USB C only monitor into laptop with no USB C ports

[leetbeartank]

Hi,

I got an AOC i1601fwux portable monitor and it only has one USB C port. My laptop has USB 3.1, HDMI, and displayport. Is there any kind of adapter that can take the USB C power and video signal from the monitor to my laptop?

Thanks!

 

[Eximo]

The other way around usually. I don't believe your typical USB-C to Display port cable will work. DP isn't designed to provide power. Perhaps someone makes one that plugs into both USB 3.0 and DP so that it gets power.

Would be quite hard to find I would think.

Only other option I can think of would be a powered USB hub that has Type-C ports. No idea if a monitor would work through that. I expect not since the USB port plugged in wouldn't have the DP standard.

 

[leetbeartank]

This is kind of what I suspected. Just didn't know if there was a solution for this yet. Like something that takes the USB C signal and splits it into two cords, one for the display and one for power. I'm guessing it's too new for something like this to be necessary.

 

[sla70r]

perhaps something like this but cheaper

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQ52XF7/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01MQ52XF7&pd_rd_wg=iO1hW&pd_rd_r=M79RAZW6YVADBN31HFBC&pd_rd_w=IKqCV

 

[Eximo]

perhaps something like this but cheaper

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQ52XF7/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01MQ52XF7&pd_rd_wg=iO1hW&pd_rd_r=M79RAZW6YVADBN31HFBC&pd_rd_w=IKqCV

Same problem there, no USB-C on the computer.

They make USB 3.0 hubs like that, but that wouldn't solve the problem. It would need USB-C carrying display port, and I doubt anyone has bothered. Basically a non-problem. Those monitors are designed for laptops that have USB-C with DP.

 

[sla70r]

Let me take a look at a few other places, as i do tech for my job and often have to find connectors. Can i ask why you would buy a monitor that you can't connect to your laptop? Was its main use for some other device?

 

[leetbeartank]

Yeah, I'm trying to see if I can use it with my work laptop as well as my own laptop which does have USB C ports.

 

[sla70r]

I don't believe they make anything that would work for you at the moment. I've been digging around and can't find anything. I did however find this article which basically asked the same thing. The guy who answered did a much better job than I ever could... check it out : https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-computer-DisplayPort-to-USB-C-alt-mode-monitor-adapter-cable

Long story short it looks like a no-go at the moment.