Got the
Intehill 1080p 17.3'' IPS 240hz portable monitor about a month ago and have been very happy with it so far.
Very little info about it, but I did find what look like to be a reputable review so I decided to take a gamble.
If I had to guess, most of these portable monitors are probably a "slight defects IPS screen" from a laptop panel manufacturer and these companies essentially repurpose and assemble them as portable monitors instead. I wonder if it's the same panel as the one used in the XG17AHPE.
To sum up my experience so far
Pros
- After shipping and (no) taxes to California from their official English store front, it ended up being $125 USD less than the comparable XG17AHPE (after taxes)
- It was on sale though and they actually have since raised prices back up $50
- Not sure if they now include shipping
- They do have a free shipping coupon if you sign up for their mailing list
- It's actually much cheaper on Alibaba if you wanted to try that approach
- Quality control looks pretty good
- No IPS light bleed at all or dead pixels
- Color calibration looks good (I don't do any color intensive work)
- No noticeable smearing/ghosting (eye test) during gaming
- No noticeable response issues
- G-Sync/FreeSync over USB-C detected without issue
- Customer service was very transparent and was in constant communication
- They let me know about build delays ahead of time
- They also offered to refund me due to said delays
Meh
- 1 year warranty
- Most likely you will have to pay shipping back to China
- No built-in battery like the XGA17HPE
- More of a pro for me, I don't like the idea of a battery that will eventually degrade and/or add more heat
- No VESA support
- Would have been nice to have a quick attach to my main monitor setup
- Initially I had a lot of black screen restarts
- With both input types
- Over HDMI and external power brick
- Over USB-C Input/PD
- Could be due to multiple factors though
- Power delivery due to Belkin VR Charge and Sync cable/motherboard
- Reverted brightness back down to factory to the factory 50
- ADT-Link DP/HDMI risers from the Velka 7 case
- Haven't had one a long while though, so it seems to have been fixed
- Speakers aren't great
- But that's a given on almost any monitor so I don't want to list it as a con
Cons
- The cover feels cheap (cardboard wrapped in pleather)
- Slips as a stand on hard surfaces
- I'm pairing it with a Pepper Jobs SSS-T6 for both travel and at home
- No pressure point damage carrying it my backpack's padded laptop compartment so far though
Happy to answer any questions.
