Accessory Portable LCD monitors for work and gaming, recommendations?

[gunpalcyril]

I ordered Magedok's 1080p 13" usb portable monitor from amazon, and it came in today. Initial impressions is that it is built very well, and I would give the ips display about a B in terms of color quality and brightness. I wish it was powered via usb-c rather than micro usb, but there is a newer version of this monitor that is 1440p at 13" that is $45 more, and I got this for $120, and at that price i'm super happy with my investment.


@b0bby199, or anyone who has this or a similar device, how did you guys go about mounting it with a vesa stand? There are 4 x 75mm square holes on the back, but it has no threading in the holes, the monitor did not come with any screws, and the only directions I have found for vesa mounting this monitor is to use 4x "M4*6 screws." Anyone have any insights?

 

[Pedro]

The Elecrow is exactly that. 1080p, 13.3", usb powered, hdmi input, and it's 150 usd.

If this was 15.6" it would be nearly perfect. That 5ms response time is also very good. Almost all the Gechics I have been looking at are 12ms +

 

[smitty2k1]

If this was 15.6" it would be nearly perfect. That 5ms response time is also very good. Almost all the Gechics I have been looking at are 12ms +

Kinda what I was thinking on the 13" vs 15" but I said 13"-15" so I can't complain. It's cheap enough I may buy it just to play around.

Friends show up to a LAN party with a 5 year old 'gaming' laptop, I'll be showing up with a full quad core CPU and Vega56 in a Ncase M1 or a 2400G APU in something even smaller!

 

[theroarer]

I ordered Magedok's 1080p 13" usb portable monitor from amazon, and it came in today. Initial impressions is that it is built very well, and I would give the ips display about a B in terms of color quality and brightness. I wish it was powered via usb-c rather than micro usb, but there is a newer version of this monitor that is 1440p at 13" that is $45 more, and I got this for $120, and at that price i'm super happy with my investment.


@b0bby199, or anyone who has this or a similar device, how did you guys go about mounting it with a vesa stand? There are 4 x 75mm square holes on the back, but it has no threading in the holes, the monitor did not come with any screws, and the only directions I have found for vesa mounting this monitor is to use 4x "M4*6 screws." Anyone have any insights?

Do you have a linkto the magedok? I can’t find it. $120 sounds like a steal.

 

[gunpalcyril]

There are others branded ones, I chose the magedok because the housing seems a little more sophisticated than the rest, but it seems the one I got is out of stock for a while.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G4XD2JF/?tag=theminutiae-20

 

[theroarer]

Oh my look at that, that's wonderful. Thank you very much.

 

[smitty2k1]

I hadn't seen this new one from GeChic yet, 1503E - 15.6" 1080p and only $250 instead of $350:
https://www.gechic.com/en-portable-monitor-onlap1503e-overview.html

Comparing it to the 1503H, the 1503H is listed with a higher brightness but that seems to be it?

 

[wilbelectric]

Anybody seen this one yet? Looks like it just came out. Never heard of the G-story brand. I like the specs though. 120 FPS

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GBX27CB/?tag=theminutiae-20

 

[Pedro]

I found this one on Amazon which is pretty tempting.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C5LPZMW/?tag=theminutiae-20

15.6" 1920 x 1080 (IPS)
Mini HDMI Input
Can be USB powered
2ms Response Time
Aluminum Frame
$169

Review seem positive, I just don't know much about the brand (Kenowa).

 

[gunpalcyril]

@Pedro I was considering that, but I've never heard of that brand which led me to get the magedok 13"

But now that I have the 13", I think a 15" monitor would be much better.

 

[aschafer14]

This is probably what I am settling on

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SIBOLAN-S1...ith-HDMI-input-/183359817712?oid=183332849491

17.3" 2560×1440 QHD IPS
USB-C for Power
Mini-HDMI or Display port for Video

I have no idea what Sibolan quality is going to be but I haven't found any other options for 17"-19" usb-c powered monitors with better than 1080p resolution. I was trying to hold out for the ASUS PROART PQ22UC but it seems like they are never going to release it.

 

[loader963]

^ While I don’t have that model, I do have the sibolan s4 1080p@60hz and It’s actually a pretty good screen. Was worried about the amazon reviews but I like it. I wish I had seen this though, mighty tempting.

Edit: Man..... wish I had waited a couple months and picked that model instead. I hope it performs well for you @aschafer14

 

[aschafer14]

So I just found this post on another forum that has some more details. https://hardforum.com/threads/sibol...pe-c-powered-portable-gaming-monitor.1967027/

The "USB-C Powered" is via a 12v-3a power supply with a USB-C connector. Does anyone know what the USB-C output voltage of a motherboard like the ROG 370-i is?

 

[theroarer]

@aschafer14, if that thing can be powered via usb, I will die of happiness.

 

[Pedro]

That Sibolan S17 has some nice specs. Not sure if a 17" screen would be too big to lug around. I will have to check my LAN bags size to see if something that big would fit.

 

[loader963]

The only concern I’d have is if it’s a TN or an IPS panel. But it does look pretty sweet.

 

[smitty2k1]

Does 1440p really matter at 17"?

 

[rockwentzy]

Hello guys, I am new here so apologies if my question was a bit silly. Will this work with the Asus Zenscreen MB16AC? HDMI will be connected to the GPU while USB-C will be connected to the motherboard.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BR9FJ4M/?tag=theminutiae-20

 

[Pedro]

Does 1440p really matter at 17"?

I honestly didn't think anything higher then 1080p mattered until you got above 23" screen size. Correct me if this assumption is wrong.

 

[theroarer]

Does 1440p really matter at 17"?

Depends on how sensitive you are to pixel density.