I initially got a $100 one, but ended upgrading to an Asus model with a touch screen and built in battery. It can run everything (video and charging the display) over a single USB-C cable.

I used to travel with it and sometimes a gaming desktop, but these days I use it around the house whenever I need a display & mouse for a server that doesn’t have a dedicated monitor. Just today I did a BIOS update with it.

This is the one I got on Amazon in 2020, there might be better options in 2024:

ASUS ZenScreen Touch Screen 15.6” 1080P Portable USB (MB16AMT) - Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS, Anti-glare, Built-in Battery, Speakers, Eye Care, USB Type-C, Micro HDMI, Smart Case, 3-Year Warranty https://a.co/d/cJKzQi8

A regular 15.6” 1080p monitor from a no name brand costs 1/3 the price, crazy that touch adds so much to the price.

Also you should ID affiliate links.

Honest question, if someone genuinely recommends a product, why is an affiliate link a bad thing?

Because you can’t possibly know if it’s genuine? And incentives matter — a non-affiliate link is more likely to be a genuine recommendation.

It lets the reader weigh that information into their assessment rather than blindsiding them.

Because somebody placing an affiliate link and not acknowledging it means it can't be trusted.

Also, why does absolutely everything have to be monetized these days? I come here to read people's honest opinions. I certainly don't expect people to be monetizing their posts.

I suspect the colour accuracy, viewing angles, display tech (probably VA) from a no name make a fair bit of difference too.

Yeah even though both are 1080p, the no name one was much worse brightness and screen-door between pixels, and it’s mini HDMI input port failed due to wear. After it broke I decided to spend more to get something with touch from a trustworthy brand.

The cheap one that broke on me was this one:

Lepow Portable Monitor, 15.6" Portable Screen with Single Full-Function Type-C Port, 1080P FHD, IPS, HDR, Plug & Play, Smart Cover, Lightweight External Monitor for Laptop, PC, MacBook https://a.co/d/4M71Gn5

How can you tell it's an affiliate?

Coz you don’t know if it’s a real endorsement.

I get that, was more wondering if it was possible to tell if they were using an affiliate link based on the shortened url.

I treat most shortened links as the maker has some interest with it, wants to track something, earn something, which I find dishonest. Assuming this is an amazon url, the product page is not even a long url.

I just pressed “share” in the Amazon app after looking up the order in my history, that’s what it put in my clipboard.

You can buy an OLED touchscreen monitor for $100? People that are happy with Frankenstein setups will always find a cheap way to replicate a product while ignoring all the downsides of a home grown replica.

More like $250 for a 16" 500 nits 4K OLED with a touch sensor and questionable color accuracy.

Sorry, not touch -- but touch isn't something I want on even my laptop

Agreed, though having two identical panels with similar lighting and zero fiddling or cables has advantages.

Those advantages are the remaining 10% I was talking about :)

No stylus support on the external monitor for the most part though.

The only one I'm aware of w/ a decent stylus which is reasonably affordable (the new Wacom One) is not that great in terms of pixel density (don't want to compete w/ their Cintiq line).

Xppen has some really good graphic displays.

Are they compatible with Wacom EMR styluses?

My current setup has my devices all using the same pen technology, which is wonderfully convenient --- I can switch from note taking on my Note 10+ or Kindle Scribe to drawing/annotating on my Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 or the Wacom One attached to my MacBook.

I don't think so. You're right, that's awesome.

Interesting! A brief look down this rabbit hole while wondering about stands shows various things that latch onto the back of a laptop screen and extend a monitor on one or both sides of it.