ARZOPA 16" 2.5K Portable Monitor, 2560x1600 QHD IPS Display 123% sRGB with Built-in Stand USB-C HDMI Eye Care External Second Screen for Mac Laptop Phone PS4/5 Xbox Switch -Z1RC
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Thank you! Your comment made me retest providing external power to the displays. I must of done something wrong before, but this is working. While not ideal, this at least keeps the cables down to usb c and usb a to c cables, and I plan on bringing this power brick with me anyways.
Full discussion on Reddit ->I think there is an issue where the USB C port is only outputting power or a display signal. If I use an unpowered USB C dongle, I can both power and display to the monitor. If I do that however, I'd need to use their HDMI to mini HDMI cable. Ideally I'd like some sort of adapter or cable splitter combo that will let me use a single USB C cable to the monitor and only take up 1 port on the laptop without some sort of external power.
Full discussion on Reddit ->I'm able to power the monitor with my phone, so it can't be that bad. I've tested with this [Cable Matters](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YS59V4K) cable and the ones that come with the monitor. No luck. I am able to display both of my monitors off of 1 port with a hub I just got, details [here](https://sh.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/1e4qy0a/comment/lduw5tt/). So it's def not a limitation of power or data.
Full discussion on Reddit ->I need to travel soon, and saw this as a perfect opportunity to finally get a Framework 16. I like/need a 3 monitor setup, so I picked up some portable monitors ([ARZOPA 16" 2.5K Portable Monitor](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH9XR3G4)). These little things are great on my desktop and with my phone. So it came as a surprise when they didn't work with the USB C ports on the FW. A few google searches shows I'm not alone in this issue. The display works if I connect to the single USB C port in the back of the GPU expansion card, but not at full brightness. I can also get them to work via a USB C dongle and HDMI, using an aditional USB A cable from the dongle to power the display. This is really dissapointing, and I'm not sure I would of even gone for this setup if I had to deal with more dongles and cables. My questions are if anyone's had success with USB C portable monitors with similar specs, or if anyone has any dongle or cable recommendations that will still let me use just 1 cable for each monitor.
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