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No, you're talking about Thunderbolt. USB-C is the shape of the port, but Displayport over USB-C is called Thunderbolt. I have had laptops that had USB-C ports
by oefnak 2y ago
No, you're talking about Thunderbolt. USB-C is the shape of the port, but Displayport over USB-C is called Thunderbolt.
I have had laptops that had USB-C ports that didn't support video.
- silon42 2y agoBut there is DP Alternate Mode which is basically allows USB PD + Display Port + USB 2.0 One of the use cases is "almost passive" USB-C dock (typically it has USB 2.0 hub + Ethernet on it).
- blahlabs 2y agoI don't think this is correct either. The USB C port has to support DP Alt Mode, which not all do, but it doesn't have to be a Thunderbolt port. More than anything this probably highlights what a mess the standards are.
- buildbot 2y agoYou are correct: https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/USB-C/what-is-dp-alt-mode https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/USB-C/what-is-dp-alt-mode