Thursday, July 11th 2013
TRENDnet Ships Adapter to Connect a Computer to a HD TV
TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces the availability of the USB 3.0 to HD TV Adapter, model TU3-HDMI, which extends a Windows-based computer's viewing field to a HD TV, monitor, receiver, or projector with a HDMI port.
The adapter converts a 5 Gbps SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port on a computer to a HDMI port. It also works with standard USB 2.0 or 1.1 ports. Extend mode adds a HD TV viewing field to the left, right, top, or bottom of your existing monitor. Mirror mode, copies a monitor's viewing field to a HD TV or other device. The Primary Display function transfers a computer's operating system controls to the connected HDMI device. The included software manages up to six TU3-HDMI adapters to copy or extend a viewing field over many TVs.
"TRENDnet's TU3-HDMI combines the functionality of your computer with the visual impact of your big screen HD TV," stated Sonny Su, technology director for TRENDnet.
Pricing and Availability
The adapter converts a 5 Gbps SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port on a computer to a HDMI port. It also works with standard USB 2.0 or 1.1 ports. Extend mode adds a HD TV viewing field to the left, right, top, or bottom of your existing monitor. Mirror mode, copies a monitor's viewing field to a HD TV or other device. The Primary Display function transfers a computer's operating system controls to the connected HDMI device. The included software manages up to six TU3-HDMI adapters to copy or extend a viewing field over many TVs.
Pricing and Availability
- TU3-HDMI Availability: Now available from online and retail partners
- TU3-HDMI MSRP: $99.99
- Product page
12 Comments on TRENDnet Ships Adapter to Connect a Computer to a HD TV
Doesnt look like it is HDCP
For example, I just set up an accountant, he only wanted one computer and it had to be a laptop so he could take it to clients. However, when he is in his office he wanted 3 external monitors and didn't want to use the laptop screen at all. He basically wanted to set the laptop down on the side of his desk, plug in a few cables to the external monitors and keyboard/mouse, and use the laptop like a desktop when in his office. So I bought 2 of these to drive 2 of the external monitors, plugged the 3rd into the HDMI port on the laptop. I plugged the 2 USB video adapters and a keyboard and a mouse into a USB3.0 hub and plugged the hub into the USB3.0 port on the laptop. Works great.