USB Powered Monitors

Jac · Jun 29, 2011, 08:47 PM

I saw this article today about USB powered monitors.

AOC To Roll Out USB-Powered LCD

This would be an awesome move in my opinion. Anything that gets rid of extra wires is a plus in my view. To make it mainstream I would think a tech like Gigabytes USB 333 would be needed.

I Hate Wires!

**kris23** · Jun 29, 2011, 08:54 PM

this could seriously mess with the motherboard's current/voltage regulators....

i wouldn't use one if i could help it... less stress and less noise on the motherboard's power distribution, the better...

BlueMak · Jun 29, 2011, 09:04 PM

IF it is going to need one USB cable for power and the usual DVI/HDMI/VGA connection for everything else, how is it better than a normal monitor? Also, extra risk of frying it too if something goes wrong with the PC's PSU and/or mainboard.
Now, if it was wireless power from the socket, that's something I would like to see.

Judas · Jun 29, 2011, 09:10 PM

LED technology would possibly make it work..

although i would have expected Monitors powered through the Display port...... why usb?

**kris23** · Jun 29, 2011, 09:13 PM

i dont think 8w displays would ever come out all that good...

they would have to either be very small or very dim.

Neshi · Jun 29, 2011, 11:03 PM

multiple usb ports to get enough power.. lol

Judas · Jun 29, 2011, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kris23

i dont think 8w displays would ever come out all that good...

they would have to either be very small or very dim.

You'd be surprised what high end LED/OLED low power high output technology can do.

**kris23** · Jun 30, 2011, 03:01 AM

i am pretty well informed about the advances of LED technology in recent years... however, driving both an LCD panel of approximately 1920x1080 at 60hz, have reasonable response time AND a backlight powerful enough to work with that screen real estate seems very questionable...

the only viable alternative is the, currently near impossible to bring to market in anything other than mobiles, OLED display technology which probably costs more than the potential product's weight in gold right now...

Jac · Jun 30, 2011, 07:00 AM

Asus Shows 24-inch LED USB-Powered Monitor | ITProPortal.com

I get the impression from this article that the picture & power are transmitted over the same cable. How this would work though I am confused about.

It's interesting tech though. I would rather the monitor received power/data over one discrete cable from the PC, than having to have a chunky power cord plugged into the powerstrip.

Until the day that monitors can be fitted with micro-fusion power reactors and need no wires at all

Jun 29, 2011, 08:47 PM	#1
Jac HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Posts: 761 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	USB Powered Monitors I saw this article today about USB powered monitors. AOC To Roll Out USB-Powered LCD This would be an awesome move in my opinion. Anything that gets rid of extra wires is a plus in my view. To make it mainstream I would think a tech like Gigabytes USB 333 would be needed. I Hate Wires!

Jun 29, 2011, 08:54 PM	#2
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: USB Powered Monitors this could seriously mess with the motherboard's current/voltage regulators.... i wouldn't use one if i could help it... less stress and less noise on the motherboard's power distribution, the better... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jun 29, 2011, 09:04 PM	#3
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: USB Powered Monitors IF it is going to need one USB cable for power and the usual DVI/HDMI/VGA connection for everything else, how is it better than a normal monitor? Also, extra risk of frying it too if something goes wrong with the PC's PSU and/or mainboard. Now, if it was wireless power from the socket, that's something I would like to see. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jun 29, 2011, 09:13 PM	#5
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: USB Powered Monitors i dont think 8w displays would ever come out all that good... they would have to either be very small or very dim. __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jun 29, 2011, 11:03 PM	#6
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,378 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	Re: USB Powered Monitors multiple usb ports to get enough power.. lol __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Jun 30, 2011, 03:01 AM	#8
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Re: USB Powered Monitors i am pretty well informed about the advances of LED technology in recent years... however, driving both an LCD panel of approximately 1920x1080 at 60hz, have reasonable response time AND a backlight powerful enough to work with that screen real estate seems very questionable... the only viable alternative is the, currently near impossible to bring to market in anything other than mobiles, OLED display technology which probably costs more than the potential product's weight in gold right now... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jun 30, 2011, 07:00 AM	Thread Starter #9
Jac HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Posts: 761 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: USB Powered Monitors Asus Shows 24-inch LED USB-Powered Monitor \| ITProPortal.com I get the impression from this article that the picture & power are transmitted over the same cable. How this would work though I am confused about. It's interesting tech though. I would rather the monitor received power/data over one discrete cable from the PC, than having to have a chunky power cord plugged into the powerstrip. Until the day that monitors can be fitted with micro-fusion power reactors and need no wires at all