Strange how manufacturers keep releasing these devices that will be bought by less than 100,000 people, but can't make a good phone, laptop or PC to save their lives.
Strange how this one random commenter on the internet seems to know better than the hundreds of engineers, R&D employees, and executives at a billion-dollar corporation
From what I've tried and what I've read online, it seems the Switch only sends video out if it's getting power in. A general USB-to-HDMI dongle won't do anything, and it's likely that a USB C screen won't work either, unless you also manage to get a USB C hub with power.
I can definitely see something like this being used by workers who travel often. It's a huge pain in the ass to try to do actual work (anything more than just replying to emails and hopping on conference calls) when I'm staying in a hotel. Being able to pull a 2lb second screen out of my briefcase would be fantastic when I'm out of town for several days in a row.
I presume this will be compatible with any laptop that has an available USB-C port? Are there other OEMs that make portable monitors like this?
Drr just saw the three other ones in the "related articles" section. Very cool...next step is convincing the powers that be that I need this on the company credit card :)
Got one of the older ones of these. That came with the case and the pen stand thingie. That case basically wrapped around 3 sides of the screen, was magnetic to hold it in place and also to keep it folded into a stand (landscape only). If the new one does portrait as well, great, as long as it's not thicker/bulkier than before. Panel on the old one was pretty good - slightly limited brightness but that was probably to allow the displaylink gpu and the panel to be powered within the USB A limit.
I have an older model, a USB3 TN 15 inch version, can't remember if it's ASUS as it's up in the attic. I found it almost useless. The picture quality was poor, moving windows made it flicker, the difference between the monitor and the laptop (colours, dot pitch, screen angle, resolution etc) made it annoying to use. Pulling it out and packing it for transport was a faff.
Thankfully I didn't pay much for it as it was a used model, but it was still wasted money. I expect the IPS model will be better, but be warned, it's still not very useful. It's like trying to work with two very different monitors at the same time.
I really like what they did with their portable oled monitor but it should have been 4k dci in my opinion not 4k uhd for that price tag. I am eager to see these products evolve, for my needs 15,6 is not a big improvment and the 4k oled for that price lacks dci resolution, a vesa mounting system , a hood that works in both in portrait and landscape configuration, hardware calibration and some waterproof certification. I would like to use it on set outdoor so I need a way to put it on a stand, protect it from sunlight, and if it starts to rain I need 2-3 minutes to put it back in its case.
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MenhirMike - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
I hope it still comes with the pen that doubles as a stand, that was a cure accessory on the MB16AC.peterfares - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
Is the only new thing the stand? Looks very similar to the one I already have.icebox - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
Besides a case that looks a little different it seems identical to my MB16AP (the one with the internal battery).flyingpants265 - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
Strange how manufacturers keep releasing these devices that will be bought by less than 100,000 people, but can't make a good phone, laptop or PC to save their lives.Retycint - Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - link
Strange how this one random commenter on the internet seems to know better than the hundreds of engineers, R&D employees, and executives at a billion-dollar corporationlilkwarrior - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
Nothing close to their portable OLED monitor.wizfactor - Monday, January 13, 2020 - link
Since it uses DP-Alt mode, it might actually allow for Switch docking. Hopefully, someone can test this.mkozakewich - Monday, January 20, 2020 - link
From what I've tried and what I've read online, it seems the Switch only sends video out if it's getting power in. A general USB-to-HDMI dongle won't do anything, and it's likely that a USB C screen won't work either, unless you also manage to get a USB C hub with power.Kakti - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
I can definitely see something like this being used by workers who travel often. It's a huge pain in the ass to try to do actual work (anything more than just replying to emails and hopping on conference calls) when I'm staying in a hotel. Being able to pull a 2lb second screen out of my briefcase would be fantastic when I'm out of town for several days in a row.I presume this will be compatible with any laptop that has an available USB-C port? Are there other OEMs that make portable monitors like this?
Kakti - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
Drr just saw the three other ones in the "related articles" section. Very cool...next step is convincing the powers that be that I need this on the company credit card :)xype - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
"Pricing is unknown."ASUS already offers such screens (even with the same design, as reported by AnandTech https://www.anandtech.com/show/11422/asus-zenscree... so I assume the pricing would be similar to those.
dontlistentome - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
Got one of the older ones of these. That came with the case and the pen stand thingie.That case basically wrapped around 3 sides of the screen, was magnetic to hold it in place and also to keep it folded into a stand (landscape only).
If the new one does portrait as well, great, as long as it's not thicker/bulkier than before.
Panel on the old one was pretty good - slightly limited brightness but that was probably to allow the displaylink gpu and the panel to be powered within the USB A limit.
GreenReaper - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
Pity they couldn't find a way to plug it in that didn't lead to it sticking up in the air all dorkily like that.Jon Tseng - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
Just buy an L-shaped USB adapter, or a USB cable with the same.danielfranklin - Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - link
Pretty sure they have an almost exact screen available.Would be nice to know the DIFFERENCE in the post...
Tomatotech - Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - link
I have an older model, a USB3 TN 15 inch version, can't remember if it's ASUS as it's up in the attic. I found it almost useless. The picture quality was poor, moving windows made it flicker, the difference between the monitor and the laptop (colours, dot pitch, screen angle, resolution etc) made it annoying to use. Pulling it out and packing it for transport was a faff.Thankfully I didn't pay much for it as it was a used model, but it was still wasted money. I expect the IPS model will be better, but be warned, it's still not very useful. It's like trying to work with two very different monitors at the same time.
umano - Thursday, January 16, 2020 - link
I really like what they did with their portable oled monitor but it should have been 4k dci in my opinion not 4k uhd for that price tag.I am eager to see these products evolve, for my needs 15,6 is not a big improvment and the 4k oled for that price lacks dci resolution, a vesa mounting system , a hood that works in both in portrait and landscape configuration, hardware calibration and some waterproof certification.
I would like to use it on set outdoor so I need a way to put it on a stand, protect it from sunlight, and if it starts to rain I need 2-3 minutes to put it back in its case.