Regardless of being a regular function on laptops for the higher a part of a decade now, it’s nonetheless onerous to search out displays with USB-C video help. That’s doubly true if you happen to’re in search of a great deal.

However right this moment, Amazon’s closeout deal website Woot is providing a 24-inch Viewsonic monitor with USB-C for simply $70. That’s the most affordable I’ve ever seen for the function.

There are a few provisos right here. First, it’s a refurbished sale and this specific mannequin is labeled “scratch and dent.” Which means it’s not going to be pristine and it’s not coming in its authentic field. Nevertheless it is examined to be totally purposeful and with none main points.

The second potential pitfall is that whereas this monitor helps USB-C video, it solely sends 15 watts of charging energy again down the cable. So, it could actually cost your telephone or pill whereas displaying video, however it seemingly doesn’t have sufficient juice to cost up a laptop computer until you’re utilizing a Chromebook with a low-power Arm-based processor. (Something greater remains to be going to wish a separate charger… and at that time you would possibly as properly simply use HDMI as a substitute.)

In any other case, the monitor is fairly customary for a funds mannequin, with a 1080p decision and a regular VA panel (not so good as IPS, however tremendous for many shopping and video games). It’s suitable with a regular VESA mount if you happen to use an adjustable monitor arm, and its skinny bezels make it fairly good in a multi-monitor setup. Oddly, it additionally has a VGA port, in case you’re connecting to a pc that’s sufficiently old to vote.

Not like most of Woot’s offers, this one is legitimate for a full ten days, ending on August twenty fourth (or till the restricted inventory runs out).

Get a refurbished Viewsonic USB-C monitor for simply $70