A Reason to Buy a Netbook With Standard Video-Out
July 10, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Displays, Ramblings of a Gadget Geek
Simply put: You’ll have to rely on expensive “solutions” which create more problems than they solve.
A review of the Village Tronic ViBook mysteriously calls the USB graphics extender “a good option” for those who want to power a secondary display with their PC, laptop, or netbook. To the reviewer’s credit though, he realizes that there are ways to do this for less than the ViBook’s $129 price, including just getting a PCI or PCIe graphics card for a desktop.
It’s clear that the ViBook is perfect for owners of portable computers that don’t feature VGA-out, specifically netbooks like the HP Mini …read more
