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0 pointsrrix23y ago0 comments

I've been using a Dell U38118DW monitor for maybe 8 months[ed: purchased it in July 2020 so closer to 20 months!] now and quite content with it. It has an internal USB hub that can be switched between two USB-3a and USB-C depending on which display input is active. I have my desktop attached to one of the 3a and HDMI, and can plug my frame.work laptop in to the USB-C to get 60hz Display Port alt-mode, charging, and all the usb peripherals swapping over.

though of course my laptop's intel GPU + mesa drivers tears drawing to the screen, but i generally don't care and don't watch video or play games on the laptop

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lliamander3y ago

So both computers and all your peripherals are connected to the monitor, correct?

And you can just swap between them by switching the active input source?

rrix2OP3y ago

Yup, and I can swap between them by plugging my laptop in to the USB-C while it's turned in, input autodetection handles the rest.

lliamander3y ago

That's awesome! That monitor is a 38" 3840 X 1600 display, right? What do you think of it overall?

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0 pointsrrix23y ago0 comments

though of course my laptop's intel GPU + mesa drivers tears drawing to the screen, but i generally don't care and don't watch video or play games on the laptop

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lliamander3y ago

So both computers and all your peripherals are connected to the monitor, correct?

And you can just swap between them by switching the active input source?

rrix2OP3y ago

Yup, and I can swap between them by plugging my laptop in to the USB-C while it's turned in, input autodetection handles the rest.

lliamander3y ago

That's awesome! That monitor is a 38" 3840 X 1600 display, right? What do you think of it overall?

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