This Portable Monitor Unleashed My Steam Deck
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Been using this exact monitor with my deck with a mechanical keyboard, mouse and headset all on the USBs on the dock station. It’s very nice to switch between browsing videos and gaming at hotels on desktop mode.
Yup. That's exactly what I see myself doing with upcoming work trips.
does that monitor support docked 40hz and 40 cap frame limit?
Easily. It's not going to adjust the refresh rate of the monitor; it'll still run at 144Hz. But a docked Steam Deck at 40Hz/40fps cap should work just fine. I personally haven't tested it, but I don't see it being an issue.
I just got it but dont understand how to get it to connect to dock
My 60hz one arrived today, just in time for visiting family at the holidays, got the steamdeck, dock, bluetooth mouse and keyboard and Season of Discovery Classic wow :)
Thanks for the info 👍 great video
Thanks! Much appreciated. 🙌
I think the issue might've been not enough power on the monitor when running the Series S. You were running the monitor on wall powet on the Deck but not on the Series S.
When this monitor is plugged in does it supply power to a switch/steam deck?
Is a nice monitor on the go for vacation away Awsome review
Thanks dude! Much appreciated! 🙌
Isn't it interesting that you were doing a comparison with your LG G1 tv and this monitor is also called G1 as well ! Perhaps Arzopa were trying to go off the success of LG with their names !!??
I travel months on end, Usually as a backpacker. sometimes all i want to do is have a break and game but in the past lugging around a xbox series s or a fat gaming laptop has been such a drain. i recently ought a 13' macbook air to make the travel lighter PC wise and now thinking the streamdeck would compliment it quite ell having a dedicated device for gaming when i want to take a break
This is exactly what I was looking for thank you! Just to be sure I understood correctly, the monitor powers the deck or the deck powered the monitor? Also for the PS5 the screen unfortunately only outputs 60hz (like the Xbox s) which is weird . I saw this on another video
Thanks again!
You're welcome! You can do either or. But I wouldn't recommend the Steam Deck power everything unless you want the battery life to die super fast. Haha!
Dang, so the video output information from the PS5 was wrong at 08:52? It put out 120Hz, but the monitor didn't register it?
@@baldlyrudy thanks man appreciate it! Yes I saw someone try both Xbox and PS5 and they can only reach 60hz (consoles basically seem to have this issue) ; but PCs and steam deck had no issues hitting 120hz
@@baldlyrudy ok I saw the person that posted the video and he was able to sort it out. You need to first use the HDMI with the Xbox , and you need to go to settings “video fidelity and over scan” then change over ride to hdmi rather than automatic, and you should get 120hz. Lemme know :)
IT can do 120hz 1080p on xbox. On the Xbox go to settings -> Video fidelity and overscan -> change overrides to HDMI -> you can then change the refresh rate to 120hz. I did this and it worked. Played THPS 1+2 at 120fps
That's awesome! Appreciate the info!
Got the G1 15” today. It’s decent monitor imo for most but not quite sure if it’s the one for me. Need something where I use wfh and Nintendo switch daily where I would need to plug/unplug and move around a lot so the usb ports not so sure how that will end up over time. One port is too loose/flimsy, while the other port tight but wiggle. No issues yet but over time I dunno. Probably a quality control thing. The case is nice but the stand is too flimsy if using outdoors (I like to unwind with switch evening outdoors after a long day at work/home office). As others have mentioned the hdr setting is garbage but standard color is decent enough for switch gaming. This monitor might be better for permanent desk/occasionally using it on the go. In conclusion this model sits at an odd middle ground for me, where I would want to spend more that meets my checklist, or to spend less for budget friendly lighter switch gaming.
Might try out the cheaper 14” slim model or extra for a more robust portable game monitor such as better built in stand and better connections.
For those who just need it for desk or light gaming or don’t care about hdr colors it’s a great monitor for the price. The thing for me is that it’s hard to go from the switch’s nice Oled screen to a larger non Oled monitor. Because then I would just feel like hooking up to my l2 c2 tv which would defeat the purpose. Hope this helps others deciding.
