# Monitors with USB ports

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/monitors-with-usb-ports/301999>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [December 19, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/monitors-with-usb-ports/301999 "2009-12-19T02:05:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![riveroaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/monitors-with-usb-ports/301999/1 "2009-12-19T02:05:51Z")

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I was wondering if all monitors with USB ports function as a USB hub where you have to plug a USB cable from monitor to the CPU, or if some manage to piggyback a video signal with USB data. I saw a post somewhere about the latter case and I was curious, because being able to use a monitor’s USB ports without plugging in that cable would help me solve a problem I’m dealing with right now.