USB 3.0 video adapter recommendations

[Nickolai_Leschov]

I am thinking about buying a USB 3.0 video adapter (like those) to use with my laptop, when it is docked in a docking station. Docking station only has one video output (DisplayPort), but maybe I could have a second one via a USB 3.0 video adapter.

How well (if at all) do those work in Ubuntu? What kind of performance can I expect? (I intend to use a second monitor for programming and office work, not very demanding applications video-performance-wise, but it would be nice to know what can I expect: is playing video not out of the question? Games?)

Any specific recommendations?

[lukeiamyourfather]

See the section about Linux compatibility on the website from the chipset manufacturer.

http://www.displaylink.com/for-busin..._questions.php

There's an open source driver for older adapters that run on USB 2.0 but the USB 3.0 adapters use a newer chipset that has no open source driver that I'm aware of. Proprietary drivers are provided only for Windows and Mac.

[mcduck]

You might also want to check what version your DisplayPort adapter is, as it might support multiple monitors by daisy-chaining them on the single connector. (For example my laptop supports up to 4 displays through the one DisplayPort connector it has)

[lukeiamyourfather]

You might also want to check what version your DisplayPort adapter is, as it might support multiple monitors by daisy-chaining them on the single connector. (For example my laptop supports up to 4 displays through the one DisplayPort connector it has)

DisplayLink and DisplayPort are not the same. The original poster is asking about DisplayLink.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayLink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort

[mcduck]

DisplayLink and DisplayPort are not the same. The original poster is asking about DisplayLink.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayLink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort

From the original post:

Docking station only has one video output (DisplayPort)...

...which is what I was referring to. Since there is DisplayPort available, using Multi-Stream Transport (part of DisplayPort 1.2 specification and supported on some devices) might be an option and wouldn't require purchasing anything.

[lukeiamyourfather]

...which is what I was referring to. Since there is DisplayPort available, using Multi-Stream Transport (part of DisplayPort 1.2 specification and supported on some devices) might be an option and wouldn't require purchasing anything.

That makes sense. My bad.