Monitors with USB-C Thunderbolt v4 or Thunderbolt v5

Thunderbolt ≥ 2 pcs

— two Thunderbolt ports on the monitor mean that the display itself acts as an active node in the chain, rather than just a "picture receiver." Typically, one Thunderbolt port is used as an input: it connects to a laptop, transmitting video, USB data, and power through one cable (if the monitor supports Power Delivery). The second Thunderbolt port acts as an "output"—through it, you can daisy-chain another monitor, external SSD, docking station, or audio interface without occupying additional ports on the laptop. It is important that in monitors with two Thunderbolt ports, both connectors are physically in the USB-C format, but the lightning label and version indication (Thunderbolt 3/4) ensure high bandwidth and support for device chaining, which is not always provided by regular USB-C.