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by oefnak 611 days ago
No, you're talking about Thunderbolt. USB-C is the shape of the port, but Displayport over USB-C is called Thunderbolt.

I have had laptops that had USB-C ports that didn't support video.
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blahlabs 611 days ago
I don't think this is correct either. The USB C port has to support DP Alt Mode, which not all do, but it doesn't have to be a Thunderbolt port.

More than anything this probably highlights what a mess the standards are.

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buildbot 611 days ago
You are correct: https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/USB-C/what-is-dp-alt-mode
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silon42 611 days ago
But there is DP Alternate Mode which is basically allows USB PD + Display Port + USB 2.0

One of the use cases is "almost passive" USB-C dock (typically it has USB 2.0 hub + Ethernet on it).

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