@Aquido I have one, the resolution is not great...not for any sort of Crystal Reports type work at least where real estate is measured in resolution, not inches.
@6squarefeet So it's $.01 (one entire penny) cheaper at Woot, where you're guaranteed to pay $5 shipping. If you're VMP here it's cheaper. If you're not VMP here, join it and save on shipping for the next 30 days too.
@Cinoclav I would like to point out that it's $5 shipping per cart load. So if you were going to buy something else, the you have a chance to save a penny.
@Cinoclav The base price is a penny cheaper, but Amazon's presence in many states means automatic sales tax. Granted, there is the "use tax" when we file our taxes come April ... but no one cheats on that one ... right?
@Thumperchick That only applies to non-VMP people though. And if you're not a VMP, I have no pity for you. :) Btw, since they instituted the cart system I have still not bought more than one item at a time. I've yet to see two items in one day that I would want and couldn't find at least one at a similar or lower price. It's useless for woot-offs obviously.
Boss just bought one of these (the usb 2.0 vversio) to test it out a couple weeks back…… they are super light and pretty legit thats its usb BUT the viewing angles are terrible… you have to be in the right spot for it to look ok
Too bad it doesn't have HDMI too. Every time I travel I always have to pack my PS3/XBOX and a bulky 21 inch TV with me in case the hotel TV doesn't have HDMI (or in some cases, is locked down.)
For a while I used a USB capture device and the screen on my laptop to play, but the lay with the capture card was terrible.
@ascii256 You probably want one of the modern hardware capture cards from Hauppauge- especially ones that say they are great for streaming on Twitch or Youtube. You'll have much less lag there.
As it isn't indicated, will it also work on a desktop? (my grandkid wants to know and I don't wanna outguess the facts). I would guess yes so long as you had a usb connection but will it run separate from the desktop monitor? In other words can she watch sponge Bob vids while I type out emails?
@unkabob Yes, it'll work on laptop or desktop, and can mirror your main desktop or act as a separate screen, so you can watch Spongebob all you want while you email
Meh. The usb 2 one is pretty old. I've had mine for about 3 years. There are 2 things that suck about these. They are not THAT thin, and they have a big hump on the back so it's hard to just put it in your laptop bag. The other thing that sucks is that it uses 2 USB ports.
@jzmacdaddy@nadroj These ones would appear to use only 1 USB port. Otherwise, its pretty crappy of the manufacturer to include just 1 cable in the box.
@Moose Not true, I have the USB 2.0 version and it runs perfectly fine on one USB (from the Y splitter that comes with it). It's all dependent on the port it's plugged into and how much power that port is getting. Some are low power, some are not. I have it plugged into a single USB 2.0 port right now and it's fine.
Apparently this (the 3.0 version) does not seem to work with a 2013 MacBook air according to comments in the reviews. There is apparently more on this in some forum.
@Kidsandliz The reviews seem to point to the Late 2013 Macbook airs running 10.9 having issues; I set it up on my Mid-2013 Air and it worked, for what that's worth
@Moose THanks for looking into this further than I did. I was tired and went to bed. How can you tell when your mac air was manufactured? I know when I got it (bless apple's 3 year warrenty - I was shocked when they replaced, for free, my nearly 3 year old laptop due to issues they could not solve) but have no clue when it was actually manufactured.
@jmckinl I was seriously considering getting one of these a year or two ago (at full price, even) but was extremely disappointed when none of the portable USB monitors on the market at the time were above this resolution.
Linux users: I did a little searching and found that the USB 2.0 one can be made to work (although if you are using something with the Ubuntu kernel you may need to use a "mainline" (a.k.a. "vanilla") kernel instead. There is a PPA for that.)
The USB 3.0 one has no support, and it looks like none is forthcoming.
I was going to buy one of these a while back, but I got a 19" non-usb monitor from newegg flash for $44 shipped instead. Sorry, no link, they sold out.
I read in a bunch of Amazon reviews that the USB 3.0 one comes with a neoprene sleeve, but didn't see that listed here.. Does it come with the sleeve? Thanks!
These are somewhat cool, and are useful for some systems without good multi-monitor support. I can imagine using one on a Pi as a second screen, but I think I'd rather have one with 1920x1080. I can't see myself buying one at 1366x768 though even at $70.
