The 10 Best USB-C Monitors
Editor's Notes
October 13, 2020:
With a boatload of upgrades to this category, we've found exciting new models from LG, Samsung, and more, with the LG 34WN80C-B being one of the most exciting for its versatile screen splitting, allowing for custom arrangements that can please coders, film editors, and everyone in between. Speaking of filmmaking, the new ViewSonic VP3481 actually has lookup tables, or LUTs, built-in, so you can see what common color grading effects will have on what you're shooting immediately. This can give colorists a head start in the editing bay or the filmmakers themselves an idea of where their settings should be on set.
We also have a few flexible options for people who might want to take their monitors with them or set them up in a dynamic environment. The stand on the LG Ergo IPS 27QN880-B, for example, clamps to the edge of a desk instead of sitting on it, clearing up space and allowing you to make any of its litany of angular adjustments with one hand. And the Asus ZenScreen Go, the only carryover from our previous ranking, boasts a built-in battery and a combination stand/cover to protect it and prop it up.
November 02, 2018:
Very important to note whether your computer uses DisplayPort over USB-C Gen 1 or Gen 2, or if it's Thunderbolt-3 capable. The biggest of these require the more advanced TB3 standard, but we'll see more such-enabled laptops and other products emerging soon, as Intel has apparently dropping licensing on the product for the time being. The Samsung may have the best colors until we see OLED monitors, and it's also one of the few to have such a high native refresh — 100Hz at that resolution is pretty nuts, and would take some serious hardware to game at. The ZenScreen is a refresh of a year-old product, and man, is it cool. Between those, the Brilliance, and the 38-inch LG, you can't go wrong.