The premise is that rather than transmitting video information over AGP or PCIe you would do so over USB. The investment in technology is expensive. USB Monitors begin at around $300 and you have to have software in place. In the case of computer-to-monitor configs, your CPU will be doing the compression of information to transmit over the USB network. If you want dedicated hardware to accelerate the compression, you're talking about another $300 or so. The problem with this is that the technology for PCIe and AGP is so much more advanced for similar prices and you are not using compression technology. Present GPU technology provides multiple dedicated processors for use not only in graphics applications, but for users of OS X and the forthcoming 10.6, the regular OS will make use of those GPUs. I doubt any application will be able to use the processors dedicated to transmitting video over USB. This is technology is useful for quick build-up and teardown of multiple monitor setups, sure, but as a replacement for mature technology already in place on Macintosh systems, this is a solution in search of problem.
What Products Require DisplayLink Drivers to Function?
At this time we use DisplayLink USB Graphics chipsets in all of our USB 2.0 and 3.0 graphics adapters and docking station products. These products require DisplayLink drivers to function correctly.
These drivers may be installed with or without the hardware present yet. The final configuration will then be completed automatically when hardware is plugged in.
Please be aware that it is perfectly normal to have your monitors briefly flash black once or more during installation and a reboot may be required to complete installation.
Windows
DisplayLink drivers for Windows can be downloaded here:
macOS
DisplayLink drivers for macOS can be downloaded here:
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- Universal Docking Stations. Universal docking stations turn the USB port of computer into a docking station connector. A single USB cable to your computer docks your portable device to support multiple display outputs, audio, Ethernet and other USB peripherals.
How To Use Displaylink Mac
How to configure DisplayLink displays on Mac OS X. When attaching a display that the software has not seen before, the display will default to being extended to the right of the main display. To configure the settings for each of your USB attached displays, select ‘Displays’ from the ‘System Preferences’ menu. DisplayLink Drivers and Software Download the latest drivers for your Plugable docking station or graphics adapter featuring DisplayLink technology. These drivers are not needed for our Thunderbolt™ 3 products, and our non-DisplayLink USB-C docks. Drivers, software, and firmware for Plugable products. Non-DisplayLink USB-C Docks and Graphics Adapters. In most cases, non-DisplayLink USB-C docks will connect to the host using a USB-C cable that does not have the Thunderbolt™ logo on the cable ends.