Become the master of many monitors with NewerTech's USB 2.0 Display Adapter

I'm sorry to the original poster but I agree with most of the commenters here. I've had a DisplayLink enabled USB to DVI adapter connected to my Mac for almost a year now. Monoprice.com has a many types at different resolutions that can be found here http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10114&cs_id=1011403

Their adapter that offers the same resolution as the one in this post is $52.33.

I have found the performance to be ok but I'm not playing games on it either. SO far the only hang up that I have found is that I am unable to take screenshots on it using the built in function (command-shift-3,4). Other than that it does what I need it to.

I don't think this post is as horrible as everyone is making it out to be, I wasn't really familiar with these kinds of product, so I don't mind seeing one highlighted.

Steve, you must be kidding.

These things have been around forever, and some can be had for around $30.

You could start your research here...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_14?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=usb+to+dvi+adapter&x=0&y=0&sprefix=usb+to+dvi+ada



Most of these adapters use the free "displaylink" software

http://www.displaylink.com/support/mac_downloads.html


Just curious, did you go to a school where "A"'s were given out for just handing the work in?

I gotta say that this blog has been losing its appeal....

I say cut Steve some slack. I think many mac owners (especially mb ones) would love a 2nd monitor solution and may not have known about these products.

I think a better article would ahve been to compare and contrast 2nd monitor solutions for a mb/mbp, but perhaps thats for a Dear Auntie TUAW

2048 x 1152. Is that number correct? That's a strange limitation. That means nothing 23" or above. 1920x1200 is the resolution native to larger monitors (23"-28"). I can understand the inability to drive a 30" display (2560x1600) but this is strange indeed.

Hi, everyone.

I see that there seems to be a bit of confusion about this product. This *is* a new product, and we're doing our job at bringing you news about it. Although we'd love to do a detailed comparison for each and every product that comes through our inbox, if we spent the time to do that we'd get criticized for not jumping on the news fast enough.

If you know of a similar product that has equivalent or better specs than the NewerTech model that is discussed in this post, please tell us all about it in the comments.

Steve

Yeah, it would be pretty helpful in posts like this to at least mention other similar products, and briefly point out what makes this particular one different.

Skip the adapter and go for one of the new Samsung Lapfit monitors with all this built in. Works like a dream and retail for $199CAN. I'm rocking two 21.5" models of these with a regular Samsung 24" on my MacBook Pro. Loads of monitor space.

I agree with jpkrautw.

Howie Isaacks: The problem here isn't that it's a new concept or not, but rather that the TUAW specifically gives the impression that it is new, and that this is the only product that can do it. That is what I take issue with.