Performance and Configuration
I have been checking the Multi-View adapters on various monitors of 19-24″ and a 32″ TV. On every each one of them I had no issues and screen quality was really good. There were no problems with compatibility on any PC or USB controller, however as it was already mentioned couple of times, I recommend to use USB 3.0 ports for best graphics experience. The exception is the Multi-View II adapter which has only USB 2.0 port; however during our tests, the displayed quality was still good.
Installation and Configuration
Installation is really simple and I think that no matter if you are an advanced user or not, you should not have any issues making the HIS Multi-View work.
After connecting the Multi-View adapter to the USB port and the monitor on the other side, the system with automatically install required drivers. If it does not, then we have to use the included CD with drivers and simply run the installation file.
During installation, the screen may go black or flash couple of times. It is a one time operation so the next time we use the HIS Multi-View connection, it will not require any additional drivers or settings.
Below we can see all you need to set the additional monitors. The screenshots were made on Toshiba WT8-A tablet with installed Win8.1 32-bit. As we can see, even such a device as a tablet is working without issues with Multi-View adapters.
Every settings is included in the tray menu (first picture) or standard Windows screen management window (second picture). Both options provide similar settings so we can set the screen resolution, the rotation (if it’s available for the monitor) and extend or mirror our display.
In this case I have also received information that the auto-rotation is not supported for multiple displays. This is actually normal and not related to the Multi-View functionality.
To use the Multi-View adapters with mobile devices, it is best to use a USB OTG extending cable as a standard cable may cause some recognition issues and won’t let you use adapter.
The overall effect is exactly the same as connecting monitor using an additional graphics card with more display outputs. The pptions are the same and works perfectly fine.
In exactly the same way can be installed every Multi-View product. The main difference are the outputs so MultiView+Sound has HDMI, Multi-View II has DVI and Multi-View x2 has HDMI and DVI. All these outputs can of course work with additional adapters giving us other video output combinations.
The installation example was prepared on the HIS Multi-View x2 adapter. The tray icon/menu can be slightly different on other adapters due to the slightly different features (like available sound or double outputs).
