timbo343 Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) Does anyone know if USB 2 will support multi monitors via a docking station? The laptop in question doesn't have a USB 3 port or a USB-C port and i'm a bit wary as to USB 2 will be able to cope. The docking station will either be https://www.ebuyer.com/1134007-i-tec-usb-3-0-usb-c-dual-hdmi-docking-station-u3dualhdmidockukor this https://www.comms-express.com/products/startech-hybrid-universal-usb-3-0-laptop-docking-station-for-usb-c-or-usb-a/ I don't want to go down the route of them buying it if USB 2 won't support 2 external 24" monitors. Edited March 15, 2023 by timbo343
bald_pig Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 website for the chipset of the first product says it supports a USB2.0 input: https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/integrated-chipsets/dl-3000 1
timbo343 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 website for the chipset of the first product says it supports a USB2.0 input: https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/integrated-chipsets/dl-3000Ta, that'll do, i can't imagine thr user will be running the monitors at anything more than 1920 x 1080.
bknaggs Posted March 15, 2023 Posted March 15, 2023 I’ve used a single USB2 to VGA adapter to add a third screen and performance isn’t great. Static stuff is fine but as soon as anything starts moving it’s really noticeable. I can’t see dual screens over USB2 working very well.
timbo343 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Posted March 15, 2023 I’ve used a single USB2 to VGA adapter to add a third screen and performance isn’t great. Static stuff is fine but as soon as anything starts moving it’s really noticeable. I can’t see dual screens over USB2 working very well. So have i, i used a non-powered version for a couple of years until i resorted to a graphics card with 3 outputs on it but that was in a desktop machine. Hopefully with this being a powered dock, the performance might be improved.
timbo343 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Posted March 23, 2023 Does anyone know if USB 2 will support multi monitors via a docking station? The laptop in question doesn't have a USB 3 port or a USB-C port and i'm a bit wary as to USB 2 will be able to cope. The docking station will either be https://www.ebuyer.com/1134007-i-tec-usb-3-0-usb-c-dual-hdmi-docking-station-u3dualhdmidockukor this https://www.comms-express.com/products/startech-hybrid-universal-usb-3-0-laptop-docking-station-for-usb-c-or-usb-a/ I don't want to go down the route of them buying it if USB 2 won't support 2 external 24" monitors. The dock from Ebuyer is working perfectly on a USB2 port.
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