Customer reviews from startech.com
StarTech.com - External Video Adapter - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(10 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 10 reviews
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Customer Reviews for StarTech.com - External Video Adapter - Black
Customer Rating
5
Does exactly what I needed! This is excellent
on April 28, 2017
Posted by: engRik
I have a laptop with just VGA and HDMI. I have two external monitors, one has DVI and DisplayPort, but no HDMI (it's a 1200 res unit), and my other unit has HDMI and displayport but no DVI. Basically didn't have a way to light them both up (can't use the vga and the HDMI from the laptop at the same time (aarrgghh). So, saw this and PRESTO - two monitors both running at 1200 res, it even (by pure fluke I guess) set itself up as my right hand monitor - exactly what I needed. It's brilliant.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
Upgraded from the older VGA version
on July 12, 2018
Posted by: Brabus
Well what can I say about this product? Simply that Startech have once again delivered a great device that gives the ability to easily add extra monitors to a laptop or desktop. I had previously been running the older VGA versions for a number of years and I have to say they worked flawlessly.
My reason for buying the newer ones is that I upgraded my monitors so thought that I would take the time to upgrade the cards as well. I have been using these now for over a year with no issues. I have 4 of these cards connected to my personal laptop. I can also unplug them and plug them into my work laptop with no issues either.
Simply if you want an easy way to add more monitors then buy these. I know next time I swap my monitors in a year or so I will also be upgrading the video cards to the 4K ones as the Startech USB video cards have not let me down over the last 7 years I have been using these and their predecessors.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
on January 18, 2019
Posted by: humberto
It works fine obviously if drivers are always update.
I have had this adapter since three years ago. The only problem sometimes are the updates but works fine. StarTech is definitely an excellent brand for me.
I have had this adapter since three years ago. The only problem sometimes are the updates but works fine. StarTech is definitely an excellent brand for me.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent product
on September 10, 2019
Posted by: DannyB
I bought this several months ago and so far it has worked very well. Customer support is fantastic for any issues experienced.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
4
Macbook Pro
on May 5, 2014
Posted by: Coarse
I bought this to add a second display to my Startech Thunderbolt dock. However, I didn't realize until I tried to install it that Startech doesn't provide an OSX driver for this device. I was pretty bummed out until I found this article:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19185308#19185308
This did the trick for me. I installed the driver recommended in this article and the adapter now works great. I have this device plugged into one of the USB3.0 ports on a Startech Thunderbolt dock. I now have two HDMI displays connected through my Thunderbolt dock. One connected with a thunderbolt to HDMI adapter cable and the other with this adapter.
Not sure why Startech doesn't just support and provide this driver directly.
I have a Macbook Pro running Mavericks.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
Works like a charm under Windows 11
on June 23, 2022
Posted by: gdd22
No need to install any drivers, they are installed automatically in Windows 11 and my third screen now works with the correct resolutions already configured.
Once connected to the computer, you have to wait 1 or 2 minutes before everything is correctly configured though.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
5
4th Monitor on Laptop
on November 24, 2019
Posted by: Anonymous
It was hard to get a direct answer about how to get a 4th monitor to work on an intel based laptop.
The problem is that the Intel CPU only allows 3 displays, even if you have a dedicated GPU in the laptop because the GPU isn't a full gpu, but just an extra chip that runs through the Intel CPU.
Since it runs through the intel CPU, it is limited by the same 3 display output as the CPU.
This allows you to run more than 3 displays on a single laptop.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com
Customer Rating
4
Works Good
on December 7, 2018
Posted by: JAs0n
I've been using the adapter for a few months now and it's been working fine. I wish it had support for Linux/Ubuntu.
Written by a customer while visiting startech.com