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Still pretty unique type of device

Reviewed in Australia on 2 January 2020

This monitor is not exactly cheap, in fact it's more expensive than 23 inch FHD monitor from Samsung, whilst Kenowa is basically a noname Chinese OEM with poorly translated manual. But of course 23 inch Samsung wouldn't be portable and USB-powered with such low power consumption. For roughly the same amount of money you could also buy a low-end Android tablet, i.e. touchscreen display of the same size, but with processor, RAM, storage, battery, wifi and OS. But of course it's not the same category of hardware, and these portable monitors are now pretty expensive for what they are because there's not enough competition in this narrow specialized niche. If you're looking for a small hi-res USB-powered display for a Raspberry Pi, there's not too many alternatives. The quality of Kenowa is not bad, and it's not a bad choice to run some home automation applications or dashboards.

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Ken

NOT IPS. Bad viewing angles.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 October 2020

Item works fine, delivery was quick.
However it is not IPS like described.
Color and detail on the screen is greatly lost when viewed from angles, unlike IPS screens.
Also screen is soft and not glass like most IPS screens.
Must be TN panel.
Extremely unhappy but unable to return due to requiring the item right now.

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Ken

NOT IPS. Bad viewing angles.

Reviewed in Australia on 18 October 2020

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Anna

Good visuals, low quality cables & build

Reviewed in Australia on 15 January 2020

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The screen itself is has good quality visuals for what you pay.
However, it isn't worth it if you run into some problems, like I did. I bought a second screen before the issues started, and that one has so far fared okay but it's still early days (less than one month).
Issue number one was that the cables provided did not match up with what was listed, but I let that slide as they provided what was necessary (two HDMI cables: HDMI to HDMI, HDMI to mini HDMI; a female HDMI to male mini HDMI adapter; and a 5V power source/plug).
The real issues began one month in: the HDMI ports on the screen started to retreat into the casing, so I couldn't plug in the cable any more. I unscrewed the back of the screen casing and I found that whomever had built this had only used 1 out of 3 screws to affix the bracket into place. Luckily one screw was rolling around inside the cover, so I used that one to somewhat screw everything into place.
The most recent issue I have had is that the HDMI cable (HDMI to mini HDMI) completely failed after 2.5 months of intermittent use. I used the other cable with the adapter and it works fine, but I will have to buy some higher quality HDMI cables, as both provided cables are of the same poor quality. I have been careful with the screen and cables, so I assume that this was just one underpaid employee doing a lackluster job to speed things up, but that only explains the port issues, and not the cable issues. I hope the power cable lasts - it is very thin, and looks flimsy. I managed to power it with a very short USB cable, but again, this needs to be of very high quality or it won't provide the screen with enough power.
Buyer beware, you might have trouble with the screen, you'll definitely have problems with the cables.

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mangoed

Still pretty unique type of device

Reviewed in Australia on 2 January 2020

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Guy

works very well

Reviewed in Australia on 21 September 2019

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great value, nice case. low profile. works well with dex switch, and my mini itx.

I put mine on a mounting bay in verticle position and take it out when i use in on the road

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James

4k, but not playable 4k.

Reviewed in Australia on 3 December 2019

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Yes the thing is a portable monitor, and works. But save your money and buy a 1080 display, if you going to use it for gaming. But that is where it fails.

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neuronymph

Lasted a few months

Reviewed in Australia on 4 November 2020

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This lasted a four months and during those months the connection to the computer was unreliable and it seemed that it did not have enough power. Very disappointing.

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