Connecting a 3440x1440 monitor to my laptop

[mberdje]

I own a HP ZBook Power 15.6 inch G9 and I am planning on buying an ultra-wide 3440x1440 monitor (''SAMSUNG ViewFinity LS34C500GAUXEN - 34 inch - 34400 x 1440 (WQHD) '')

But I doubt whether this will work well, I have totally no experience at all with monitors...this is my first time getting into it.

I'd like to have some advice regarding how this will turn out and if it will work with my laptop and perhaps what kind of extras I'd need to buy/how I'd have to set it up.

[banhien]

@mberdje 

Its specs

               https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c08104012.pdf

Which shows it has

Left side:
1 USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (charging); 1 HDMI; 1 RJ-45.

Right side:
1 Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB4™ Type-C® 40Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge); 2 SuperSpeedUSB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (charging)

I think it has HDMI 2.1. The  Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB4™ Type-C®  supports DisplayPort™ 1.4

For HDMI 2.1 :  https://www.hollyland.com/blog/tips/what-is-the-hdmi-2-1-max-refresh-rate

For Display 1.4:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort

Regards,

[mberdje]

So would displayport be the better option?

[banhien · Accepted solution]

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@mberdje wrote:

So would displayport be the better option?

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@mberdje 

That's true. DisplayPort because its bandwidth is much higher. More information

              https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/HDMI/displayport-vs-hdmi

Regards.