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Pros

One monitor is plugged into the thunderbolt port by way of a dvi to usb-c adapter. My dock is the owc thunderbolt 3 dock, and although it is fresco logic based, it seems to handle the adapter fine so far.

This adapter is much faster refresh than before. It also shows all of the graphic transparency that the previous adapter couldn't show. The latter puzzles me the most but the battery life and speedy performance makes me care less. Current setup:11 mac... Read More

The key to using this is to plug it into the device you want it to broadcast to (television) the other is plugged into the startech adapter, connected to a usb-a port on my anker usb-c hub (a8346) using a dvi to hdmi adapter. Plugging in a monitor, it... Read More

Adaptor works fine on my lenovo 32 but hates my older samsung 32. Works perfectly on my 2016 13 macbook pro. Also works with that mini running windows 7 in bootcamp.

Cons

Significant lag on my 4k monitor. Unable to rotate display to portrait mode. Disconnects frequently. Powershell cannot get past the execution policy on my machine.

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Quality

Display quality was super, install ease was exceptional.

Image quality is good, with only a very small dip in quality however in most cases it is unnoticeable.

After trying multiple usb-c adapters for the hp that worked with other computers, they would not work with my pavilion because ... Read More

If super high quality is very important to you and you are looking for performance then be prepared to spend a lot more money.

Shipping

This did the job fast and easy.

Startech's software was fast and easy to download and run.

Packaging/appearance

Works great right out of the box.

If you have the displaylink drivers installed, this will work!

The other is plugged into the startech adapter, connected to a usb-a port on my anker usb-c hub (a8346), using a dvi to hdmi adapter.

10) i downloaded the driver from the displaylink ran and it just worked.

Competitiveness

I have a plugable dock for dual monitors, but wanted to add a third.

The two minor issues that earned it a 4-star instead of a 5-star:1.

It tears a little and is a laggy compared to the built in laptop video card, but for coding and web browsing it works great fo... Read More

Update: i installed another monitor, so now i have a total of 4 monitors, 2 of them are connected with startech adapters.

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external, great, pro, two and port.

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This product had a total of 911 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 6 2023.