@toniarcas Video output on the DA200, as well the overwhelming majority of USB-C adapters/hubs like it, relies on the USB-C port supporting a capability called DisplayPort Alt Mode, which involves the system having a GPU output wired to the USB-C port. (Even if the USB-C hub/adapter/cable you use gives you a display output connector other than DisplayPort, the signal coming from the system is always DisplayPort. Hubs/adapters/cables that allow other output types have signal converter chips built into them to achieve that.) This capability is optional even on USB-C ports, meaning not all systems with USB-C ports support video output through them, but it is not possible at all over a USB-A "regular USB" port. So if you connect a USB-C device that relies on this capability to a system through a USB-A port, then video output isn't going to work, because USB-A has never supported carrying a native video signal.
So video output through the DA200 is never going to work with your system, or any system that has a USB-C port that does NOT support DisplayPort Alt Mode -- which might explain why the adapter didn't work with the particular Lenovo system you tested with either. Some Lenovo systems do support DisplayPort Alt Mode, while others don't. But I can't say for sure that that's the issue because you didn't identify the exact system model. (As a general tip, when asking for technical assistance, it helps to provide basic technical information.)
In terms of alternatives, I'm not sure which specific XPS 13 model you have since I don't remember what model was released in 2014. If you don't know your own system model, there are various ways to find that in Windows, or you could put your Service Tag into support.dell.com and see what it says. Once I know that, if there are other video outputs available, you could use those instead. But if you need an additional output, there are some adapters that plug into regular USB ports and give you a display output. Those adapters rely on "indirect display" technology such as DisplayLink (not to be confused with DisplayPort), which is how they can carry video over regular USB, but that technology does require drivers to be installed and comes with some drawbacks, which I've written about in the post marked as the answer in this thread.
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@toniarcas Video output on the DA200, as well the overwhelming majority of USB-C adapters/hubs like it, relies on the USB-C port supporting a capability called DisplayPort Alt Mode, which involves the system having a GPU output wired to the USB-C port. (Even if the USB-C hub/adapter/cable you use gives you a display output connector other than DisplayPort, the signal coming from the system is always DisplayPort. Hubs/adapters/cables that allow other output types have signal converter chips built into them to achieve that.) This capability is optional even on USB-C ports, meaning not all systems with USB-C ports support video output through them, but it is not possible at all over a USB-A "regular USB" port. So if you connect a USB-C device that relies on this capability to a system through a USB-A port, then video output isn't going to work, because USB-A has never supported carrying a native video signal.
So video output through the DA200 is never going to work with your system, or any system that has a USB-C port that does NOT support DisplayPort Alt Mode -- which might explain why the adapter didn't work with the particular Lenovo system you tested with either. Some Lenovo systems do support DisplayPort Alt Mode, while others don't. But I can't say for sure that that's the issue because you didn't identify the exact system model. (As a general tip, when asking for technical assistance, it helps to provide basic technical information.)
In terms of alternatives, I'm not sure which specific XPS 13 model you have since I don't remember what model was released in 2014. If you don't know your own system model, there are various ways to find that in Windows, or you could put your Service Tag into support.dell.com and see what it says. Once I know that, if there are other video outputs available, you could use those instead. But if you need an additional output, there are some adapters that plug into regular USB ports and give you a display output. Those adapters rely on "indirect display" technology such as DisplayLink (not to be confused with DisplayPort), which is how they can carry video over regular USB, but that technology does require drivers to be installed and comes with some drawbacks, which I've written about in the post marked as the answer in this thread.