Whats the latency per ms on this monitor?
Another reviewer mentioned that the included HDMI cable doesn't support 120hz on Xbox, once they switched to another cable it supported it fine.
That is true.
I can’t seem to activate 144hz with my Steamdeck. On settings it says 60hz and I can’t change it, in-game it won’t go past 60hz.. any tips?
The built in speaker audio can be accurately described as an old iPhone speaker or one u built in electronics 101 using radio shack parts lol
No VESA mounts on it. I passed on it for one with that since these portable monitors look great on a VESA mount with a display for a gaming setup. I have one mounted near my desk that doubles as a Steam Deck display. I just swing it around on the VESA mount when I’m lounging and it looks great. Look for VESA mounts on portables because it makes a difference.
Makes sense. I only use mine when I'm on the road.
i bought the nomad 16 ulra oled monitor from prims+ i can say that this thing is epic with the steam deck no need to upgade to the steam deck oled lol
Salut j'ai un moniteur portable Asus ZenScreen MB16ACV mais j'arrive pas à me connecter sur mon support Steam deck ☹️ car mon moniteur ne possède qu'une sortie de câble USB C . pouvez vous m'aider ?
i'm thinking of buying this monitor for my steam deck. but i have a question: my goal is to use the monitor alongside the dock for easy portability. so i'm wondering if i have the steam deck plugged into the power via the dock, and the screen plugged into the dock through hdmi, would i still need to power the screen via the power adapter or will it receive the power through the hdmi cable? alternatively, would using the usb c to a cable from the screen to the dock provide the power if the hdmi doesn't? i'm trying to think of utility here as i do need at least 2 of the usb slots on my dock available at all times (i take the deck to fighting game locals and need both usb slots to be available for wired controllers like mine)
Good question. Let's say you have the Steam Deck Docked and the AC adapter is plugged into the dock.
If you only connect the HDMI cable to the dock, then there won't be a video signal or power going to the monitor.
If you plug in only the USB C to A from the dock to the monitor, then you won't get a video feed.
The only way I've seen it work is buy using both. You need to plug in both the HDMI and the USB C to A into the dock order for the monitor to work. You'll still have two USB ports available for use on the dock if you're using the Valve one. I haven't tested any other docks.
If I know anything about fighting games, it's that they're usually locked at 60 fps, so you should be good with a 60hz monitor. That is, unless you want to go for 144hz for other games.
@@baldlyrudy thanks, this answered my question! i am using the official dock so that saves me trouble with any compatibility issues.
the goal is to have the refresh rate at 60hz for fighting games as you said.
1ms response time is primarily what i'm looking for as it's a competitive setting and we need the least amount of latency on inputs, and no visual artefacts like ghost trails from character movement.
of course i need a portable monitor to carry with me to the meetups so that people can play with a bigger image than the deck's screen.
higher refresh rates are honestly just a big bonus as far as i'm concerned for indie games that i play. and i intend on using it as a second screen for my laptop when i'm not using the deck.
thanks for replying so fast, your review covered just about everything i wondered about this product, it looks like exactly what i'm looking for at a decent price range, i just need to confirm if the RT is 1ms or not.
actually, i have a second question since i've seen reviews that say you can connect the screen to power and then connect it to your deck/switch.
i'm wondering if it's possible to connect the deck's charger to the screen in one of the usb c ports (C to C), connect the screen to the dock through the other (C to A), and dock the deck regularly in that contraption.
would that provide power to the screen and the deck as it would without the dock being in the middlev like the switch does?
if it works this way, you only use one power adapter and power both the monitor and the device, plus you might not even need the hdmi cable in this case. but i guess that depends on what the dock can do in terms of transmitting signals and charge.
note you don't have to try this out for me if you haven't, i don't wanna risk your devices nor mine in case that causes a short circuit or something lol
Hmmm...that's a possible alternative. In my last comment you would only use one adapter. Everything went through the dock.
