ARZOPA Portable Monitor, 15.6″ 1920×1080 FHD IPS Portable
ARZOPA Portable Monitor, 15.6″ 1920×1080 FHD IPS Portable Monitor for Laptop with Single-rod, Support HDMI/Type-C/USB-C, Eye Protection Gaming Screen for Laptop/PC/Mac/PS3/4/5/Xbox
Magnify your game
With the A1 portable monitor, escape a tiny screen to enjoy an enhanced console gaming experience anytime and anywhere.
16.7Million Colors
Full HD Resolution
With FHD resolution, images are sharper. Excellent for content creation or watching streaming media.
| Weight: | 1.28 kg |
| Dimensions: | 1.03 x 22.8 x 36.57 cm; 1.28 Kilograms |
| Brand: | ARZOPA |
| Model: | 60HZ/A1 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Manufacture: | ARZOPA |
| Dimensions: | 1.03 x 22.8 x 36.57 cm; 1.28 Kilograms |
The negatives are:
The stand isn’t great; getting it to stay put is finicky, and you don’t have much choice in angle if you want it to stay stood up.
The controls are a bit fiddly, though you probably won’t need to mess with them more than once.
The placement and choice of ports is a little inconvenient. The controls are on one side, the ports on the other, and the cables stick out. I got some 180 degree adapters for both the power and display, but this still adds width and a little bulk, and was a let down as I bought this for a ‘briefcase computer’ build, where the required extra space on either side of the monitor, and behind it, reduces the quality of the entire build.
Due to a family member being unwell recently, I’ve been working away from home, basing myself in different relatives’ spare rooms. This means I’ve been away from my usual set up and had been struggling to work on just my laptop. This week I got fed up after trying and failing to flick back and forth between spreadsheets and other programmes and decided I needed a second screen that I could move between spaces with. Found this and ordered, figuring anything would be better than nothing.
Despite low expectations, this has blown me away. It was literally plug and play, the pass through charging means no excess cables (usb c power to screen, usb c connector from screen to laptop), and the screen itself is bright, clear and a fantastic size. My productivity has shot up, my frustration levels have dropped enormously, and it’s a dream to just pack up and move as needed.
Anyone who travels for work and is in need of a second screen whilst on the move would do well to get one of these. Absolutely brilliant bit of kit.
The monitor can with a variety of cables (USB C to USB C, HDMI to mnii-HDMI and USB A to USB C). It also ships with a power supply. Everything you need is in the box. If you use the monitor using the USB C cable, then you do NOT need a separate power supply. The monitor will drain your battery more quickly but not needing a separate power supply is a boon.
This monitor comes with a cover that also serves as a stand. It is not “rock solid” but it is more than appropriate. The cover keeps the screen safe from scratches when I carry the monitor in my day bag. By folding the cover I can use it as a stand. The stand works better in landscape mode. You can also stand the monitor in portrait but it is not as “slick”.
I do not use the monitor for gaming so I cannot comment on how effective the monitor is for gaming.
This monitor has exceeded my expectations in almost every way. The monitor has speakers. They are not great but I did not buy the monitor for the audio. Personally if I am working out of the office I use a headset so the audio is not an issue for me.
I now regularly use this monitor at home as an additional screen. If you need a second (additional) monitor.. Buy it.
I’m very happy with this monitor. I found it more than bright enough, and crisp, with suprsingly good colours. It was instantly recognised by my office Mac, so no hassle at all to set up.
I’m delighted by the additional desktop space, and as musician, writer and graphic designer, who often has to have a lot of applications and windows open, and finds a 27 inch iMac is just too damn small, this is going to be so useful.
I don’t use the speakers as I have professional monitors as part of my set up, but I tried them and if I was out and about and using the screen for Zoom or to watch a movie, they would be good enough, and of course there is a headphone socket – which I confess I haven’t tried yet.
The controls took a moment to work out, but they are pretty simple to use over all, and I haven’t had to change anything anyway, except turn the brightness down a bit, as I tend to keep my Mac’s screen quite dark to avoid glare, and this monitor was very bright in comparison when it arrived.
I’m tempted to buy another one, for the Mac in my recording studio control room.
1. Working HDR (Tested using a PS5; detected HDR support and ran through calibration)
2. 144Hz @ 1080p, Crisp lag-free display (tested using PS5 God Of War Ragnarok, zero complaints worked very well even in intense combat, no noticeable display lag)
3. LOW energy (essential if you want to use this with the laptop or external battery for any given amount of time, estimate < ~10W on average). 4. USB-C PD passthrough! I'm not sure of the amount of power passthrough this unit is capable however in testing you can run power -> display -> Laptop as an example (assuming your laptop can take USB-C PD).
The bad:
1. Button placement prevents using this display in anything other than landscape orientation without a separate stand. You _CAN_ use the “smart cover” to position this in the portrait orientation however the placement of the buttons causes the display to continually power cycle.
2. Speakers lack definition, the audio output is good don’t get me wrong, however it’s not going to be dolby HD quality as an example, they serve the purpose however there’s room for improvement.
The information to be aware of:
1. Google pixel phones (and many others) do not support USB-C video, this is not a fault of the product! – if you want to use this purely with a mobile phone, please do you research ahead of time! For me this is a minor annoyance as this is not the main use case for myself, though I know may be for some.
The use-case background.
I’ve been looking at energy efficiency for some time, prior to and especially now given the rise in energy costs in the UK, I’m using low power consuming high energy efficiency wherever possible as a result, and alternative energy products such as solar PV, and portable LiFePo4 packs, for a Living I work from a laptop for many hours a day, using a single display can impact your productivity, and it’s not always possible to have that secondary display when you most need it. I am hoping this portable display will change this for me, and will be putting it to the test in my next international trip.
Separately this is a low energy use display, and works very well for gaming in my limited testing; when playing on the PS5 GOW Ragnarok for example, combat did not suffer any apparent latency.
I plan to update this review post my next international travel, in closing a very capable product and I am looking forward to continued use of this.
The size and resolution is more than adequate for my needs, i use it for my aida 64 sensor panel along with my water temps in my pc. The display itself is sharp and clear and colours are great you might need to fiddle with the settings a bit but mine looked good out the box! Obviously has plenty of other uses i have tried youtube etc on it and it’s very good i also plan on trying the switch to see how that is on it.
Usb-c didn’t work i have no clue why as my pc has thunderbolt but i couldn’t get it to work however the usb a to usb c cable along with the hdmi to hdmi mini cable work just fine so not really an issue for me as it won’t move from where it is. I would have gotten another proper monitor but i don’t have the space so this was a great option.
Response times seem fine the only issue i have with my unit is a very small dead pixel thankfully barely noticable unless you go looking for it, this is just something you deal with when it comes to lcd screens.
The size,build quality, picture quality etc is all great for the price i got it for! I got it a bit cheaper during a lightning deal.
Brightness isn’t crazy high but more than adequete and not something to be put off by it’s a nice clear 1080p 60hz screen that worked right away and looks great beside my pc.
Last thing is it’s not heavy i can’t speak much for the stand certainly not amazing but works if you need it however mine is just resting against my pc.
Regardless of reason for wanting one of these it’s worth the price and hopefully will stand the test of time.
Highly recommend