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More wires more mess more ugly, not everyone has the same priorities.
by ztjio 6y ago
More wires more mess more ugly, not everyone has the same priorities.
- smichel17 6y agoIsn't it the same number of wires, since you still need to run a usb cable from the computer to the monitor? So then really all you get is not needing a separate box for the hub. That's admittedly nice -- I have a Dell monitor with usb ports and I use it, mostly because I'm not going to buy a standalone hub when I don't need it -- but if the monitor had a way to mount the external hub on the back, I think that would be the best of both worlds.
- frosted-flakes 6y agoOne cable rather than two. Some monitors have integrated USB hubs, but you need to connect a separate USB-A to USB-B cable, in addition to HDMI/DVI/VGA. Newer, high-end monitors will transmit video and USB over a single USB-C cable, as well as power in the other direction (to charge a laptop).
- smichel17 6y agoInteresting. It basically turns your monitor into a docking station. I could imagine adding an eGPU (if that doesn't already exist), too. Personally I prefer modular components that I can swap out and upgrade separately, but I can see the appeal.
- JshWright 6y agoUSB and video can share the same cable.
- wolrah 6y agoAttach the hub to your monitor's VESA mount points and you gain a lot of long-term flexibility at the cost of a single short wire that'll be hidden behind your monitor. Otherwise functionally identical to an integrated hub/monitor, but you can upgrade or replace the individual components on their own schedule. A good monitor can last through generations of computer hardware, it doesn't make sense to combine directly with other components that have much shorter lifespans.