Samsungs concept monitor lets you daisy-chain screens without cables, but questions remain

Date:
Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:55:07 +0000

Description:
At CES 2024, Samsung showed off The Link, its new monitor that can
daisy-chain without a single cable.

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CES 2024 is all about weird and wonderful tech ideas, and thats been perfectly epitomized by Samsungs latest monitor concept. Called The Link, it could change how you manage a multi-monitor setup forever if its all that it claims to be.

When the idea was initially unveiled, Samsung claimed that these displays
were the worlds thinnest and lightest 4K 32-inch LED monitors and that they would connect to each other using pogo pins. In other words, you could just snap them together without needing a single connecting cable.

That would make putting together a multi-monitor PC arrangement an absolute breeze. Not only would you not need to fiddle with a rats nest of cables, but you desk would look a whole lot neater in the process.

Its not just a fanciful concept either. Samsung won a CES Innovation Award
for The Link, and you cant do that if youve only got a render to show for
your efforts. Some claims have been removed (Image credit: Samsung)

However, as noted by Digital Trends , Samsung later rowed back a couple of
its claims. Instead of stating The Link was the worlds thinnest and lightest monitor of its kind, the company now simply describes it as super-thin. It also expunged any mention of pogo pins and now states that you can connect
the displays without a separate cable.

That means theres an air of uncertainty surrounding the monitors. Judging by the imagery, The Link will still be incredibly slimline, even if its technically not the worlds thinnest and lightest 4K 32-inch LED display. And it could be that Samsung hasnt decided on the specifics of how the monitors will connect to each other, but it seems that whatever it settles on wont involve a cable.

At the end of the day, thats probably not a huge deal. Any monitors that can snap together in a cable-free manner are going to be a boon for PC enthusiasts, regardless of the particular method chosen.

There are a couple of different specifications whose absence is more important: price and availability. Samsung hasnt spilled the beans on either of those yet, so well have to keep waiting to find out when The Link will go on sale and how much of a hole it will blow in your finances.

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