Roger Fingas
Display maker AOC is rolling out a new 15.6-inch portable USB-C monitor, allowing MacBook and MacBook Pro owners to provide power and the video signal to the display through a single cable.
The I1601FWUX only scales up to 1,920-by-1,080 pixels — below Apple's "Retina" level — but is also just 8.5 millimeters thick, and weighs less than 1.8 pounds. In keeping with the USB-C standard, video is carried via a DisplayPort signal.
The screen is an IPS panel with 160-degree viewing angles, and a 5-millisecond response time. A Low Blue Light mode can be activated to reduce eye strain or sleep better at night.
For protection when traveling the monitor has a metal back and a bundled "smart" cover. The latter turns into a display holder, working in both landscape and portrait views.
The retail price on the AOC I1601FWUX 15.6-inch USB-C monitor is $199.99. At present, it is available in the U.S. for $195.85 on Amazon.
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This is a USB Monitor that requires DisplayLink drivers.
It isn't an HDMI monitor.
So will it work?
Mac OS High Sierra knocked out USB Monitors. We have been waiting months for new drivers to be compatible.
http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/macos
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Also, this is a Full HD Monitor (if it can show 16 million colors - not all can do this. The top end GeChic monitor only shows 230,000 colors).
The good part - if it works - is that you won't need a new cable to use this with new Macs. You just need a USB-C Cable.
No speakers of any sort make it a non-starter for me. I don't want more cables and stuff on my desk.