Has anyone had a successful experience connecting this monitor to a laptop running Windows 8.1 via a dock using DisplayLink software?
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Did not experience hooking the monitor up to a laptop with a dock, but i can assure you it is compatible with windows 8.1 pro.
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I recently connected it to my work laptop running 8.1, without the USB driver "fix" I had to do previously. It basically seems to work, although only with 2 of my 4 monitors. Maybe if you just need to hook up 2 monitors, you'll be fine...
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I did not experience this. Did you set up the correct version for the display port driver in the monitor menu? Some computers , etc. do not support th latest versions that comes default with this monitor. Hope this helps.
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Yes, I have a Microsoft Surface and I connect with My ViewSonic - 28" LED HD Monitor without any problem.
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DMS-59 is a proprietary connector developed by ATI. Unless your docking station has this connector it will not work. What I would suggest as a work around is connect one external monitor and use the laptop's primary screen. Sorry if this is stating the obvious.
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Yes--I don't recall any problems. Same with 8.1 Update. I have had a bit of trouble w/the Lenovo thinkpad USB 3.0 docking station post Update--had to download an updated version of the DisplayLink manager software from their site. But if you're not using that docking station I wouldn't anticipate any problems.
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I don't believe that this monitor (or any monitor) will display through a usb connection. You will need to use vga, rca,rgb, dvi, or hdmi. your best bet with a laptop is either hdmi or vga.
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I am currently using 3 monitors with this dock. All 3 are Dell U2414H monitors using DisplayPort daisy chaining. There is one DP cable coming from the dock to my far left monitor. Then from the left monitor, there's a DP cable to the middle, and the same for the right. Be aware that there are firmware updates for this dock that fix the DisplayPort hub that's included in the dock. This is the support page that has the firmware update I used to fix some of my DisplayPort issues:http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd028010
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I heard this model uses a displaylink DL-3k series chip and Linux support for only DL-1x5 which is older generation chip is currently available per displaylink website. So even there are some success stories with other usb monitors on linux, that wouldn't apply for this.
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I connected 3 monitors. One w/ DVI, One w/display port to DVI via a converting cable, and a hdmi to DVI using another converter cable. Windows 8 made it easy to get them the way I wanted.Cables not included.
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Yes, HP has a S_video port which I always use to connect to my TV. But it didn't work for eyeclops. So seems like no one has tried connecting laptops/desktops yet. Thanks for info on ipod connection, thats impressive actually.
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it does work if you download those DisplayLink drivers -- BUT you cannot use or create a monitor profile/calibration at this time. the screen is fairly blue by default!
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Agreed! We like out Dell as well! We use ours very portable and have not tried hooking it up to an external monitor. However, have you tried going to "Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution" and adjusted the resolution settings? I've often used this at work to use various laptops with various viewing hardware in conference rooms including old 36" tube TV's and have generally found a resolution that works from the controls of the laptop operating system. Windows 7 has 15 different resolution settings. Older version do not have that many if I remember correctly. Anyway, good luck and I hope you find a solution. Agreed! We like out Dell as well! We use ours very portable and have not tried hooking it up to an external monitor. However, have you tried going to "Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution" and adjusted the resolution settings? I've often used this at work to use various laptops with various viewing hardware in conference rooms including old 36" tube TV's and have generally found a resolution that works from the controls of the laptop operating system. Windows 7 has 15 different resolution settings. Older version do not have that many if I... » Read More Agreed! We like out Dell as well! We use ours very portable and have not tried hooking it up to an external monitor. However, have you tried going to "Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution" and adjusted the resolution settings? I've often used this at work to use various laptops with various viewing hardware in conference rooms including old 36" tube TV's and have generally found a resolution that works from the controls of the laptop operating system. Windows 7 has 15 different resolution settings. Older version do not have that many if I remember correctly. Anyway, good luck and I hope you find a solution. « Show Less
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To be honest, I was not able to get the adapter running. I use an Onkyo Receiver and an HP laptop. Both companies 1st line support replied to my question that it is very difficult to establish the interface between Displayport and HDMI. And they are right, I checked out 4 different adapters and none was working.
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I did not have any luck with it. I am using a SenseVision DisplayPort to 3xDisplayPort and can run 3 external monitors or 2 and the surface display. Works great. You can buy for around $130.SenseVision DisplayPort to 3xDisplayPort
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Yes, I have one of the four ports connected to my Lenovo T410 laptop with a docking station running dual monitors with no problem. The docking station had a VGA port and a display port.