I have a Dell U2720Q monitor that accepts HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4 and USB-C. I use USB-C because the monitor acts as a hub for a range of peripherals (keyboard, mouse, webcam, speakers, etc.etc) and ...
The humble USB-C to HDMI Adapter is a cable that may not seem like it has many uses, but you can actually do some pretty interesting things with it.