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Today I had the opportunity to look at the Vissles 15.6 inch portable touch screen monitor. How much can this $199 monitor handle? Let's find out.

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As someone who's spent so much of 2020 on the road, I've been longing for a portable monitor for months now. After learning that Vissles was selling a 15.6 inch portable touchscreen monitor that promises to essentially turn your phone into a laptop; I jumped at the opportunity to review it. In the following video I test the monitor's compatibility with my PC, Android (including Remote Play) and PS4--though it will work on any modern gaming console just fine. Was I impressed? Check out the video to find out.

Edit: I made an error in the video when I stated that the volume could not be adjusted. While it is not readily apparent, you can adjust the volume by first pressing down on the control button to enter the menu to adjust the volume.

Store page: https://vissles.com/products/vissles-m-15-6-inch-portable-touchscreen-monitor

Verdict

What We Liked ...
  • It can essentially turn your compatible smartphone into a laptop
  • It works as a second monitor to any laptop or desktop via HDMI
  • The brightness is great and the screen is relatively glare free
  • The monitor is stylish and has its own stand that connects to it magnetically
  • It
  • Great device for remote play purposes
  • It simply works as advertised, without any technical background necessary
  • $199 is very affordable for a portable touchscreen monitor of this quality
What We Didn't Like ...
  • The HDMI to mini-HDMI cord is rather small, giving you limited space between the monitor and the device you want to connect it to
  • The display temporarily shuts off without warning when you increase the brightness too much when not connected to an external power supply
  • Limited compatibility with iOS devices
9.4
out of 10

Overall

Honestly, it's hard to find many faults with this monitor. The only real issue is the fact that the included cords are rather small--an easy fix. In general, this is a great value and I expect to get a ton of use out of this monitor for a long time.
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fvig2001
There are already 4K monitors with the same screen size and power requirements at close to this price range.

Can you confirm if any of these features work (My 4K monitor of the same vein has these
1. USB hub/input feature (works on windows and android)
2. Switch output without dock (didn't want to test this with mine)
3. Screen Rotation (check if touch screen can also be rotated)
4. Color calibration/settings can be modified and saved. The one I have has a weird buggy behavior that I gave up calibration.It ended up looking weird after turning on a setting and it required a reboot of the monitor to look correct.

Generally the touch features don't work on MacOSX too.

I hate that these kinds of monitors put backlight as the quick control instead of the volume.

I ended up returning mine because there was a speck of hair in the screen, the backlight and a ribbon cable can be seen at a corner. The built-in battery was just so bad.
 
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Ericzander
fvig2001 said:
Can you confirm if any of these features work (My 4K monitor of the same vein has these
1. USB hub/input feature (works on windows and android)
2. Switch output without dock (didn't want to test this with mine)
3. Screen Rotation (check if touch screen can also be rotated)
4. Color calibration/settings can be modified and saved. The one I have has a weird buggy behavior that I gave up calibration.It ended up looking weird after turning on a setting and it required a reboot of the monitor to look correct.
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Sure, I'll answer those questions. Thanks for watching, by the way.

1. Yeah, there's a toggle between USB and HDMI input.
2. It seems like you need to power the monitor with the Nintendo Switch dock. I don't own a switch so I couldn't try it but that seems to be the situation according to the user manual.
3. The screen can't be rotated. It only stands in that particular direction. Of course it mirrors the input of your phone if screen mirroring is on.
4. You can't mess with the color setting using the buttons on the monitor itself. You might be able to get away with it if you change the settings from your connected device though.
 
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Silent_Gunner
How possible would it be to take this setup here:

mITX gaming PC with a video card powered by a potential external battery not unlike something like this (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0713XJBG2/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A2KKCEUA3Z83HM&psc=1), and make my PC something that could technically be considered "portable?" Maybe not with this particular portable battery, but this obviously isn't the only power outlet portable battery on Amazon, since this is Amazon we're talking about here and not Walmart *coughs* ahem...

...This is just me putting my "FOR SCIENCE!" glasses, asking what's possible with the technology we have nowadays. One could take this idea, make it an Intel NUC or a maker board like the UDOO Bolt plus something like the Razer Core X for the dedicated video card and make it even more complicated on the power usage part of the equation. But since the Switch isn't being run by Valve and doesn't have access to Steam, I figured this would be a method to make a "portable" gaming PC without the compromises introduced by using something like any of the Windows-based GPD devices or the limitations of Nintendo's library of games on the eShop. It's just an idea since I have a Lian-Li case that my main PC is in atm that has a handle on top (it was one of the last few cases left on sale at a reasonable price when I decided to move my PC from one case to another to solve a problem that ultimately didn't require the move, but I'm happy that I did anyways) and, aside from the PC being somewhat heavy (a GTX 1080 + the Noctua-DH15 + the PSU will do that), it is probably the most portable PC case I've ever personally used.
 
Chary
I have one that looks exactly like this but it’s a Viotek. I love it. I can plug my switch in without a dock and it just turns the screen into an even larger switch. Plus I have a Huawei and it can use the emui/dex desktop thing!
 
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C
Eric, you can simply scroll down the control button to enter into the volume adjustment. Scroll up is for brightness adjustment.
 
K
You mean I can complain about reviews and argue in the politics sections all at once? I'm sold!
 
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Ericzander
cjxl said:
Eric, you can simply scroll down the control button to enter into the volume adjustment. Scroll up is for brightness adjustment.
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Ah, that's correct! That wasn't apparent from the manual but it worked. I'll amend the review to reflect that information. Thanks!
 
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Nice review. I've been looking for a secondary monitor for my MacBook. And the review just comes at the right time.
 
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