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Any monitor that is USB powered will be shit.
this was my fear. do i need some sort of extra power bank for a monitor that delivers power to the laptop too? or is that contained within the screen
edit: quick google reveals that yes it can be contained within the screen - which looks great..... where this plan falls over is if i am given a laptop without usb-c... surely not though?
swedeee-
My monitor is standard kettle lead into the monitor for power. Webcam, mouse, keyboard, etc plug into the USB hub in the monitor. One USB C cable goes into the laptop from the monitor to provide power, picture and USB to the laptop.
Obviously you pay extra for a monitor that does this but it is very neat.
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Yes - the likelihood is that most if not all modern laptops are now powered by USB C.
If you don't end up with one, then you can still use the monitor but you'll need a power brick and a display cable. Super unlikely though.
What's your monitor budget? What sort of work are you doing?
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What do you mean by power bank? Some kind of battery thing?
I think you just have to tolerate two cables (one to power monitor, one to connect to the laptop). Or get a wireless monitor or something but really just having two cables is going to make your life vastly easier
aggi
Soul
frankenbike
I think you’ve got it the wrong way round. You should get a monitor with USB Power Delivery.
You plug the monitor into the mains and the USB C powers the laptop and provides video signal. You can also get monitors with speakers and USB ports so it can act as sound and peripheral hub.
Any monitor that is USB powered will be shit.