Most monitors that have 2 USB-C ports do no (or very little) power pass through. I have gone trough a couple of things to solve this same problem.
2 Options that I was happy with:
Monitor with 45W Power passthrough. Best I found was ViewSonic VX1655-4K-OLED 15.6" Monitor I was lucky enough to find cheap on Woot
1 Plug hub like the Jsaux 3-in-1 45W Charger Dock
This gives you one cord to the deck, then the monitor plugs into the brick via USB-A for power and HDMI
Viewsonic VX 1655 4K Oled. It's probably the most high end one you can get on market rn , goes for about 430-450 usd during sales. If you don't care about HDR or OLED though they have a IPS version as well , with higher refresh rate and freesync and all , more suited to pure gaming. I cared more about contrast and colour.
If you do go for the OLED one , it's pricey but I have had it for about 1.5 years and used it rigorously. Pretty sturdy even though slim as hell and honestly have no complaints. It survived about 10 international flights with me lol.
I’ve been using [this one](https://google.com/share.google?q=xzX4Rue7RU8Xi5Gbb) and I genuinely like it. It’s a 15.6-inch 4K OLED screen so the colors look vibrant and everything appears really sharp. Despite that it’s still lightweight and easy to carry around. It feels like a premium piece of gear and is perfect whether you’re traveling, working remotely or just need an extra screen on the go.
View Sonic VX1655 4K OLED from Best Buy. Looks like the Retina display if you tweak color settings. I do agree if you only got an iPad for a second monitor it’s overkill. I do have an iPad Pro as well but that’s for illustrating and using 3d programs. It’s really good to use with organic 3d modeling with sidecar. If I’m just needing a second screen without the weight and features and price of an iPad Pro I’d use the 4k monitor.
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