Amazon.com: Customer reviews: INNOCN Portable Monitor 15.6" OLED 1080P FHD USB C Laptop Monitor HDMI Computer Display HDR Gaming Monitor w/Detachable Stand & Speakers

Stephen K.

VERY impressive monitor!

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2023

I bought this on a Black Friday special. While $188 for a 15.6" monitor seems pricey, it's a VERY good price for an OLED monitor of this size.

This monitor includes two USB-C cables, one "power" (thin), and one "signal" cable (thicker) as well as a USB-C power supply. It doesn't include an HDMI cable. It also includes a magnetic "kick stand", and has built-in speakers.

Having never used an OLED monitor of this size, I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but I was completely blown away by the picture quality. Contrast is INSANE, and the color gamut, vibrancy, and saturation are absolutely amazing. The on-screen menu is intuitive and easy to navigate and use. The speakers are also a lot better than I'd have expected them to be. They're not hi-fi and don't reproduce low frequencies well, but they're surprisingly loud, and are more than adequate for watching YouTube videos.

My only wish is that it was a bit larger...like 17". For the money, and how incredibly light it is, I'm not complaining, though.

2 people found this helpful

A Solid Performer with an HDR Caveat

R.Delacroix

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2023

I recently bought this monitor because I needed a display that could easily fit into a bag alongside my laptop, and overall, it's an impressive piece of tech. However, there are a few key points worth considering, particularly if you're an HDR enthusiast.

Design and Portability:
The monitor's sleek and slim design makes it incredibly portable, a key feature for those on the go. Its 13.3-inch OLED display is a visual delight, offering vibrant colors and deep blacks that make any content pop. The stand is a bit of a disappointment and easily pops off if you turn it too hard or at the wrong angle.

Audio Quality:
The built-in speakers are passable but tend to be on the quieter side. While they get the job done for casual use, don't expect them to fill a room with sound. And since this monitor has no headphone passthrough, a separate audio device might be a good idea.

SDR Performance:
When it comes to SDR content (Standard Dynamic Range), which is basically what everything on the internet is designed for, this monitor truly shines. The colors are vivid and, more importantly, accurate. I've used this on my PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC. All looked very nice in SDR mode and would highly recommend it if SDR content is all you ever plan on using this for.

The HDR Limitations:
Where this monitor falls short is in its handling of HDR (High Dynamic Range) content. While it can receive an HDR signal, the display fails to reproduce it accurately. The performance in HDR leaves much to be desired. Colors in HDR mode are WAY too saturated and unbearable if you want anything close to an accurate representation of what you're seeing. I tried going through the calibration steps on the PS5 and Windows PC multiple times and still, colors were not how they were supposed to look even when compared to my years old LG C7 OLED TV. If HDR is a crucial feature for you, this might not be the ideal choice.

Conclusion:
Ultimately, this monitor offers a compelling package for users who prioritize portability and impressive SDR visuals over HDR functionality.

Other Thoughts:
It would be nice if something like a sleeve-style protector would be included because, while the fit and finish are quite nice, the brushed metal casing makes it a bit slippery when handling.

One person found this helpful

Great portable OLED screen

Marcos G.

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022

This monitor looks great and feels very premium. I tested the one "USB-C cable only" on a few devices and didn't have success on all. Here are my results:

Single USB-C connectivity 9/10:
2022 ASUS M16 - Works perfectly with just one USB-C cabe
2019 Razer Blade 15 Advanced - Could not get any picture with USB-C only
2016 Macbook Pro (touchbar) - Works perfectly with just one USB-C cable

Sound 4/10:
The speakers are not great and don't have much bass at all, but I did notice they get louder if you connect the power cord to the monitor. I find myself just using the speakers on whatever device I've connected to it.

Picture Quality 10/10:
This thing looks amazing! You can't beat OLED quality. The colors are nice and vivid and the blacks are perfect.

