations that bother me are WINDOWS problems, as far as I can see (mostly, I think, based on when and how it loads USB devices -- although, you SEE a mirror login screen on the USB connected monitor when you log in, so it isn't like "late to the party" or something. Maybe it is, but not too late.
-r
My last review didn't show up, so I'm wondering why I take the time.
-=-