UPERFECT 2K 120Hz Portable Gaming Monitor, 16 2560x1600 QHD Portable Monitor 500 Nits HDR FreeSync Laptop Monitor w/VESA & Smart Case Matte IPS Eye Care External Second Screen for Switch, Xbox, PS5
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Kris Hardin
> 3 dayI have never left a review, good or bad, on any product Ive purchased. However, I felt the need to let other customers who may be on the fence like I was know that theyre not making a mistake buying this monitor. There were a few options I was considering, and a few reasons why I chose this one over the others. I will say to keep in mind minor issues such as a dead pixel or two, which was the issue I had upon receiving mine, however the custom service from the manufacturer was astounding in a good way. Incredibly fast responses for one, and theyre unhappy if the customer is not satisfied. Theyll work with you until you are. For that reason alone I would be more than happy to purchase from them again. As for the monitor itself, Ive gotten my ps5 to work flawlessly on it, and my Xbox Series X to work at 120hz but I do believe the xbox stays at 1080p 120hz due to the Xbox settings being funny, though for me personally thats not a problem. Of course Id rather it be at 1440p but the monitor size is perfect at making 1080p look fantastic.
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Wright and Wrong
> 3 dayI’ve used this on one work trip for one remote assignment so far and it was great. In testing at home, I’m really impressed with the picture quality. So far, so good. Great value. I’ll try to remember to update my experience down the road.
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jstnjsph
> 3 dayBought this monitor because I travel often and work from hotel rooms. Having a second screen is invaluable for me! I shopped around and picked this one with a backup choice if I didnt like it. Let me tell you! Its a game changer. Super easy with the correct USB C thunderbolt cable. Literally just connected to a USB port on my MacBook Air M2 and it pops on. No issues with lag, screen is bright and was able to use for hours. I mentioned the customer service because I brought the wrong cable on my first trip, I emailed them with pictures and they immediately identified the problem. They offered to ship me a new cord at my destination. Being that I was in France it wasnt an option but they refunded me $20 to compensate for me going to buy the correct cable. Didnt have to do that so much appreciated. Highly recommend this monitor for an additional screen either at home or on the road!
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Doug Geston
> 3 dayThis monitor was purchased primarily for the form factor, and in that regard it is perfect for the job. The picture quality is good, especially for a monitor with this resolution at this price point. We use it mostly in a portable audio recording rig as the display for a Mac Mini running Logic Pro, and for that it works beautifully. I have also used it as a video camera monitor, and while the color balance can be adjusted somewhat it does not have the color accuracy needed as a main monitor for critical video work, but I wasnt expecting it to be. For framing shots and judging focus its just fine. Overall I am very happy with it.
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Alex P.
Greater than one weekThe monitor is very well built and has good picture quality. The included cover/stand is nice, too, and there is an option to use a VESA 75 mount. Three inputs (HDMI and 2x USB-C) are probably more than enough, although a DisplayPort option might be useful too. The on-screen menu is easy to understand, maybe the controls (buttons and rocker) are a bit too small to be comfortable, but this is a portable monitor, so thats fine. Bonus points for being able to power the monitor with a USB-C power bank. I had no problems connecting the monitor to a PC. One issue came up when using it as a video monitor for a camera: the camera outputs a 16:9 image (1920x1080) and the monitor stretches it into 16:10, so the aspect ratio is not preserved. I contacted support, and they were very helpful and suggested to replace the monitor with a newer model that has the stretching issue fixed, a couple months later. Ill update the review when that happens. UPDATE: Ive received the replacement monitor, and it no longer has the 16:9 stretching issue. Looks like its the same model/product, just a newer revision.
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Chad Koehler
> 3 dayThis review is for the Perfect 2k Screen, not the 4k model. I hardly write reviews but figured Id try and help someone out that may be looking at this screen. I have done many tests and wanted to share my thoughts! I am an avid gamer and have all consoles, as well as have a MacBook and iPads. I primarily wanted this screen to take with me whenever I went to play games with my buddies at their house. See below. Thanks! Computer: - Works great as a secondary display for my M2 MacBook Air. The thunderbolt 3 cables that ship with it supply power and data transmissions, so just the one cable is nice and works great! Nintendo Switch: - Works great with switch, thunderbolt 3 again is a one cable deal and sends power and data through 1 cable which is great! PS5: - Excellent on PS5, can use the HDMI to Mini HDMI and a Thunderbolt 3 cable to provide power from the console to the screen. Get 1440p resolution with 120hz refresh! - HDR also works great on PS5, automatic as soon as you plug in - You can go to the PS5 video settings to make sure everything is on and what not Xbox: - Read the reviews and took a while to find, but YES, you can push 1440p with the xbox. Go into settings, Video and Display. Under the Advanced Column, youll see Video Fidelity and Overrides, click that and click the override that says HDMI. Once it changes, go back and then select the 1440p screen resolution. - HDR is a little funky on the Xbox (whereas on PS5 its automatic). The On screen settings for HDR is Off, Auto, and 2084. You can go into the screen settings and manually push HDR, which looks decent but is a little dark. Auto and Off make things more visible. No idea why Xbox cant see and auto detect it as HDR, but again, this isnt a huge issue. Im just happy I finally found how to push 1440p on the screen with Xbox. Couple other things: - I was initially concerned with the 16:10 aspect ratio on the consoles. Yes, it squeezes the picture a little, but its not that bad, and after a couple min of playing your eyes will adjust and it wont be super noticeable. - I also purchased the AYY 16 2K and compared it to the UPerfect screen. Both screens look physically pretty much identical and their user interfaces and ports are all pretty much the same. Ultimately, I liked the UPerfect better as the colors popped a little more and looked better (irregardless of HDR on vs. off). I did like the cables the AYY shipped with a little better, but thats hardly an option to choose one over the other. Hope this helps someone else make their decision when it comes to deciding on what screen to get. Thanks so much!
