MNN Portable Monitor 15.6inch FHD 1080P USB C HDMI Gaming Ultra-Slim IPS Display w/Smart Cover & Speakers,HDR Plug&Play, External Monitor for Laptop PC Phone Mac (15.6'' 1080P)

I needed a monitor that I can move about easily to check up on various Raspberry Pi systems I have, often when I have connectivity issues and can't VNC into them or use Raspberry Pi Connect. Saw an article that mentioned this monitor was selling for only $60 on Amazon, so I gave it a try.Unboxing is nice, the monitor and included cables come well-packed in a snug box. You get a USB-C to USB-C data/power cable, and an HDMI to mini-HDMI cable. Both are good quality. The monitor itself comes with a cover/stand attached (which can be easily removed). I would have liked a magnetic closure, but it's ok without. The stand offers two different angles for landscape orientation viewing. You can also stand it up in portrait mode, but just straight up and down, no angle. The monitor with cover weighs about 2 lbs.Setup is straightforward, and the monitor has wide compatibility. There are two USB-C ports and one mini-HDMI port. The monitor is powered by USB-C, either port will do. You can drive it with a laptop USB-C port, a separate USB-C power cube, or even with your phone, tablet, or computer USB-C port. For devices that support USB-C video (e.g. phones, tablets), if they can provide enough power, a single cable connection is all that's needed. Note also that if you don't have USB-C ports, you can use a USB-A to USB-C cable, it works fine. I also needed to connect to the micro-HDMI on my Raspberry Pi. By using a simple M-M HDMI adapter, I was able to connect with no issues.The display is 1080p and is not touchscreen. I found the display to have excellent image display, more than enough for my needs. There are two controls on the side, a power/back button, and a multi-function button/scroller. I found the multi-function button part to be a bit finicky, might be hard to operate for people with large fingertips. The menu offers a wide range of settings for color, contrast, volume, etc. I might note the monitor has speakers, but they're not particularly good, should work for video calls and the like, but not music, and not very loud. There's a phono jack that you can connect to powered speakers for a better experience.Who would want such a monitor? I found it great for extending my desktop on my laptop when using Google Meet or Zoom, so that I could work with other apps on the second monitor. It worked great for use as a temporary monitor, like with my Raspberry Pi's. It would be great for working with mini-PC's, too. At only $60, the value proposition is definitely there, too.

