Add A Monitor Using USB: Sitecom's VGA Adapter

Video Playback

Next came the most demanding test: Using the Windows media player, we played back a movie from a Super Video-CD over the USB adapter. As was to be expected, the differences between the monitors connected to the on-board graphics and the USB adapter were the most pronounced here.

"...not exactly smooth" - Videos on the external display.

Sharing The USB

In our tests, the adapter cooperated flawlessly with two passive USB hubs, which had only a minimal impact on screen output speed. Nonetheless, we wouldn't recommend transferring large amounts of data via USB when working on the auxiliary display. When we transferred files to an external hard drive, the screen output was so slow as to be completely unusable, effectively making any kind of practical work impossible.