Comments on: New toy: Lenovo USB to DVI monitor adapter, adds up to 6 displays

By: John Hobbes

John Hobbes — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:40:23 +0000

I don't see it on Lenovo's site either, but it is on plenty of others. Link No new information on Windows 7.

By: Kamil T.

Kamil T. — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:11:57 +0000

Hey, what’s going on with this adapter? I can’t find it on Lenovo’s website at all. Any news about Windows 7?

By: John Hobbes

John Hobbes — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:14:09 +0000

No official word yet, but you can expect yes.

By: anders kjærgaard

anders kjærgaard — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:22:19 +0000

Will it support windows 7 ????

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By: none

none — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:26:30 +0000

But using two (let alone six) external WUXGA monitors is not mainstream either! Neither are dual screen 17″ laptops with quad core cpu’s, but there’s the W700! A 30″ 2560×1600 monitor is a little over $1K, which is about what a midrange laptop costs (say a decked out T500). It is just a big drag that it’s not easier to use these monitors.

I don’t see the point of the USB video stuff for WUXGA. I’m using a WUXGA monitor right now, on a standard analog VGA-style port, and it works fine, no obvious blur or anything like that. USB is not even fast enough for WUXGA though, if you want to watch movies or anything like that.

I don’t know what the story is with HDMI except that it has DRM. Can it support resolutions higher than 1920×1080 (HD video)?

There is a never-ending appetite for higher resolution, bigger screens, just like there is for memory, cpu speed, disk capacity, etc. Everyone has their limits of what they’re willing to pay, but deep down, at least when it comes to computers, we all want about the same things. These large monitors would not be considered so non-mainstream if in fact they were supported more readily by non-specialized computers. So it is a vicious circle.

By: John Hobbes

John Hobbes — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:13:59 +0000

Well here’s the thing – LCD’s greater than 1920×1200 simply aren’t in mainstream. Going beyond that res adds quite a bit of cost to the LCD and WUXGA/WSXGA+ are simply where the majority of buyers are. Of course as you go up in resolution, you need more bandwidth for video. This isn’t an issue over a digital connection like HDMI or DisplayPort, but is a big issue over any other mediums like USB or whatever else might transmit video. That’s part of why it’s taken so long to see external devices like this that support video at any decent resolution – case in point, the old vs new USB Port Replicators from Lenovo.

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:03:48 +0000

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By: none

none — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:58:06 +0000

This would be a lot more interesting if it support dual link dvi. Why would anyone want multiple 1920×1200 monitors? My officemate has a 2560×1600 monitor on his Powerbook and I just drool over it since my video card won’t support it. A 4-megapixel monitor is way nicer than two 2-megapixel monitors.