Breaking news - Newegg’s running a pretty good Black Friday sale, but one particular item really stands out.
The Asus VW223B 22″ LCD monitor is $150. That’s a decent price for a 22″ monitor, but the DisplayLink USB connectivity makes it a truly killer deal. You can connect this monitor to a PC using not DVI, not HDMI, but plain old USB. It uses a software driver called DisplayLink to make the magic happen. You can connect up to 6 monitors to your laptop or Mac Mini, even when those devices don’t support multiple monitors.
Here’s a review of the Asus VW223B talking about the USB connectivity and DisplayLink.
Note that this is NOT an ordinary flat panel monitor with a USB hub - this is a monitor where the actual video signals go over the USB connection. No VGA cables, no DVI cables, etc.
Obviously, this isn’t a high-end gaming video adapter by any means, but it makes a great rig just to show your TweetDeck, email, browser, etc. I bought one for my Macbook Pro just to show TweetDeck - it’s a great piece of software, but it’s a screen hog.