@@baldlyrudy i see, sounds like a lot of bang for your buck. thanks for the help!
Thanks for your video! Could you maybe help making this thing work with my specific setup? I'm wondering about how you can use the Monitor with a Docking Station (I'm using the ivoler one with 3 USB, 1 USB-c and 1 HDMI port). Is it possible to use the docking station for connecting keyboard and mouse and connecting the monitor via USB-c port, while charging the steam deck with the monitor's charger? It was said in the video that the USB-c can also give power to the deck. Just wondering if I'd need to reconfigure my whole setup
Hey there! If I remember correctly, the cable and adapter that come with the monitor aren't strong enough to power both the monitor and provide a charge for the Steam Deck. If you want to use the Steam Deck using the iVoler dock and the monitor, then you'll have to use the adapter for the monitor.
Now, you might be able to get enough juice from the dock itself. IIRC, you need 15w to power the monitor, so you should be fine with it being plugged right into one of the USB ports on the dock. I'd need to test that exact scenario myself to tell you for sure.
@@baldlyrudy thanks for your answer. I've done a lot of research on this problem and came to the conclusion, that I pretty surely won't be able to use the monitor as I intended. It was recommended to me to use a hub with power delivery, two USB c ports and two USB a ports instead of my docking station so I could connect the monitor and the steam deck to it while charging the whole setup. But today I saw that most of the usb c hubs don't support Video output. So my next idea is to keep using my docking station with my 1 usb c and 1 HDMI port, use the one usb c port for charging with the deck's charger and use an HDMI to Mini-HDMI to transmit video signal to the monitor. I think I'll have to charge the monitor separately as well, but this I think would be my best (and definitely most affordable) option. Do you think this is going to work out?
@jeb4373 for sure that'll work. Also, you can see if you can get a USB-A to USB-C cable and connect it straight to the dock for powering the monitor.
I built an expensive ass Velka 7 5.9 ltr SFFPC to keep in my backpack hand luggage for traveling but even that was a pain at the security gates to be stopped and explain every time. The steam deck is game changer, now I've switched back to a still small but sizable and easy to upgrade tower for home. And steam deck with portable monitor for traveling. So much easier.
My thoughts exactly. It's so much easier to bring the Steam Deck along, and having a portable monitor is a great option for playing games while traveling.
Why is the monitor plugged in to power (both USB-Cs in use, not talking about HDMI+USBC power) throughout the review in the B-roll? Sure, you talk about it running off the single USB-C, but one of the entire points of this is that is seamlessly powers off the device you're outputting from.
I got this monitor for my Steam Deck and I use the Jsaux standard docking station and it works great! But I find it gets very hot! 🥵
Yo. What I want is steamdeck + usb-pd charger + usb-c hub + 1 x usb-c portable monitor. I want all of this to run while connected to the single pd charger, connected to the hub -> suplying power to the steam deck and portable monitor (on usb-c).
Recommendation for the hub? wondering if a hub for the macbook would work well for this?
I have a steam deck and the Viewsonic 17” all run through a JSaux hub and it’s powered by the steam deck charger. The hub then powers the deck and the screen. It works great. I even have a USB dongle and wireless keyboard and mouse I use.
How did you fix the resolution with steamdeck? Gui shows fullscreen while games only show center not fullscreen
Go to the game, properties, general, game resolution to force a specific resolution. I haven't had to do that myself, but I do know sometimes software likes to be weird. Might be a game that just doesn't default to the output resolution that's detected. At this point I just keep it on default.
@@baldlyrudy its with cs2
@cookiekesgameplace2508 then go to the properties and force the resolution. 👍
When you connect the switch did you have to power the monitor separately or did. The switch power on the monitor
The monitor was powered by the adapter that came with it.
@baldlyrudy ohh ok because I'm trying to find a portable monitor for a little road trip that I can just hook the switch up it would just power on the monitor
Ah. Gotcha. Just tested it out. The monitor registers the Switch as a power source, but the Nintendo Switch doesn't register the monitor as a video output device.
