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ViBook USB to DVI 1600x1200 includes VTMultiDisplay Utility ($49 Value)
From Village Tronic

ViBook is an innovative graphics USBDVI cable; the simplest way to add additional displays to any computer system, desktop or laptop. It does not matter if you use a Mac or a PC, or both; or if you run Win 2000, XP or Vista on your PC, ViBook is still your multiple display solution. Whenever you have USB ports, you can drive one or more extra screens. Several monitors can be connected using more ViBooks, even through a hub. ViBook plugs directly into your display DVI port or nicely sits in its cradle on the back of the display, contributing to a clutter free working desk. ViBook also has very low power consumption, well below USB specifications, making it a very compatible and reliable product. Combining this with an unique heat dissipating design allows to extend the standard warranty to 3 full years of reliable operation.
Brand: Village Tronic Model: ViBook Dimensions: 5.51" h x 1.42" w x 5.51" l, 1.10 pounds

I love it It's perfect for my needs. I've got a 15" Macbook which I've used to replace a desktop. The desktop formerly had 2 monitors, a 24" dell, and a 20" dell. I was a little sad, having my perfectly good 20" monitor going to waste with my macbook. I read some reviews of the vibook, ordered it from their website, and waited patiently, there were no problems shipping it to Canada. It works perfectly for what I use it for. I'm a programmer, and I've hooked my 20" monitor up the vibook, rotated that screen vertically, and dedicate it to web browsing. My 24" monitor running off displayport I use as my main monitor, and I use the macbook built in display for chat/mail. It works 'almost' flawlessly, but closely enough that I'm very happy. Occasionally my vibook-enabled monitor flickers on/off (very rare, and only lasts a second- may have something to do with how busy my usb ports or cpu are. it doesn't happen enough to affect my productivity whatsoever). Watching youtube videos, etc. are not a problem on the vibook monitor. Even regular definition video seems to be okay, tho I probably wouldn't want to watch full length movies on it. It's not a good choice to use the vibook-enabled monitor to run 3d apps or hd video as it will kill your cpu. But overall, this is a perfect solution for me. Best video product ever I am driving three 22" 1680 x 1050 Samsung monitors with three viBooks with my ThinkPad X200 laptop. To have a desktop of four screens (including the 1280 x 800 on the laptop itself) is simply wonderful. On one screen I'll have stock prices (via QCharts); on another Outlook's inbox, and on the third a browser or two. That still leaves the main laptop's screen for replying to emails and editing photos with Photoshop. You cannot believe how much time having four screens up at once saves. Best yet, the viBook software is bulletproof. It's never given an ounce of trouble. And when I travel and only have one screen (the laptop's own), it disappears majestically (i.e. seamlessly) into the background. if you want your PC or laptop to drive multiple screens, this is the product. Trust me. Don't trust me? Email me: Harry at [...] Easy to install, easy to use, works great I purchased two of these to replace my VTBook Dual Head PCMCIA card that I was using with my previous laptop computer. My new computer (ThinkPad T400) does not have a PCMCIA card slot compatible with the VTBook card. I then discovered that VillageTronic came out with this ViBook product that allow me to drive an external monitor out of a USB port. That works out great for me since, with the laptop and its docking station, I have a lot of USB ports. And where the VTBook card and cables used to come out the front left side of the old laptop, this USB solution is so much better because it all comes out the back and is out of the way, and there is no heat being generated through the card. I know that there are other similar units out there that are a little less costly, but I chose this unit because I had good experience with the VTBook from the same company and already knew the interface. My setup is as follows. I have three external monitors in addition to the laptop monitor. I built a stand to raise the three monitors about 6 inches above my (large) desk, behind the laptop. The platform is designed to hide all the powerstrips and cables and various power supplies. The middle monitor is widescreen (running 1680x1050)as is the laptop monitor (running 1280x800), and I drive it out of the DVI port on the laptop. The left and right monitors are only VGA and not widescreen (running 1280x1024), and those I am driving through the ViBooks out of two USB ports on the docking station, so I am using the DVI-VGA adapter provided. I use each monitor separately (as opposed to spreading a window across multiple monitors). If any reader is just now considering moving to a multimonitor setup, let me tell you it makes a huge difference in productivity and is very easy to achieve. I could never go back to one monitor.

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