Do USB C/Thunderbolt on monitors also connect to the USB hubs?

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I’m in the midst of buying a Ultra wide monitor for work at home as my old 1080 screen is to low res. Many newer monitors these days have USB C to connect to Ultrabooks for both charging, data och video signal, which is great because I now have a XPS 13 2019 model. However I was thinking, today I am also switching my keyboard and mouse between my desktop and my laptop everyday and its getting tiresome. And seeing that many monitors today also includes a regular USB hub. Would connecting my mouse and keyboard to the monitor USB hub, also connect these to my laptop, and thus acting as a kind of KVM switch almost?

Mouse&Keyboard->Monitor USB HUB->USB C Cable>Laptop

Or am I just dreaming of a world to good to be true? I have been looking at this model more specifically and they do say it sends data but I’m not sure what they mean:

They have this image: https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/home/computing/monitors/curved/pd/lc34h890wjnxza/features/CH89_TypeC_MF2_FreeUP_imgcut.jpg?feature-benefit-jpg

Which I guess they mean that you could use your mouse and speakers with the tablet?

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No it does, though it might depend on the model. You can daisy chain up to 6 stuff deep. This is exactly what I do with my setup.

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They do? Thats awesome!

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See edit.

Just keep in mind that you will need to get a high quality hub that allows you to use a display through the type thunderbolt and you will likely only have 1 or two on them and that has to connect to the one on your computer.

My Samsung does have a caveat though, and that is that only the peripherals work when on the type C display output, so if I have something running on a different graphical output on the monitor the peripherals will not work.

I am not sure if this is the same case for all monitors with a type c but mine is a Samsung C34H89x

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Hmm yeah this was what I wanted to ask as well.

I plan to have my desktop gaming computer connected to the same monitor via Displayport for gaming occasionally. How would I connect it to the hub? My desktop does not have USB C.

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I found what works best for me is to have a type c -> HDMI on one input on my monitor to my macbook and then have my gaming pc connected via display port.

Then I just connect the one thunderbolt cable to what ever computer I feel like using at the time since my mobo has a thunderbolt.

On my hub I have my mouse, keyboard, mic, and camera.

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Oh I just re-read your post, and I think I jumped the gun in telling you it was possible sorry.

I do not think they will work like a KVM like how you want. I had the same problem as you and this was my lowest-friction solution.

It’s mostly as issue with how the type-c connection cuts off once the input is switched.

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Hehe yeah, switching cables is what I’m doing already, these would just be easier to switch than regular USB. :slight_smile:

I did see a Dell 49" screen having a built in KVM but its out of my price range… :slight_smile:

Are you happ with the screen by the way? I’ve been at this for day, researching stuff. I’m currently picking between these:

AOC CU34G2X, 144Hz but no USB C but 2 Displayport so I can just buy a Displayport to USB C cable. Of course no charging, but I feel its ok. Its about 600 Euro.

Samsung C34H890, 100 Hz, USB C, About 800 Euro

Samsung C34J791, 100Hz, Quantum Dot Though, USB C, About 900 Euro

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Yeah that’s what I’m using and I love it.

100 Hz. VA panel, amd freesync.

Each port is capable of 100 Hz btw not just the thunderbolt.

I agree. That’s why I just have to move 1 cable now to switch all my stuff over so I feel pretty satisfied with this mitigation.

Here is the dock I am using.

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Thanks!

One more questions. Lets say I connect my mouse and keyboard to the monitor USB hub. Could I then connect a USB cable from the monitor and attach a USB C to a regular USB adapter and connect it to my current desktop that lack USB C? Or this would not work? :slight_smile:

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Thanks!

One more questions. Lets say I connect my mouse and keyboard to the monitor USB hub. Could I then connect a USB cable from the monitor and attach a USB C to a regular USB adapter and connect it to my current desktop that lack USB C? Or this would not work? :slight_smile:

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So the type c will be on the monitor and the typc 3.1 g2 type A will be on the receiving end of your computer?

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I mean normally it would be like this:
Keyboard & Mouse -->USB A Monitor Hub -->USB C To laptop

But could I connect the Keyboard and Mouse to the desktop like this also:
Keyboard & Mouse -->USB A Monitor Hub -->USB C To USB A Adapter–>USB A port on desktop

Or that wouldn’t work?

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@Dynamic_Gravity I got the screen now! Really dig the resolution and the aspect ratio, its perfect to have two windows side by side, using IDE and browser at the same time etc. :=)

What settings are you using with the monitor? I think the colors are a bit dull perhaps, which is common on VA as I understood, but you have any particular color settings? :slight_smile:

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Lol I actually don’t because I haven’t messed with it much. There are separate color profiles though like vivid.

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I see.

Did you ever use the cable pass through on the stand? According to the manual, you are supposed to rip this plastic piece off to put the cables there but I don’t know how. If I pull any harder, I will break it. You can see it here:

Is there some tab or something to pull?

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No you just yank it off. Though I us d ifixit prying tools

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