@aarmea Someone else mentioned that there were drivers for the USB 2.0 one in the vanilla linux kernel. I'm pretty sure I've heard of people getting DisplayLink monitors to work on Openwrt systems before, but this was some time ago.
wow....very hard pass, 16 inch for 70??? might as well use the laptop's screen.....and its referbished, nothing against refurbished stuff, but you cant compare it with a non refurbished item's price
@bacon4jason I think the idea here is that you use this in addition to your laptop's screen, not instead of it. I think the premium here is the fact that it runs from USB power, so no external power required.
@PocketBrain i get your point, but the only thing i can think of are for business work where one will always face a customer, but you would rather have a touch screen for that so they can sign it too, i still hold on my opinion
@geekinpa I have a 17" laptop but I go to a lot of working coordination meetings and really need 2 screens to do my job efficiently. This fits that need perfectly.
I'm assuming it won't work on ChromeOS, because that would be way too awesome. Hard to say, I guess; it kind of harps on that "Windows and OSX" thing, but people have used them with Linux...
$35 off for refurbished (a brand new USB 3.0 model from Amazon is $130) seems pretty meh to me. Doesn't really seem like a deal at all, just the standard refurbished markdown.
Knock another $35 off and I'd have picked one up, no question.
Bought a 2.0 one about a year ago. Works fine for the infrequent times I need to use it. Turtleback case makes it a little bulky for backpack but weight is very light and lack of a power supply to drag around is nice. Portrait mode is what I primarily wanted it for and that is a little meh.
Do these really work with hubs? I got a 7" one for my MBP a couple of years ago and it hated hubs something fierce. Great to have extra room for toolboxes and random palettes and stuff, though.
i got the 2.0 one from woot a while back for my father figure because he has a junky desktop with an onboard single vga card and I thought he would appreciate the extra space without buying video card and a monitor and he did and does when he is so inclined to not drop it on the floor and forget about it........ shheeessh parents these days....
@techdude9 They're not nice monitors. One ultra-cheap IPS monitor at the center, then the rest are police surplus. A decent sized LCD monitor costs $20-30.
I have one of these (got from Woot a year or two ago) and never found a real use for it. It just sat in my office until - literally - last week my boss said "Reception needs a tiny second monitor... it needs to work like a real monitor, but it can't be real big because it has to fit into a tiny space." It was like it was meant to be. Sold it back to him and the universe was back in balance!
And for what it is, a cheap laptop monitor in an external casing, it works just as advertised.
hmm. trying to decide between 2 or 3 of these, or one ASUS brand that is 1920x1080.. i'd be saving money on getting 3 of these, but there are certain things i could really make use of the 1080 with...
My USB 3 version of the monitor failed. I think the USB connector is flaky. I just boxed mine up to send to AOC's warranty dept. We'll see how it goes.
Specs
Model: E1649Fwu
E1649Fwu size: 14.8 x 9.3 x 1.4 in
E1649Fwu weight: 2.3 lbs
E1649Fwu Input: USB 2.0
Response time: 16ms
Model: E1659Fwu
E1659Fwu size: 14.8 x 9.21 x .9 in
E1659Fwu Weight: 2.4 lbs
E1659Fwu Input: USB 3.0
Response time: 8ms
Below specs apply to both:
Condition - Refurbished
Warranty - 90 day AOC
Ships Via - FedEx SmartPost
What’s in the Box?
1x AOC portable screen
1x USB cable
1x CD with drivers
1x Warranty card
Pictures
E1659Fwu USB 3.0
E1549Fwu USB 2.0
Thin or thinner
USB 3.0’s stand
USB 2.0 stand
Landscape or portrait
The possibilities end when your USB ports do
Price Check
$84.99 at Amazon
$129.99 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
@mediocrebot If it had touchscreen it'd be so worth it.
69.99 on Woot http://computers.woot.com/offers/aoc-16-usb-powered-portable-led-monitor-28?ref=cnt_wp_6_5
@cengland0 +$5 shipping on Woot, free with VMP here.
@Kyser_Soze vpm is not free
Priceless
Meh, Price is only "ok" at best.....or not.
I am on work trip now, and I need this right now!!
