Tritton TRI-UV100 SEE2 USB 2.0 SVGA Adapter | 
| Brand: Tritton
List Price: $122.88
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Rating:  28 reviews
Media: Electronics
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Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5 x 2.5
nv:Cable Type: USB 2.0 to VGA/SVGA Adapter
Cable Connector A: USB 2.0
MPN: TRI-UV100
Model: TRI-UV100
UPC: 836121330029
EAN: 0836121330029
ASIN: B0003NFY1E
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: Brand New in Original Packaging!!
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| Features:
| • | Office Use - View large spreadsheets across two screens with display continuity; Multitask more effectively without overlapping windows; Open attachments on one screen while reading the e-mail on the other | | • | Mobile Use - Do multiple screen displays and presentations without bringing another computer | | • | Graphic Use - Use second display for pallets/tools | | • | Data Entry Use - Type documents on one screen while viewing reference material on the other | | • | Wall Street - Use a notebook for viewing multiple screens; View charts and live data at the same time |
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Product Description
TRITTON SEE2 USB 2.0 SVGA Adapter instantly allows you to add a second display through your USB 2.0 port. Simply install the included drivers, plug the SEE2 into the USB port and your ready to go. Extend your desktop across both displays allowing you to increase your productivity like never before. While reading email on one display, open attachments on the other display. Expand spread sheets across both monitors, in graphics programs increase your working area by putting all your pallets on the second display. While giving a presentation on one display see your notes on the other display or do multi-screen presentations! The possibilities are endless with the TRITTON SEE2 display adapter. SEE2 is powered through the USB cable so no additional power supply is needed. By using USB there is no need to open the computer. Adding a second internal video card to a desktop can be complicated and impossible in some cases. With the SEE2 display adapter, just plug it in. TRITTON offers lifetime toll-free phone support and an in depth online support center. Entertainment - View videos/TV on one screen and your desktop on the other screen System Requirements - Operating System - Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP Home or Professional, Windows XP Tablet Edition, Windows 2003 Server / Available USB 2.0 port (not compatible with USB 1.x)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Meets a specific need July 15, 2005
Sherrod Segraves (Austin, TX United States)
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
If you need to add an extra monitor and can't use a standard video card, then this is for you.
On the other hand, this can't match the quality of a standard video card, and motion will look somewhat choppy. If an extra PCI or IDE video card would work with your system, then that would be the better choice.
PROS
* Can be connected with only a USB 2.0 port.
* You can plug or unplug it from the USB port without problems, and the monitor will be immediately added to or removed from your desktop.
* Up to 1280x1024 resolution at 16 bits (near true color), with 32-bit true color available for 1152x864 and lower resolutions. (You may need to download the newest drivers for high resolution).
* Can support a flicker-free refresh rate of 85 Hz at the top resolution.
* The display on the attached monitor is crisp and clean.
* Small, attractive design with a blue LED.
* Powered through the USB port.
* I've been using one without a problem for nearly a year.
CONS
* While the newest drivers (downloadable from Tritton) are easy to install and have passed WHQL testing, the older drivers that may still ship with the device aren't as polished.
* Attaching the device to a different USB port means installing the drivers again (apparently the manufacturer saved money by not giving each device a unique electronic serial number).
* Motion on the attached monitor is somewhat choppy. It's fine for things like email, word processing, or web browsing, but it's not fast enough for games or video.
* DirectX 3D windows (including any DirectX9 window) won't work. This means that some games can't display if you drag them to the attatched monitor.
* The driver puts an icon in the Taskbar's notification area (system tray), with no way to get rid of the icon. (On the other hand, the icon's popup menu may be convenient.)
* The connector is standard VGA, not DVI.
Again, it's a good device, as long as you don't want to play games on it.
 Very nice, but with a few limitations July 29, 2006
JT Lovell (Wilmore, KY)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I've been using a laptop with the built-in screen and connected to an external monitor for several years. Most modern laptops will do this, and once you get proficient with two screens, it's impossible to go back to one.
Now, I bought the Tritton adapter for add to my existing setup as a 3rd screen. Just to make sure this is clear, my laptop screen is screen 1, the vga port on the back of the laptop goes to screen 2, and the Tritton goes from USB to screen 3.
I'm hooked. One screen good, two screens great, 3 screens fantastic!
Now, they are't all created equal though. The tritton is much slower than either of my other screens. Dragging a window around is choppy as is moving the mouse around on a "busy" screen. For instance Word and Notepad are very responsive (mostly white paper) but a development environment such as [...]
If you've ever used a remote-controlling tool such as Terminal Services, Remote Desktop, Citrix, PC Anywhere, Laplink, WebEx, etc, then the response on the Tritton is a lot like that. The mouse kind of hops around a bit, and it takes a bit of getting used to before you hit the icon every time. But it's just that, something that takes some getting used to.
