A New Contractor Toy: USB to VGA

Ever been on a client site and stuck with 1024 x 768?

I remember when even that was a dream, but after you get used to widescreen dual VGA in your own environment, weaning yourself off this can be a challenge. If you believe Microsoft research, dual screen users “never go back to a mono display” …

A friend and I bought a couple of these for $145AUD, to use in our day to day contracting work environment, where monitors are a plenty, but security (or warranty) forbids you from cracking open the case and installing a new video card.

The performance is a little sluggish, and sometimes the refresh goes a little awry, but all in all, it’s pretty handy to have around when debugging code. I wouldn’t recommend trying to play games on it, but definitely good to have in your toolkit.