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Buyer
> 3 dayI dont usually write reviews, but the product was so impressive and the customer support was some of the best I have experienced. I was always hesitant to try the made in china (by unfamiliar brands) displays. While Chinese companies are capable of putting out good displays, there is also a lot of crap out there. Low contrast, low brightness, dead pixels, etc. If you go around with support a couple of rounds eventually you may get a usable monitor but it just doesnt feel right that you have to serve as QA for the company. This is NOT the case with UPERFECT and I have complete confidence in them, both with their product and with support. First the screen is very nice. 10/10 for my usage. No dead pixels. Uniform lighting. Vibrant colors and very bright. I use the 4k at 100% zoom in win10 and dont feel any eye strain but for others this may be too small. 150% zoom is probably more like what you are used to with laptop monitors. Some displays crank up the brightness to look impressive but the image quality suffers, but UPERFECT at full brightness is a joy to use. I sometimes lower the brightness a little bit if the room is dark. The monitor has a matte anti-glare screen. The back of the monitor is made of glass and glossy. Not sure how durable it is during travel but I mainly use it around the house when I want to quickly get a 4k display in place or with my headless micro PCs when I occasionally want a real display rather than remote VNC. Used the display a couple of days with micro PCs / laptops and it worked great. Had an 8k HDMI KVM in between so I shared the monitor between two micro PCs. With a KVM If you dont want windows to resize your desktop to its default 1920x1080 or lower suggest getting a EDID HDMI passthrough so windows doesnt know a display was disconnected when switching between PCs. There are 3 video connectors, (mini-HDMI which you can use the included cable to convert to full size HDMI), and 2 USB C connectors which are probably using DisplayPort over USB C but I didnt verify. Audio gets passed through on all the connections. Audio is not going to super loud because the power alloted to the speakers is not high but it wasnt annoyingly low volume. The monitor gets power from the USB C connections, either through the included 30W PD power adapter or your laptops USB C connection/power adapter. My older 7th Gen HP Spectre x360s thunderbolt3 USB C ports would only supply up to 5V at 1.5A (7.5W) so the monitor would go to low power mode (reduced brightness and audio volume) if I had used a single USB C connection from the laptop to the display. It would still work, just not as bright but certainly usable. On the other hand if I supplied USB C power to the monitor first, using a USB C PD power adapter (either the included one or the one from my laptop), then ran a USB C cable as a single cable connection to the laptop, then the monitor would work at full brightness and pseudo-charge your laptop. I say pseudo charge because I measured the power supplied to my laptop and it was 20V at .5A so around 10W. This isnt enough to charge the laptop, just slow down the battery drain. My laptop USB PD adapter was capable of supplying 65W to the monitor so I think the 20V .5A charging limitation to the laptop is just a property of the display. I also measured the power usage of the monitor and it looks like it needs around 20V and .7A to work at full capacity (around 14w). If you have newer USB C ports on your laptop, that can supply 20V .7A via USB PD then you probably wont get the low power mode when doing the single USB C connection from laptop to display. So for my usage the monitor was awesome. However as some other reviews mentioned, the stand is a little weak. It is magnetically held to the back of the monitor but then when you fold over the flap to create the hinge in the back, there is another magnetic connection. This results if some slop with how steady the stand feels. In particular if my surface wasnt even and the rubber feet at the bottom edge of the monitor didnt have good contact, the monitor would start sliding and the viewing angle would change, slowly over time. Also if you want to use the monitor in portrait mode, it is pretty inconvenient. On one side of the display you have the USB C and hdmi connectors, so that side cannot face the table. On the other side you have the jog stick jutting out. Neither side has rubber feet to prevent the display from sliding. I contacted support about my concerns and they replied quickly (even on weekends) with a solution that is working well for me. I would say support is top notch from my experience and I have confidence if there are future issues they will be there. UPDATE: I have now tried single USB C connection from 12th Gen LG Gram 14 to the display. It is also in low power mode. Not a huge deal for my usage, but I expected a recent model laptop with PD 3.0 to deliver voltage at 20V which is apparently what the display is looking for. If this feature (single USB C cable connection with display operating at full power) is important to you, it might only be available on some laptops, Macbooks, consoles, and phones. It is very hard to get the PD output specs on laptops to see if the 20V profile is supported. Connecting the power supply to the display first, then connecting a