Outside of that, this thing is great & saved my a few hundred on buying an additional like-model video card. Battlefield 4 will be a nightmare. Playing this game or looking at the infamous blue screen is the same.

For USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort over USB-C cables can provide up to 100 watts. This is convenient for laptop users, as it's possible to maintain your laptop's charge via the connection to the monitor, meaning it's unnecessary to drag the charger around with you. The good thing about the above setup is that you needn’t use any adapters. You need to connect both your laptop and the monitor via the said cable, and that’s about it. This arrangement makes it extremely easy to switch between the laptop-only mode and the conventional monitor setup. What’s more, these wires are extremely portable and can just be wound up and carried along with your laptop. Sounds great, right? I hoped this input helps, took me awhile to compile all the data to buy this product, but it'll pay off in the end. 2K on a 27 screen on an old laptop is beautiful, can't wait to see what Plugable will develop next. Hopefully something above 60HZ! This product is awesome! It worked fine on its 2nd week until my computer decided to update even though I went through all hassle to manually never update and a bunch of my programs and stuff got moved around. I had a pop up error that said some like the display link was not supported, uninstalled and reinstalled. Since then my pluggable or my USB 3.0 on my laptop will go out SOMETIMES causing the screen to not show what's on the laptop. USB-C is a powerful connector and is now a part of most ultrathin, compact laptops like MacBook Air, Dell XPS 13, or the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3. This powerful connector allows features like charging your laptop or connecting dongles to read contents from an SD card, among others. The best part is the USB-C’s Alternate Mode, which lets you use the same port to output video to an external display. So if you have an external monitor with a DisplayPort, you can get a USB-C to DisplayPort cable to connect your Mac to it.Also Pixio mentioned not to use converters since some shady companies will sell you garbage that could destroy an input of the monitor and because people can be silly and say the monitor broke when in reality its the converter.)

I am using the 4K monitor for editing photographs and business. Not sure if this setup would be fast enough for gaming. Also on this size display you may have to reset the display characters to a custom size. I used 200 and I can now read the text in the menus. Can I connect an existing monitor to a new computer, tablet or phone that uses the USB-C connector with DisplayPort over USB-C? So if you have an extremely powerful processor and no videocard then you should probably buy a video card also and enjoy the computer as it was meant to be used.Yes. Just like in standard DisplayPort connectors and cables, DisplayPort over USB-C can take advantage of the four high-speed data lanes in the USB-C connector and cable to provide 4K display resolutions and beyond on supported products. Follow directions to install the driver & connect the device. If it doesn’t work right away, you may need to reboot & make sure you don’t plug the display port line into the device before the blue light comes on. Again, it has standard looks and doesn’t have fancy frills like the braided exterior, textured connectors, and the likes. It’s a simple USB-C to DisplayPort cable, and that’s about it. Yes. Adapters and Adapter cables are used to connect DisplayPort over USB-C to an HDMI/VGA input on the HDTV. If the HDTV has a DisplayPort input, then a USB-C to DisplayPort adapter cable can be used to provide DisplayPort display capability.

To be clear about 'a' - I bought 2 x4K AOC monitors for business purposes and although they are great - when the system works - I could see hours of time about to be wasted diagnosing the failing connectivity between graphics cards, DP1.2 etc. I have previously used the OEM Displaylink USB/VGA etc units for years without problems. When I bought this device and plugged it in the screen came up in full 4K almost immediately - as a result I have just bought another one. Will DisplayPort over USB-C provide the same level of performance and features as the standard DisplayPort connection? Again, it’s a versatile cable and works on macOS and Windows systems. CableMatters claims that this one can support 8K resolution at 60Hz. However, you can rest assured that this DisplayPort cable works perfectly in 4K resolution at 60Hz. One of the major advantages of DisplayPort over USB-C is that you can use it more easily in newer, slimmer devices such as notebooks, tablets, phones, or displays. Since the USB Type-C connector is the latest USB interface that almost all new devices sport, this reduces the number of ports required on any one device. The best part is that it’s available in three lengths – 3ft, 6ft, and 10ft. This gives you the flexibility of setting up your monitor is as per your convenience and preference.

However, it has a small caveat. If you have the 12-inch Apple MacBook, you’ll get 4K-only at 30Hz. Other than that, it’s a versatile cable and works on both macOS and Windows systems.

Hard drive retention: Hard drive retention is not available on models with a soldered hard drive, including XPS 9315 2in1, Chromebooks or Venue tablets, except the Venue 11 Pro. I would recommend this for someone who does not use it and instead uses the monitor only as a photo frame displaying high resolution pictures. All other products will be delivered via the fastest available method (excluding bank holidays and weekends) and generally within 3-5 days, depending on customer location. No video data will be received by the display, hence there will be no image on the screen. Doing this will not harm your device. A warning message might also be displayed on the screen of the USB product to notify the user about the incompatibility. These were some of the best and well-performing USB-C to DisplayPort cables to help you connect your powerful laptop to a compatible external display. And while you are at it, keep it in mind not to yank the cable out by holding the cable. Rather, grip the strain relief and gently tug at the cable. This way cables last long.

It does not work with a Display Port cable that converts to VDI, but worked with straight DP to DP cable/monitor. Not sure if it will work with DP to HDMI or some other format, so just go straight DP.