I noticed some products show support for Android and then reviews say Linux doesn’t work. Probably because for Android you need to download the app. So I’d rather have certainty that Linux is supported.
I dont think you’re going to find much that will do 1080p from usb 2.0. Thats a huge bandwidth limitation. USB 2.0 is 480mbps while even 720p/1080i requires 2.25gbps. You might try finding a USB3 card and then using any of the metric ton of docks available for that.
I have USB 3.0 connectors at the back, not very accessible, and 2.0 at the front of these servers. It does not need to be fast, nothing much moving on screen. I thought USB 3.0 was downwards compatible for these, just less speed on 2.0?
Anyway, I’d like to look at the one you bought @gordonthree, do you happen to have the brandname/type or link available?