So frustrating working on spreadsheet on laptop :(
@Aquido I have one, the resolution is not great...not for any sort of Crystal Reports type work at least where real estate is measured in resolution, not inches.
Hard pass.
It's things like this that make me miss speaker docks...
Very meh price ...meh
69.99 bucks on woot right now.
MEH.
@6squarefeet So it's $.01 (one entire penny) cheaper at Woot, where you're guaranteed to pay $5 shipping. If you're VMP here it's cheaper. If you're not VMP here, join it and save on shipping for the next 30 days too.
@6squarefeet There are forty six woot sites with hundreds of products for sale. You'll have to be more specific.
@Cinoclav agreed. For other people, here's the link: http://computers.woot.com/offers/aoc-16-usb-powered-portable-led-monitor-28?ref=cnt_wp_6_5
@6squarefeet Thanks! Wayyy too many Plus sales to wade through! http://computers.woot.com/offers/aoc-16-usb-powered-portable-led-monitor-28?ref=cnt_wp_6_5
@katbyter haha, beat you by a couple seconds with the link.
@6squarefeet good post. damn we missed our chance for the Amazon death blow :)
we'll have to include an extra bag of Texas air or something.
Very super-meh, Meh
@cengland0 I totally saw that! Must have been the time to type the extra Y's.
@Cinoclav I would like to point out that it's $5 shipping per cart load. So if you were going to buy something else, the you have a chance to save a penny.
@Cinoclav The base price is a penny cheaper, but Amazon's presence in many states means automatic sales tax. Granted, there is the "use tax" when we file our taxes come April ... but no one cheats on that one ... right?
@Thumperchick That only applies to non-VMP people though. And if you're not a VMP, I have no pity for you. :) Btw, since they instituted the cart system I have still not bought more than one item at a time. I've yet to see two items in one day that I would want and couldn't find at least one at a similar or lower price. It's useless for woot-offs obviously.
@6squarefeet We charge an extra penny for the funny order numbers.
@shawn That's a bargain!
CD with drivers? My lappie is a young punk who has never heard of CD's.
@crapstick I just download the drivers off of AOC's website whenever I'm using a lappy with no optical drive.
Boss just bought one of these (the usb 2.0 vversio) to test it out a couple weeks back…… they are super light and pretty legit thats its usb BUT the viewing angles are terrible… you have to be in the right spot for it to look ok
hey, that's cool. I didn't know they existed either.
@Lera ditto
Only 16" and no touch screen. At this price point it should have touch. Meh.
Too bad it doesn't have HDMI too. Every time I travel I always have to pack my PS3/XBOX and a bulky 21 inch TV with me in case the hotel TV doesn't have HDMI (or in some cases, is locked down.)
For a while I used a USB capture device and the screen on my laptop to play, but the lay with the capture card was terrible.
@ascii256 It's tough to get a good lay with a capture card. They aren't really active participants, if you know what I mean.
@ascii256 You probably want one of the modern hardware capture cards from Hauppauge- especially ones that say they are great for streaming on Twitch or Youtube. You'll have much less lag there.
As it isn't indicated, will it also work on a desktop? (my grandkid wants to know and I don't wanna outguess the facts). I would guess yes so long as you had a usb connection but will it run separate from the desktop monitor? In other words can she watch sponge Bob vids while I type out emails?
@unkabob Yes, it'll work on laptop or desktop, and can mirror your main desktop or act as a separate screen, so you can watch Spongebob all you want while you email
@Moose ... Thanks for the confirmation.
Meh. The usb 2 one is pretty old. I've had mine for about 3 years. There are 2 things that suck about these. They are not THAT thin, and they have a big hump on the back so it's hard to just put it in your laptop bag. The other thing that sucks is that it uses 2 USB ports.
@jzmacdaddy Thanks for that bit of info. This laptop only has 2 USB ports and I'm using one for a mouse.
@jzmacdaddy @nadroj These ones would appear to use only 1 USB port. Otherwise, its pretty crappy of the manufacturer to include just 1 cable in the box.
@nadroj my laptop had only one usb 3. I plan on running this via a sub hub.
@jzmacdaddy pretty certain these models are both single USB but worth more confirmation cc @Moose ?
