SyncMaster S27A850 & USB3 to DP adapter - Win8

benvdd · 11-01-2012, 09:03 AM

I've been using a Samsung SMS27A850 monitor, connected via its displayport to a USB3 port on my laptop for some time now (running win 7).
Adapter used: http://www.lindy.co.uk/usb-3-to-disp...ter/43171.html
Although there was some minor lag visible and video playback was choppy it was perfectly usable for office applications.

However, I upgraded to Win 8 and the lag has increased quite severely (GPU heavy rendering on Win 8?) to the point that it has become quite annoying to work on this display.

As a temporary solution, I figured I could just lower the resolution to standard HD instead of quad but that option is not availabe (I can pick either 2560 x 1440 or 1280 x 1024)...

Any suggestions? Is DisplayLink working on drivers to improve Win 8 performance?

11-01-2012, 09:03 AM	#1
benvdd Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 5	SyncMaster S27A850 & USB3 to DP adapter - Win8 I've been using a Samsung SMS27A850 monitor, connected via its displayport to a USB3 port on my laptop for some time now (running win 7). Adapter used: http://www.lindy.co.uk/usb-3-to-disp...ter/43171.html Although there was some minor lag visible and video playback was choppy it was perfectly usable for office applications. However, I upgraded to Win 8 and the lag has increased quite severely (GPU heavy rendering on Win 8?) to the point that it has become quite annoying to work on this display. As a temporary solution, I figured I could just lower the resolution to standard HD instead of quad but that option is not availabe (I can pick either 2560 x 1440 or 1280 x 1024)... Any suggestions? Is DisplayLink working on drivers to improve Win 8 performance?