IOGEAR USB 2.0 External VGA Video Card GUC2015V

by Iogear

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.2 x 2 inches ; 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NJFJJK
• Item model number: GUC2015V
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #92 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Graphics Cards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

The USB 2.0 External Video Card allows you to connect an extra monitor to your desktop PC or laptop's USB port. The connected monitor can be configured to either clone your primary screen, or extend the Windows desktop allowing visibility of more applications at the same time. The USB 2.0 External Video Card driver used to control the extra screen uses very little computer resource and offers a vast array of screen resolutions and color depths. This ensures that there is little difference in performance between a directly connected screen and a screen connected through the USB 2.0 External Video Card.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Does not support wide screen monitors, January 13, 2008

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Ray E. Stanton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IOGEAR USB 2.0 External VGA Video Card GUC2015V (Personal Computers)

The unit only supports resolutions compatible with standard 4:3 monitors. Does not have resolutions for widescreen. No help from company. Support only open during business week. Drivers are updated, last 12/17/07. Nothing in latest verson that can help. Save your money.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Corrupted my video drivers, September 5, 2007

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Handy Bob (Silicon Valley) - See all my reviews

This review is from: IOGEAR USB 2.0 External VGA Video Card GUC2015V (Personal Computers)

This product had promise for adding a screen to my Lenovo T42 laptop. I installed it per instructions and when I hooked it up, only my laptop LCD display worked. There appears to be an incompatibility between this device and the ATI device drivers. After removing it, I could no longer use the video out on my docking station, "Could not load OEMDSPIF.DLL". After much trial and error, I had to uninstall this software, uninstall the laptop ATI display drivers, then reinstall the ATI drivers, and you can imagine how many reboots and missteps that all took. It was hours before I was able to use my laptop again.

Clearly this product is not for me.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Solution if Internal VGA is not an Option, April 23, 2009

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M. Conley (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IOGEAR USB 2.0 External VGA Video Card GUC2015V (Personal Computers)

Works pretty much as advertised.
I'm using it to run a third monitor because my work computer was maxed out at two, and it has no room for expansion internally.
I'm running a 19" LCD at 1280x24x32 bit color. It gets a little choked up with moving images, at least at the resolution I'm running, hence the four stars. I would definitely not use this for a primary display, but it works well enough for a secondary display.
And contrary to what others may post, it works with Vista (x64 included). The drivers are on IOGear's website.