@jzmacdaddy It either needs one USB 3.0 port or two USB 2.0 ports
@Moose Not true, I have the USB 2.0 version and it runs perfectly fine on one USB (from the Y splitter that comes with it). It's all dependent on the port it's plugged into and how much power that port is getting. Some are low power, some are not. I have it plugged into a single USB 2.0 port right now and it's fine.
@zachary Awesome, thanks for that confirmation!
Apparently this (the 3.0 version) does not seem to work with a 2013 MacBook air according to comments in the reviews. There is apparently more on this in some forum.
@Kidsandliz The reviews seem to point to the Late 2013 Macbook airs running 10.9 having issues; I set it up on my Mid-2013 Air and it worked, for what that's worth
@Moose THanks for looking into this further than I did. I was tired and went to bed. How can you tell when your mac air was manufactured? I know when I got it (bless apple's 3 year warrenty - I was shocked when they replaced, for free, my nearly 3 year old laptop due to issues they could not solve) but have no clue when it was actually manufactured.
@Kidsandliz Here's one guide to identifying which model Mac you have: https://www.ifixit.com/info/ID-your-Mac/4
@dashcloud Thanks. Mid 2013… have the screen blacking out problem that particular sub group has too.
WXGA resolution...? meh.
@jmckinl I was seriously considering getting one of these a year or two ago (at full price, even) but was extremely disappointed when none of the portable USB monitors on the market at the time were above this resolution.
@aarmea Higher resolution is hard to do over your computer's USB 2 port. Response would lag too much.
LAME
Linux users: I did a little searching and found that the USB 2.0 one can be made to work (although if you are using something with the Ubuntu kernel you may need to use a "mainline" (a.k.a. "vanilla") kernel instead. There is a PPA for that.)
The USB 3.0 one has no support, and it looks like none is forthcoming.
I've only known they existed for maybe half a year or so now. Pretty cool, but I don't really have a need for one.
I was going to buy one of these a while back, but I got a 19" non-usb monitor from newegg flash for $44 shipped instead. Sorry, no link, they sold out.
Do the googly eyes move if you stare at it or do I just need sleep?
@nadroj No they are moving. And they're judging me!
@nadroj No it's just Jack Jeebs from MIB.
@nadroj
@nadroj ... Or Igor
@unkabob No, it's pronounced "eye-gor."
@jgtg32a ... That's what HE said..
I read in a bunch of Amazon reviews that the USB 3.0 one comes with a neoprene sleeve, but didn't see that listed here.. Does it come with the sleeve? Thanks!
@moose any idea on this?
@kadagan Nope, no sleeve.
I'd rather shoot my dog and cut off my left arm before buying this.
@phatmass I think you have your priorities a little out of order. I would gladly purchase one to save my arm and dog.
@PocketBrain @phatmass I would compromise and sacrifice a baby arm, however.
These are somewhat cool, and are useful for some systems without good multi-monitor support. I can imagine using one on a Pi as a second screen, but I think I'd rather have one with 1920x1080. I can't see myself buying one at 1366x768 though even at $70.
@kazriko These are DisplayLink monitors, which means drivers unfortunately only exist for them on Windows and Mac.
@aarmea Someone else mentioned that there were drivers for the USB 2.0 one in the vanilla linux kernel. I'm pretty sure I've heard of people getting DisplayLink monitors to work on Openwrt systems before, but this was some time ago.
@aarmea In fact, here's a page discussing that very thing. http://h-wrt.com/en/doc/video
wow....very hard pass, 16 inch for 70??? might as well use the laptop's screen.....and its referbished, nothing against refurbished stuff, but you cant compare it with a non refurbished item's price
@bacon4jason what's a non refurbished one cost?
@bacon4jason Or the fact that in one of my two referbished screens I got a better panel then I payed for in one of them.
@bacon4jason I think the idea here is that you use this in addition to your laptop's screen, not instead of it. I think the premium here is the fact that it runs from USB power, so no external power required.
@nealrap around 84 bucks?
@PocketBrain i get your point, but the only thing i can think of are for business work where one will always face a customer, but you would rather have a touch screen for that so they can sign it too, i still hold on my opinion
People, how big are your laptop screens that you need a 16" "upgrade" ?! Get a bigger laptop!
@geekinpa Exactly...mine is 17" 1080P. It's a bit heavy, but carrying a smaller unit with 1 of these wouldn't be lighter.
