Intel Gushes Over the Latest Thunderbolt 2 Products at NAB 2015

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LG is first to release a Thunderbolt 2 compatible 4K monitor

Intel is currently at NAB 2015 talking up the latest products that are compatible with Thunderbolt 2, including the first 4K display with Thunderbolt 2 ports. LG earns honors for that one by introducing the 31MU97Z, a 4K display that boasts two Thunderbolt 2 ports. However, only one is needed to display 4K content, whereas previously you'd need to connect a Thunderbolt cable through an adapter or Thunderbolt 2 dock with a DisplayPort or HDMI connection to achieve 4K.
"For LG Electronics, Thunderbolt is a key feature across many of our display products, especially those targeted at the content creation industry," said In-kyu Lee, Sr. Vice President and head of the TV and Monitor Division at LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company. "With the 31MU97Z, we are pleased to introduce the first 4K display with Thunderbolt 2. The 31MU97 is a truly a no-compromise display that offers the best viewing and performance for any 4K video workflow environment."
Thunderbolt 2 isn't just about 4k displays. QNAP brought along its first Thunderbolt 2 Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliance, also with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports, while companies like LaCie are showing off external storage solutions, including a Rugged 1TB SSD backup device.
The neat thing about Thunderbolt 2 is that it enables channel aggregation, meaning two separate 10Gbit/s channels can combine for a single 20Gbit/s channel. This makes it possible to transfer/write 4K video while looking at the content on a discrete monitor at the same time.
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