EVGA UV-16 UV Plus+ USB VGA Display Port (100-U2-UV16-A1)

by EVGA

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 1 x 4.4 inches ; 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00191GZ8U
• Item model number: 100-U2-UV16-A1
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,003 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Take any available USB port on your Desktop or Notebook and turn it into an additional video output for use with another display. UV PLUS+ is powered by USB and uses Lossless Compression for transferring video signal which provides a crystal clear viewing experience on your additional display.

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome for a Third Monitor, January 14, 2009

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oldtaku (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: EVGA UV-16 UV Plus+ USB VGA Display Port (100-U2-UV16-A1) (Personal Computers)

UPDATE Sep 04 2010: This product still works great, but you might consider the Diamond BVU195 HD USB Display Adapter (DVI and VGA with included DVI to VGA adapter) which gives you a later version of the Displaylink chipset and a higher supported display resolution for about $25 more.

Three monitors may seem like overkill, but when you have as many apps open at once as I do it's a great convenience. I can cover almost every square inch, and a decent 19 inch monitor can be had for only $200 or so these days. But more than two monitors at once is a problem since any recent card will only support two monitors (ah, I miss Matrox).

I used to add a cheap second video adapter, but then there were always driver compat issues and other problems. I finally grabbed one of these and I love it to death. I use it for my third monitor where I don't worry about performance - I stick email and other long term text-heavy low-usage processes there. Though I actually tried full screen video on it just to see what would happen and it worked surprisingly well.

It's tiny, needs no external power connector, has a DVI connector (and comes with a DVI->VGA adaptor), and it works just fine under Windows XP and Windows 7 (presumably Windows Vista as well, but haven't tried that). It's just thoroughly awesome. My only complaint is the chintzy snarl-prone retracting USB-A to mini-USB adaptor - I just tossed it and used another one.

I wouldn't use this as your primary display if you wanted to do anything 3D (there's some lag you notice in games; USB is not intended to be low latency), but otherwise, I am very impressed. I'm ordering another one for work.

P.S.: When you get this, the first thing you should do is toss out the driver CD and get the latest driver from [...] (Displaylink).

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You will love it!, October 6, 2008

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David Luce "mobile geek" (Rhode Island) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: EVGA UV-16 UV Plus+ USB VGA Display Port (100-U2-UV16-A1) (Personal Computers)

It's said, "You can never be too rich, or too thin ...', or have too many monitors. The UV Plus works well, just as advertised. It's only problem comes when I move from the office where I have three monitors to the lab where I have two; the driver doesn't automagically handle the shift between one-monitor, two-monitor and three-monitor sites consistently. I then have to shift the relative positions of the monitors on the video properties menu manually. It's a small price to pay to have a help file, journal file, application editor, application control panel and application data panel all open at once.
Incidentally, I tried a software-only solution (not free), and it locked up repeatedly; I could get no help at all from the German company who sold it. This device is reasonably fast, responsive and predictable.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, August 24, 2008

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mjo - See all my reviews

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This review is from: EVGA UV-16 UV Plus+ USB VGA Display Port (100-U2-UV16-A1) (Personal Computers)

I've been using this EVGA adapter at work for a 3rd monitor running at 1280x1024 (native resolution on a LCD over DVI) for about 3 weeks. It works perfectly with no problems. It's fantastic to be able to add an additional monitor over USB. Performance for most applications is great. I've noticed that it does slow down a bit for video or motion heavy Flash animations. The manufacturer claims you can watch full screen DVD video, but I haven't tried. Works great for Visual Studio, Office, IE, etc.

Update 10/2009: I previously wrote that I used this product with Windows Server. It looks like the latest driver will not support Windows Server, so I recommend not buying this product if you're planning to use it with a Server OS at this time. Check Displaylink's web site for driver and compatibility updates.