Customer Reviews

Tripp Lite P516-001 VGA/XVGA Monitor Y Splitter HD15M/2XF

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

I was trying to split my vga output to a monitor and a projector (via a 50 ft cable). I had the same experience with ghost images on my monitor as one of the previous reviewers. I'm guessing this splitter isn't designed to work with long cables. I ordered a 2-Port UXGA Video Splitter Extender (Cables To Go - 29550) which works much better, although it was somewhat more expensive.

Workes fine, I used it to split my VGA display of my HP Media Center PC to my HDTV that has a VGA input this works great gives me a bigger screen to watch some of the recorded TV from the PC.

Not much to it just a Y connector so not much to go wrong and as always more than happy with ording via Amazon, not a Dud order yet and I order lots of stuff, mostly tools, books, DVD's.

I use this to have a projected image and a monitor for use in my classroom. However, when I want to work at the computer, I disconnect the projector because of the ghost image on the monitor. In general, though, it serves the purpose for which I intended.

This splitter will indeed split an image but if you plan to use a higher resolution such as 1280x1024, the problem is that the image on both monitors turns out dim because it simply splits the output from the video card without any sort of amplification. It would have been nice to know that before making the purchase. So if dim images are your thing then this is the product for you. Otherwise steer clear.

Spend an extra couple of bucks and get a splitter that is powered. Otherwise the picture quality is compromised on both devices.

I've read the other reviews about this splitter. I do not know what they are talking about but I think it works great. I get the same picture on my television as I get on my computer monitor. I can leave them plugged in and turned on at the same time and it couldn't be better. In fact I watch almost all the Netflex movies on the TV. Great picture! I couldn't be happier!!

I have a 47" TV that I watch Netflix on through the computer. It is nice to be able to hook it up as a monitor. This allows me to not have to unhook and hook up the normal desk monitor.

I split the signal between my monitor and an LCD projector in my classroom attached to a 20 foot cord. The quality on the monitor become too poor for me to use. The brightness decreased and there was a ghosting or double vision kind of effect on the monitor. Our tech guy explained that you are splitting the quality of the signal in two.

Just to clarify this does not actually split your video as in creating a dual or extended monitor. If you are trying to use two monitors and want to be able to display two different images on them then this is the wrong product. I tried this on my PC and even if it did do the job of splitting the video the resolution was awful. I'm going to try the SEE2 USB 2.0 To VGA Ext Video.

Got this to run my computer to both the monitor and to my 37" HDTV and it works perfectly. The computer sits right between the two, so I have only a 6 foot cable to each, but I have seen absolutley no ill effects from the splitting.