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[–] hdsrob@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Similar thing with my sister recently ... her work laptop can run a monitor off of the USBC port. She bought a second monitor, and cable for her home PC, and couldn't understand why it wouldn't work. I had to actually pull the specs on her laptop up on HP's site and show her where it stated that the USBC didn't support a monitor.

[–] homes@piefed.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

HP

You know, I’d really like to say that this is the source of all of her problems, but it isn’t. USB-C is the new universal adapter for everything, but it does not preclude universal adaptability.

Whether a computer is capable of certain things or not, is something you will have to consult a specific computers tactical manual about. Just because it has a USB-C port, does not mean it can do everything. A USB-C port is capable of doing. That’s up to you to determine.

I don’t mean to sound like a dick, but…

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] hdsrob@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

To add to the situation, the age of the device alone led me to believe that it wasn't new enough to support video on USB-C, and I told her as much from the start.

[–] homes@piefed.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ummm… I wanna help…

I’m just saying that alternative approaches might reveal better results.

Perhaps we should talk about this tomorrow? Hit me up later 😊