Installation, Testing and Comparison

Like the one I took a look at yesterday, installation is easy, just install the software and then plug it into your computer and plug a display into the unit.

Here again I used my Acer Aspire One netbook and hooked it up to my Vizio 47” HDTV via the VGA port on the back.

I did run into one small problem, the VGA adapter doesn’t actually connect to the unit, the screws are two small for them to reach the nuts on the DisplayLink device. Not that big of a deal really since you most likely won’t be moving the unit around once it’s plugged in, but still it would be nice if it was a secure connection.

Using it for general stuff like surfing the web, word processing etc is fine, you just can’t use it for graphically intensive applications especially games, little games work fine though.

As for resolutions, for some reason it wouldn’t let me use the highest one, I could only use up to 1200×600. My TV is HD, so it goes up to 1920 x 1080, and the unit is supposed to go up to 1600×1200, and according to specs for my TV is can accept 1280×1024, along with other resolutions. Not sure why it didn’t work.

The DisplayLink adapter averages around $125 depending where you look, the one I looked at yesterday sold for $70, and it included an HDMI adapter as well, so it’s clear which is the better choice I would think