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A monitor with native USB-C support and a built-in USB hub. It's basically a docking station, except the wear piece (the cable) is easily and cheaply replaced

A monitor with native USB-C support and a built-in USB hub. It's basically a docking station, except the wear piece (the cable) is easily and cheaply replaced when/if it fails, and the increasingly-universal support of USB-C means it'll work with a laptop/tablet/phone/Steam Deck/etc. The only improvement I can think of is monitors with multiple USB-C ports and a built-in KVM, but I haven't seen anything like that on the market as of yet. [Ed: Clarified multiple USB-C ports; there are monitors already on the market with a single USB-C port and KVM functionality]

noahtallen 4y ago
You’re in luck, the Asus FI32-U and M32U are 4k 144hz monitors with USBC PD and a built-in KVM. I can use several peripherals (keyboard, mouse, audio interface, webcam, and stream deck) and press a button to switch the display input (and those peripherals) between my MacBook (connected with a usb c cable) and my PC (connected with usb type A and DisplayPort) It’s a dream honestly!
- ascagnel_ 4y ago
  Dell also sells one (U2723QE, albeit limited to 4k/60Hz with 4:4:4) that theoretically can auto-switch between devices.
- endigma 4y ago
  Aorus* which is gigabyte, a far shittier monitor (and everything else) producer.
dagw 4y ago
a built-in KVM My Philips 34" ultra wide has a built in KVM and it's great. Keyboard and mouse are plugged in to the monitor, my linux workstation is plugged in via HDMI and then I can plug in a laptop via USB-C and just switch between them by pressing a button on my monitor.