@geekinpa Maybe, but i think a monitor like this will let me choose between being ultra-portable or having more screen real-estate.
@geekinpa I have a 17" laptop but I go to a lot of working coordination meetings and really need 2 screens to do my job efficiently. This fits that need perfectly.
wonder if it would work with a surface
@commodog should work with the pro, but I doubt it will work with the rt, as it looks like there's custom driver/software.
@commodog i lied. the USB 2.0 version is listed on the campatability list for bothe the pro and RT. Go for it dude!
I'm assuming it won't work on ChromeOS, because that would be way too awesome. Hard to say, I guess; it kind of harps on that "Windows and OSX" thing, but people have used them with Linux...
@Superllama7 VERY limited support on Linux, and onlythe USB 2.0 version.
@Superllama7 Good luck with chrome OS if you buy one you most likely will have better luck loading linux onto a chrome book.
@money123451 I had linux on mine, but never used it. It's a meh point anyway, as I don't really have a need, just a want.
$35 off for refurbished (a brand new USB 3.0 model from Amazon is $130) seems pretty meh to me. Doesn't really seem like a deal at all, just the standard refurbished markdown.
Knock another $35 off and I'd have picked one up, no question.
Bought a 2.0 one about a year ago. Works fine for the infrequent times I need to use it. Turtleback case makes it a little bulky for backpack but weight is very light and lack of a power supply to drag around is nice. Portrait mode is what I primarily wanted it for and that is a little meh.
Do these really work with hubs? I got a 7" one for my MBP a couple of years ago and it hated hubs something fierce. Great to have extra room for toolboxes and random palettes and stuff, though.
@editorkid there's a video on YouTube of a guy running seven monitors on one usb hub. Make sure it's adequately powered and i bet your good to go.
@neuromancer A link or embedded video would be nice.
@neuromancer Thanks. Maybe it was a driver or power issue. (And I wish Steve Jobs and his successors weren't so Scroogey on the USB ports.)
@cengland0 http://bit.ly/1Fl0EtK
@editorkid I don't know if my hubs would work with this. He's usually a one screen kinda guy. badmtsh
@Thumperchick http://instantrimshot.com/classic/?sound=rimshot
Can anyone tell me what the advantage would be for the USB 3 versus the 2? Does the USB 2 need two ports to work?
@cwellock There is an 8ms response time difference and the USB 2.0 one is a little thicker. The USB 2.0 needs two ports, 3.0 needs one.
@Moose USB 3.0 needs two ports. Mine just arrived today.
i got the 2.0 one from woot a while back for my father figure because he has a junky desktop with an onboard single vga card and I thought he would appreciate the extra space without buying video card and a monitor and he did and does when he is so inclined to not drop it on the floor and forget about it........ shheeessh parents these days....
If you use a desktop computer, these are super cool. The easiest way to turn your 4-monitor setup into a 5-monitor setup.
@austinstorm I wish I could afford a 5 monitor setup....
@techdude9 They're not nice monitors. One ultra-cheap IPS monitor at the center, then the rest are police surplus. A decent sized LCD monitor costs $20-30.
As I sit in my hometown programming on my single, 13" MacBook display... Couldn't pass it up!
I have one of these (got from Woot a year or two ago) and never found a real use for it. It just sat in my office until - literally - last week my boss said "Reception needs a tiny second monitor... it needs to work like a real monitor, but it can't be real big because it has to fit into a tiny space." It was like it was meant to be. Sold it back to him and the universe was back in balance!
And for what it is, a cheap laptop monitor in an external casing, it works just as advertised.
No Georgia Red. . . for that alone, meh.
@jrwofuga That's my boy!
@srwofuga Oh my gosh! Please let this be a thing that's happening!
I love purple.
@srwofuga your son is very committed and dedicated, I admire that.
If you would have posted this a month ago, I would have definitely purchased one.
hmm. trying to decide between 2 or 3 of these, or one ASUS brand that is 1920x1080.. i'd be saving money on getting 3 of these, but there are certain things i could really make use of the 1080 with...
My USB 3 version of the monitor failed. I think the USB connector is flaky. I just boxed mine up to send to AOC's warranty dept. We'll see how it goes.