Does this work with samsung dex?
What monitor stand are you using?
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one question, how long is the hdmi cable?
1.5 feet, if I remember correctly.
This is not for me but I still watched the video, hope we can see a review or opinion on a normal monitor for the steamdeck that doesn´t break the bank.
Just out of curiosity, what would be a monitor that doesn't break the bank?
@@baldlyrudy 200/250 euro more or less the problem is that I don´t know what advantages the steam deck takes from these monitors, I hooked up my 1080P tv and it worked like a charm but I need a monitor for another room so my sventh month old son doesnt look at the screen and I don´t really know what to look for.
How can you buy a steam deck then say this is too expensive? That’s a bit silly. What do you expect a monitor to cost?
@@500gtsnake this is only 189
@@willissudweeks1050 I didn't say it was too expensive, try to read slowly, it will help with your comprehension.
Bought for $76 on Amazon, lightning deal.
Niiiiice
Fun fact, Zopa is Russian for ass and the ARZ sounds similar to the UK word for ass, 'arse'. So it's basically an 'arse ass' monitor.
Anyway, I have this monitor and it's great. However, I wish Linux had HDR support. 😐
I may or may not have found that out during the research phase of this video. 🤣
And yes, I agree.
I clicked to say this looked dumb but it actually looks kind of cool. I wonder where you’d use this though cause doesn’t pretty much anywhere you’d stay have a tv? Maybe for camping.
Yeah dude. When they reached out I was like, ".....ok. Sure. I'll check it out." I was really impressed by the quality for the price.
@@baldlyrudy Do you think I could power it with a car outlet along with my Xbox?
Oh heck yeah. As long as you have something that has a large enough output that can support the AC adapter.
Im working at a small car lot and it’s slow most of the time so I kill time remote playing my Xbox but I want to have a bigger screen to cast my phone, this seems just right for me :)
What is the refresh rate range of this monitor?
144hz
Can i still use the dock for switch while using this?
Yes.
Using the HDMI to Mini HDMI through a Steamdeck dock did not work for me (on my main TV HMDI on the dock works fine). I did not try connecting with usb-c, becuase I want the ethernet and USB ports of the dock so I can have keyboard/mouse etc connected while in desktop mode.
Was it the official Steam Deck Dock or a third party dock?
@@baldlyrudy third partry, Ivoler, but i fixed it. Power issue, used power adapter instead of USB port on surge protector.
That's good! Glad it all got worked out.
Hey, may need to update the link it takes me to a 60hz screen..
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@baldlyrudy perfect! Just ordered $130 cyber Monday deal
@@Jay_Hova420 nice! Enjoy! It's helped me a lot when I travel for work.
Does the USB-C support display?
Yes. That's how I connected it with when I was testing the Nintendo Switch. 06:43
@@baldlyrudy Ah I see! I guess it works like a DP (Display Port), ain't it?
Does it charge the deck when plugged in?
If you have the AC Adapter plugged into the monitor and the USB-C connected from the monitor to the Steam Deck, then you'll get a charge. But, it'll be a slow charge. I haven't tried it with the adapter that came with the Steam Deck, because I'm afraid to short circuit the monitor. 😅
@@baldlyrudy Do you know if it will still charge on something like RDR2 or at least maintain a consistent battery life
@@zoom0451 The monitor comes with a 15w AC Adapter, so off the top of my head I'd say no. It'll be a slow drain if you use the AC Adapter that came with the monitor.
I pretty much said screw it and tried plugging in the adapter that came with the Steam Deck into the monitor and then running a USB-C cable from the monitor to the Steam Deck. The Steam Deck gets enough power through that set up to make it have a steady charge and turns out to be a net positive on charging the battery. I'm currently playing Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920x1080, ~58fps while testing this. I don't have RDR2 on Steam.
@@baldlyrudy Thank you 👍
You're welcome. Hope it goes well. 👍
i thought this was that huge screen handheld console again
Oh yeah, I've seen that.