I run a lot of things on my USB port (laser mouse, thumb drive, docking station hub, keyboard, Maxtor hard drive, etc. Will all of these plugged in and running the Tritton is still very usable. Anyone running less on their USB port will probably see somewhat better performance than I'm seeing.
Installation was a breeze. Pop in the mini-CD, it auto-installs the driver requiring only a "Next" and then a reboot. After the reboot, connect the adapter and the monitor and presto you're in business. The screen enables by itself so immediately after install you should be able to see something on the new screen. You may have to tweak your monitor settings to get it to position exactly where you want it (it defaulted to the right of my existing screens) and the resolution defaulted to 1024x768. Use Control Panel > Display Settings or the Tritton icon in the system tray to change the resolution.
I wonder if you could run two of these on the same PC...... Please post here if you have tried!
 DOES NOT SUPPORT WINDOWS VISTA!!! February 15, 2007
K. Hudson (Tempe, AZ)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I mistakenly purchased this item hoping to use it with my Windows Vista laptop. Don't do that! The tech support case that I registered to simply ask when they expected to have a Windows Vista driver went unanswered for over a week. Good thing I stopped waiting for an answer after about three days. Thus far, the only Windows Vista compatible device that I have found for using more than one monitor with my laptop is the Matrox Dual and Triple Head2Go devices. I am using a DualHead2Go right now, but I really wish I purchased a triple. What I didn't think about when buying the less expensive DualHead2Go is that the center of my screen (where most messages default to appear) is right at the split between two monitors. The TripleHead2Go would not have the same problem as it uses three screens as one, so the center would be in the center of the center screen (instead of divided between two screens as in the Dual).
Great for office work on a laptop May 24, 2006
P. Martin (Murphy, TX United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This thing is fantastic if you have a laptop that cannot support dual monitors. My ThinkPad T43P has dual-monitor support while undocked by using the built-in LCD panel as one monitor, but once you dock it and close the lid, you're stuck with a single monitor. I tried the Matrox DualHead2Go first, which tricks your laptop into thinking 2 monitors are really a single loooong monitor, and that works fairly well. I bought the SEE2 to add a 3rd monitor. Don't even think of doing anything that is graphics intensive - but it is great for holding a reference document, or leaving your e-mail up while working. If you need something that doesn't get bogged down when redrawing graphics, go for the DualHead2Go or even the TripleHead2Go.
Also, since my primary monitor had a USB connection to my laptop (in addition to the VGA cable), I just daisy-chained this sucker right off of my other monitor and didn't have to run another cable.
All in all, for basic office work, it's a winner. And extremely easy to set up.
Excellent within its limits April 26, 2007
Brent Nelson (Plano, Texas)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Tritton is an excellent product as long as you bear its limitations in mind. It is definitely not the equivalent of a high-performance graphics card, but it is great for extending your desktop to one more monitor. That's what I needed and that's what I got, easily and cheaply.
I use Windows XP on a Sony VAIO laptop with one external SVGA port. Some of my work is very graphics intensive and some is not (e.g., email, programming). I needed more screen space, i.e., multiple monitors.
Using the Tritton SEE2, I now have ample room to work on three screens. In addition to the laptop screen, I use two external LCD panels, one connected to the laptop's SVGA port, and one connected to a USB 2.0 port using the Tritton. I use the SVGA port monitor or the laptop monitor for graphics-intensive tasks, and the USB monitor for primarily textual tasks.
The instructions are good, and the basic setup was easy. After installing the drivers from the CD, I set up an Extended Desktop configuration in Windows XP. The laptop recognized all three monitors and allowed me to set different resolutions and color depths as needed. I run the USB monitor at 1280 x 1024, with 16 bit color. I run the SVGA one at 1280 x 1024 with 32 bit color, and the laptop at 1280 x 800 with 32 bit color. Configuring the SVGA port external monitor as the Primary Monitor took some trial and error, but worked OK.
This setup is not completely perfect, but its a vast improvement over what I could do otherwise. The monitor running through USB is somewhat slower than the one running through the SVGA port, as one would expect. If I run the graphics-intensive tasks on the USB monitor, I find the slowness annoying. But for textual tasks, it works great and I'm very happy to have it.
Previously, I tried the Matrox DualHead2Go product. It worked very nicely, and both external monitors were equally fast, but it would only allow me 1280 x 768 resolution due to my particular graphics chipset, which I found insufficient and annoying. If you can afford the higher price for the Matrox, and it is compatible with your graphics chipset at the resolution you need, you may be happier with the Matrox approach. Otherwise, using the Tritton for low-intensity graphics is a great way to get more screen real-estate.
Overall, I am very pleased with the Tritton SEE2 product and wouldn't want to be without it.
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