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USB to VGA Video Adapter Tested with the N5

Posted by Simon | Reviews,Video | Saturday 17 July 2010 9:50 pm

UPDATE
By unchecking the DirectX video acceleration option I managed to get some videos to play, however it looks like I’m watching a very bad slideshow. Far from perfect and hardly watchable. Will have to keep trying.

Just did a quick test of the EVGA USB to VGA video adapter and the results have not been too good. I’m not sure if it’s a driver issue or something else that’s causing the problem seen in the video but hopefully I can get it fixed soon. You can see what I’m talking about after the break.

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I have tried the adapter with many different video players and video formats and I am left with the same results every time. YouTube videos on the other hand seem to play perfectly fine even up to 720p on the external monitor. I have yet to try the adapter with my main desktop so I’ll have to do that and see whether it’s an issue with the adapter or the N5.

If anyone has any ideas, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll try to see if it works. Now that I have the N5 in my hands, I really wish Viliv implemented the video out function to save me the trouble. However I do have another brand of USB to VGA card coming soon that a friend has ordered so I’ll see if it’s an issue with my adapter.

Anyway stay tuned for updates as I will be trying my best to find a solution to the video playback issue.

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  4. AvatarAlex Bronstein
    Posted: Oct 14th, 2010 at 7:18 am
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    Could you test the same USB->VGA solution on the Nokia E90? I haven’t seen any way/gadget to project out of my otherwise quite versatile E90.

    Thanks.
    YAB

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  5. AvatarSimon
    Posted: Oct 14th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
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    Could you test the same USB->VGA solution on the Nokia E90? I haven’t seen any way/gadget to project out of my otherwise quite versatile E90.

    Thanks.
    YAB

    Hey Alex

    If I had an E90 I would definitely give it a shot. I’ll ask around and see if I can borrow one to do a test for you.

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  6. AvatarDax
    Posted: Dec 11th, 2010 at 4:33 am
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    I don’t know if you’ve seen it yet, but someone is getting pretty good external monitor video (no slideshow effect) on their Viliv N5. I’m wondering what they did differently. Take a look:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOqM6kMaLnk

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