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Gadget Review: DisplayPort to HDMI Showdown

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Short braided cable.

From crummy old S-Video, through SCART, VGA, and HDMI - the world of video connectors has never been entirely cross compatible. Oh, sure, with enough boxes and adapters you can usually get an old device to talk to a new one. But results are never guaranteed and quality can take a hit. HDMI was supposed to be our saviour, but now DisplayPort threatens its dominance. What's the difference? For the …

Review: WAVLINK DisplayLink - Dual HDMI/DisplayPort adapter

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Output device with four ports.

The good folk at WAVLINK have sent me their Dual-Screen USB-C adapter to review. Plug it in to a USB-C socket and you now have two extra monitor ports. It'll even work on a USB-A socket, if it is USB 3.0. But is it any good? No. Not really. Hardware It's a fairly chunky hub, with a tragically short USB cable. The USB cable has a dongle which converts it from C to A. That's handy if you…