AtomosShinobi II HDMI 4K Monitor with HDR Touchscreen, All Day Battery Life, and Lightweight Design (Black) Bundle with Green Extreme Battery and Charger

I'll tell you about my experience powering the Shinobi II via USB-C, since the device didn't perform as I expected. Because my camera remains stationary a majority of the time, my use case would benefit from supplying power to the monitor via a power supply rather than using a battery. I imagined said power supply would connect over USB-C, but I haven't found that to be possible yet.The instruction manual is very limited, stating that 10w is needed. The reps at Atomos support would only state this 10w figure. They avoided acknowledging my questions about what voltage a power supply would need to be at when delivering those 10w, but they did point me to purchasing Atomos's AC adapter kit. I agree that's an option, but I already have so many quality power supplies. I'm also allergic to proprietary hardware.I tried using two quality power supplies first, namely a 12v/2A (24w max output) and a 5v/2.5A (12.5w max output), both with USB-C terminations. (I also had 9v and 15v options capable of >10W, but I didn't try them after the first two power supplies didn't work.) I was surprised when these options didn't work.I then tried powering the monitor directly from the Macbook. That didn't work either. Between attempts, I was swapping in the battery supplied with the Shinobi to make sure the unit itself worked. At this point, I thought my unit might be defective.The last USB-C option I tried was a Power Bank from Ugreen. It worked. From my limited use so far, I believe the voltage varies throughout use. On the Shinobi screen, under the battery tab, I see the voltage at 11.8v, right now.In sum, it's not obvious to me what USB-C power options will and won't work with the Shinobi, but those option seem limited. I like my gear to be as device-agnostic as possible, especially when I travel so that I can carry fewer things. I think a statement from Atomos about what will and won't power the Shinobi via USB-C would be worthwhile. To be fair, I may be using the Shinobi in a way that the manufacture didn't intend. Atomos's focus is likely on using the monitor to control the camera, which requires the USB cable to be plugged into the camera directly. Instead, I have the camera plugged into the the computer via USB (which is better for live streaming), and am left connecting the camera to the Shinobi via HDMI.

Had high hopes with a much smaller package but honestly. It’s laggy, too contrasty. Highlights look a bit blown out. Just not a true monitor if you are looking for something reliable. Takes forever to turn on. Etc. will probably send it back