It is key to know what you want this for. I'm not a gamer so this review is only from perspective of someone who works on documents all day, logged into an office remotely. So I needed a portable 2nd monitor for when I travel with macbook M1 Air. Must have read 100 reviews and looked at dozens of youtube videos and ultimately concluded for my use case, I did not need 4K, too expensive and unnecessary; and I do not need high refresh rate, but i did want high nits (brightness). Have tested it out only for a short while and so far, subject to any update I will make to this review, here's the good and the one not so terrible "knock":THE GOOD:For my use case, the 60 hertz refresh rate is totally fine. No doubt not ideal for a gamer; if gaming is your need I would look for one that has higher refresh rate of course.The 1080P is wonderfully sharp - seems like it's better resolution than 1080P but probably just because the screen size is 15.6" so pixel density is still good.It came with several seemingly very good quality cables and a simple charger plug. Charger plug is USB A so it's not giving tremendous current but evidently it's fine. It also came with USB A to USB C cable for this charger plug to power the thing. It also came with a very nice USB C to USB C cable that plugs into one of the two (2) USB C ports (one under the other) on the left side and the other end plugs into USB C on Mac and it instantly just recognized the video stream and showed it, mirroring my Mac. Mac then lets you select to use it as an extended display. Both USB C ports on left side are labeled as USB C with a lightning bolt. I suspect this means both support the video stream and power into the device; I randomly picked one for the video connection and one for the power connection and it worked find; I suspect this means it doesn't matter which. I read on-line in specs that these USB C ports were on different sides, and only one supported video; this one is configured a little differently and perhaps just slightly updated since they wrote out their specs. NOTE - the USB A charging plug got very warm and the metal of the USB A plug was HOT when I unplugged it - I'm thinking I'm going to plug it in for power to a USB C charger to USB C port on device and see if that gives it the power it needs without heating up; will see... maybe but don't want to give it too much current and cause a problem; will think on that. UPDATE: have now used little anker usb c 20 watt charger plug with usb c to usb c for power and that worked fine and the metal usb plug at the charger did not get hot.I tested the two speakers on this monitor, having the Mac choose those speakers (all going through the one USB C cable) and the speakers are fine, just not as good as the speakers on the Mac (not really giving base but otherwise clear and sharp with OK volume). But who cares for this use case.It ALSO came with another seemingly very solid, not cheap, cable that has HDMI MINI on one side, and standard HDMI on the other. I have a USB C to HDMI (standard sized) adapter so I will try that out as well but haven't yet. Left side of the device has the HDMI mini female port for this connection. UPDATE: have now tested the HDMI cable - works fine, zero issues.Over my enterprise level (CITRIX) connection there were zero issues with recognition of the second screen so, voila, remote working with 2 monitors (Mac screen and this second screen).The thing has a bit of heft/weight to it but not terrible; maybe a pound and a half in weight. Feels fairly solidly built, not cheap.Right side has a power on switch and a little "rocker" wheel like the old school volume controls on side of transistor radios; when the monitor came on, I turned the rocker wheel up and it increased brightness to highest level. To me that's a nice direct mechanical capability to up the brightness without having to dig into settings. Naturally I put it to highest level of brightness. But, see below on this topic.UPDATE: have now also plugged it into iPad (Air 5th gen w/ usb c) and it also works perfectly both to mirror iPad or do center stage allowing a couple windows open on the extended display. Rather awesome.Finally it comes with a detachable thin case that wraps around it, covering screen when closed; and folded back using magnetic attachment to back of display, it stands at a couple different angles, similar to typical tablet covers that fold around, like on the iPad. Worked just fine.THE ONE SMALLER "KNOCK" AND A NIT:Brightness: OK so one of my hoped for criteria was high NITS; I'm not so young and wanted a bright screen. Mac M1 Air gives 400 nits; my older Mac used to give 500 nits I believe and to older eyes, BRIGHT display is really helpful. In all my reading of reviews nearly ALL of the lower cost 1080P monitors from companies with unfamiliar brand names said they did 250 nits of brightness but this one said 400. I figured, probably not true but on a black Friday sale at $79 I figured, how could I possibly really go wrong? Well, it came, and it seems pretty close to the Mac display on brightness - huge relief. Then looking at the paperwork that comes with it, it is acknowledged as only 250 cd/m2; and yet, to my surprise, it seems plenty bright and acceptable for my needs. I would NOT think it's worth it to spend another $150 for a display that purports to give 4K as those are the ones that seem to promise more nits.OVERALL I say for the price point, for the sharpness, for the ease of set up, for the cables it comes with, for the ease of use, for the seemingly solid feel to it all, and for a buyer looking for a VERY affordable option for a second "travel" display to bring with a laptop - I find it difficult to believe ANYONE could knock this thing or say it is not well worth it and quite good. A real "gem" of a find on Amazon in my view. I will update this review over time if and as I learn more or have more to note or if anything I say above changes.

I am a 3-monitor person and travel for work. Office provided one external, but I need 1 landscape and 1 portrait and the laptop as its own monitor (my preference and how my home setup looks). I tried one of those expensive double extender types and failed miserably. So, I thought I'd give it one more shot and try again after getting a notification about a sale on this.For the price, this is amazing. The Usb-c cord DOES NOT power the device and provide video, which was initially disappointing because the work-provided one does. You have to power it separately.The box comes with both the hdmi cable and the Usb-c cable. Once I read the booklet carefully to find out the Usb-c port on the monitor does not provide video AND power, I used the hdmi cable for video and Usb-c for power. Instant connection. Clear display. Will be great to pair with my other external for 3 displays.Other reviews complain of problems over time, so I will update if that is the case, but for now, this is amazing for the price point, especially when I got it on sale.