single USB C cable to the laptop works fine. I also found the included USB and HDMI cables a bit short unless you are using the display literally side-by-side with the video source. This is easy to remedy with your own cables. I found for cable management, getting 180 degree USB C and mini HDMI bend around adapters keeps the clutter way down and results in a clean look if you want a more permanent installation. Product from AreMe and AGVEE worked well for me. UPDATE #2: Some people claim this display only does 1080p or that it only does 4k at 30p. I assure you the 4k model does 4k and your problem is with your display card, cables, source device, or misconfiguration. For those who can only get 4k at 30p, this is most likely a limitation of your display adapter or hdmi adapter. Many will only do 4k at 30p over hdmi, but will work at 60p if you use usb c to usb c (displayport alt mode) This is often the case if you are using intel UHD 620/630 builtin graphics adapters. For people who asked about low power mode. It starts brightness at 15, but it will let you increase it until the voltage drops and then it will reboot the display. Usually I can get it to somewhere between 50-60 brightness before it resets. The monitor is very bright natively so even in low power mode it is quite usable. In full power mode brightness is maxed at 100 at startup. As a background my other portable displays are a Viewsonic VP16 OLED at 1080P and a Viewsonic VG1655 IPS at 1080P.
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Bob Tryon
> 3 dayI bought this monitor to do product demonstration at locations where on-premise displays are not available, such as restaurants, small offices, etc. This monitor uses too much power to drive directly from my laptop via the USB-C cable, however it does power up and shows my desktop in 4k, but provides a notice that it doesnt have enough power for proper operation. UPERFECT helped out by providing me with a PD 64W power bank to power the monitor, while my laptop ran on separate power. I used it for a product demonstration in a restaurant booth and ran the demo for over an hour. The monitor worked flawlessly. It used up 3 of the 4 LEDs worth of battery on the USB power bank, which is fine for me because I cant see using a battery for much longer than that anyway (if I had a much longer meeting I would pick a better venue and not a restaurant booth). The monitor came with a cover that flipped to the rear and doubled as the monitor stand. It works just fine for my purposes and is somewhat adjustable. I had to purchase a carrying case (sleeve) separately. It would be nice if UPERFECT included one or at least made one available on Amazon. The one con with this monitor is that it is difficult to get the colors to match anything close to those on my laptop. Im not sure if my laptop colors are off, or this monitor is off. Ive tried adjusting brightness, contrast, ECO mode, etc., nothing gets me there. However its no worse than having desktop monitors that dont match. The colors are crisp and clear and rich, they just dont match my laptop. Anyway, its not enough of an issue to knock off any stars. Ultimately, I would buy this exact monitor again. It works well, has excellent colors, is 4K, has 2 USB-C ports, works off a battery power bank, is lightweight, fits in my laptop bag, is easy to setup and put away.
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Brent
Greater than one weekIve had this monitor for over a year now, and ran into some issues with USB cables. UPERFECT Support was incredibly helpful in remotely troubleshooting (had to send some pics/videos back & forth) and ultimately shipped me a brand new monitor to resolve the issue. Once I had the second monitor to test with, I was able to isolate the issue and resolve it with my original monitor. They provided the shipping label and everything, so this is about as easy as it gets. I have to admit, I was skeptical of the 2yr warranty on an Amazon purchase, but UPERFECT really impressed me with their responsiveness and action. Thank you!
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Tim
> 3 dayThe speakers built into this UPERFECT display do not work at all. The display is connected to the laptop with Micro HDMI cable with a HDMI to mini-DisplayPort adapter. Also tried using a standard size DisplayPort adapter. System does not recognize the speakers. Powering it with the included USB-C wall wart. ===== OnEdit: UPerfect sent me another display (2K 120Hz, 16 2560x1600 QHD) free of charge after I sent the original one back to Amazon for a refund. The speakers on this one work! I like the way the speakers are on the edges/sides of the display and not on the back like some other displays. It works 100%. I had ordered another display (NexiGo 4K UHD 15.6-inch) but it doesnt seem to be as sharp as this UPerfect 2K display. Also, the UPERFECT 2K display comes with a 30W USB-C foldable Power Delivery (PD) block, which is a big bonus. Some other displays dont come with one. My only issue is that portions of the back frame are magnetic. When laid upon my laptops keyboard (which is how I normally use it), it makes the laptop to go to sleep - the lappy thinks I closed the lid because of those display magnets. So, I have to move the display over a an inch to the right to prevent this. (The magnetized back frame supports the cover/stand.)