CES 2024 is all about weird and wonderful tech ideas, and that's perfectly summed up by Samsung's latest monitor concept. Called The Link, it could forever change the way you manage a multi-monitor setup, if it's all it claims to be.
When the idea was initially unveiled, Samsung claimed that these displays were “the world's thinnest and lightest 32-inch 4K LED monitors” and that they would connect together using pogo pins. In other words, you can simply join them together without needing a single patch cord.
That would make setting up a multi-monitor PC setup a breeze. Not only will you not need to fiddle with a bunch of cables, but your desk will look much tidier in the process.
It's not just a fanciful concept, either. Samsung won a CES Innovation Award for The Link, and you can't do it if you only have a render to show your efforts.
Some claims have been removed.
However, as Digital Trends noted, Samsung later rejected a couple of its claims. Instead of claiming that The Link was the thinnest and lightest monitor of its type in the world, the company now simply describes it as “super thin.” It also removed any mention of pogo pins and now states that you can connect the displays “without a separate cable.”
That means there is an air of uncertainty surrounding the monitors. Judging by the images, The Link will still be incredibly thin, even if it's not technically the world's thinnest and lightest 32-inch 4K LED display. And it could be that Samsung hasn't decided on the details of how the monitors will connect to each other, but it looks like whatever it decides won't involve a cable.
At the end of the day, that's probably not a big deal. Any monitor that can be connected wirelessly will be a boon to PC enthusiasts, regardless of the particular method chosen.
There are a couple of different specifications whose absence is more important: price and availability. Samsung hasn't revealed any of them yet, so we'll have to keep waiting to find out when The Link will go on sale and how much of a hole it will put in its finances.
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