I think you need hdmi 2.1 input for 120hz support on xbox/ps5
At 1080? I thought HDMI 2.1 was needed for 120Hz at 4K.
Nice! Thanks for that. I didn't see that at all.
@jackbundred I was thinking of buying it for my PS5 but what Baldyrudy said in the video about the screen not being recognized as a capable 120 hz monitor for consoles was a deal breaker for me. So... you're positive that if I buy this monitor and play around with the settings as you mentioned, I will be able to get that 120 hz for PS5?
good vid
Thanks! Much appreciated.
The fact that the monitor is not recognized as a capable 120 hz for PS5 and Xbox is a total deal breaker I think.
Agreed, but this is a portable monitor. I'm not sure why you'd want to play on a PS5 with it; I consider the console a stationary one. The Series S is understandable. Even so, I want portability from it and not something stationary and permanent.
changing display override to hdmi might help
Good way to save on your energy bill.
what about laptops they do the same thing and more
04:10
It's probably not reaching 120frames because you're using the Xbox as a power source.. plug it in the wall ya may get different results
As soon as he said “sponsor” I said nah. I don’t trust the review.
Update: after I finished watching the review… I’m not sure. I feel like he’s being honest. I’m looking for a portable monitor for my switch. I have no space on my current desk setup for a new monitor, so I thought maybe a portable monitor. At least that way I can move it around & also use it for traveling. I prefer using dock mode with the pro controller & a monitor. I might just give this a try.
Yeah. I get where you're coming from with the "sponsored" bit.
I travel a lot for work, so having something like this works for me, personally. It's pretty solid for the Switch, but I noticed something after posting the video that I should mention here.
The resolution when the Switch is connected directly to the monitor seems to be 720p. When I plug in the Switch while docked, it looks like 1080p. That might be a deal breaker for some. Lugging around a Switch dock sucks when traveling, IMO.
@@baldlyrudy right on, thanks for letting me know. I’m still going to try it out. Especially for the price.
Btw, whether I like it or not, your credibility has gone through the roof for me.
Thanks dude. Much appreciated. Let me know how it goes.
@@baldlyrudy will do👍
I take my PS5 everywhere lol
I'd never even bother to bring a monitor if I travel. The handhelds already come with a screen which is more than enough. Steam deck can't even play most modern games (aside from indies) above 40fps anyway so 144hz monitor for it is pretty much a waste of money
It very well could be a waste of money for you. I normally travel for weeks at a time for work. For me, it's versatility. I'd have a second monitor for work as well as a gaming monitor for my SD or Switch.
Being able to have a better gaming experience on the go is awesome for me. I've been playing more indie and AA titles lately. The Steam Deck doesn't have any issues hitting 144 fps on any of those. I personally don't care to play big AAA on the SD.
5ms
You realize you wouldn't be able to utilize the 144hz... Even 60hz isn't that easy 😂
The only one I'd realistically use with this is the Steam Deck. 😅
Yeah I’d buy 2k 60hz portable monitor instead of 1080p with 144hz that wouldn’t be utilize by steamdeck
@@chariothe9013 anything in mind what you would use ?
@@sharpiesharpie8356 probably portable monitor from Uperfect, i have seen they have 2k 60fps with good color gamut. I live in asia tho not sure about yours.
@@chariothe9013 thanks i’ll look it up bro 😎
DEAD IN THE WATER TOO EXSPENSIVE
How is 189$ expensive for a high quality 144 monitor. You can't get that stuff for any cheaper.
My thoughts exactly. $189 for a 144Hz portable monitor is an awesome price.
It's $130 right now and $100 for a 60hz version. Too expensive? You're nuts. What would you have them charge, a couple bucks?
@@168original7 6:07 SAYS IT FOR ME AND SO THIS MONITOR IS A FAILURE AND THEREFORE TOO MUCH FOR TOO LITTLE
Got mine .. love it .. haters hate because they don't know it