HDR Using just USB-C 5/10:
This monitor has an HDR setting you can turn on via the monitor UI settings. It does make the picture quality look better, however, Windows 11 does not see it as an HDR capable monitor for streaming HDR or normal HDR. It would be great if it did so I can play Elden Ring with HDR turned on in game.

Using mini HDMI 9/10:
Windows 11 detects this as an HDR capable monitor for HDR and streaming HDR. Elden Ring has the option to turn HDR on in-game but it doesn't do anything and when you navigate back to the settings menu it has HDR turned off again. Youtube video playback in HDR looks amazing.

Magnetic Stand 10/10:
The included magnetic stand works great and can even hold this monitor up on my desk or my bed. It only magnetizes near the center of the back of the display, so if you want to get it close to the back of a desk you'll have to deal with not being able to angle it much.

Overall, I'm loving it so far. It's a fantastic monitor with an amazing OLED screen that feels very premium. I wish they would make more accessories for this like an elevated magnetic floating desk mount, screen protector, or a soft protective cover. I will keep testing and will update if any impressions change.

19 people found this helpful

Excellent value, especially for an OLED "trial"

TechEnthusiast

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2023

Fantastic product for the price. When I bought it it was on a %40 discount which made it a no brainer. I didn't technically need a portable monitor, but I bought this as an OLED "trial". You've probably seen those 27" LG QHD 240hz screens already but those are $1000 (insane price gouging), but you as a consumer have likely never had an OLED monitor, so the question remains: will you burn-in that super nice and expensive screen? I wasn't willing to experiment with my money. At $150, this INNOCN is the perfect test: I use it for gaming at %100 brightness and it will blow you away with the quality of the colors and contrast. Looks great during the day, and mind-blowing at night (actually TOO bright for me though, so at night I set it at %47 brightness). The rest of the workday, I have it display my week calendar at %10 brightness - OLED blacks guarantee that there's still plenty of contrast to remain easily readable, and this way I can test if I'd burn-in an OLED monitor after months of use. If it burns? Ah well, $150 isn't an excessive loss. If it doesn't burn? Then I can buy the nice 27" QHD OLED versions that are starting to come up (I don't want/need a 34 inch or a 45 inch ridiculousness).

A couple interesting things I've noticed:
- %20 brightness on USB-C video is fine at night. During the day, it's not enough, plug in the USB-C power cable as well (and this comes from someone who does not enjoy bright screens, my eyes are sensitive).
- INNOCN does something weird with near-blacks in dark images as you change brightness. I noticed that at %47 brightness all detail is retained in a near-black situation, but if you go to %48 instead of making the whole image brighter, it makes near-blacks darker, thus crushing them... it's strange. There seem to be a few "brightness zones" within which the screen manages contrast as you go up in brightness, so I've found 3 perfect levels for my use: %10 induces black crush, but I only use it for a black background calendar, so it's fine (this is my test to see whether the white text at %10 would burn-in after months of use). %37 preserves near-blacks and adds a good a mount of brightness. %47 is as high as you can go preserving near-blacks while increasing brightness. Any higher than that, and blacks get increasingly crushed until about %70 (weird mixture of crushed-blacks but brighter image). After %70 blacks start raising again (along with overall brightness) but it's not a "%47 brightness equivalent but brighter" until you hit %90 to %100. So, I recommend setting the first 3 of 6 "modes" (which seem to do nothing other than change brightness, as I've set them all at %47 and they look virtually the same) at something like %10, %37, %47 for different lighting conditions, and the last three modes at %100 since anything between %48 and %99 messes with near-blacks. Your mileage with near-blacks might vary here, depending on the image displayed.

Despite that weirdness with brightness and black crush, it's an excellent screen with a very high DPI - 1080p at 13" (170dpi) is actually higher than 4k at 27" (163dpi)! Everything looks fantastic in it, and if you're as wary as I am to buy a nice but way too overpriced 27" QHD OLED, this is a perfect way to enter the OLED monitor wave and make sure you won't burn-in these nice screens. Added benefit - the stand is quite helpful, as gaming on 13" isn't as nice as on 27", but I can just bring the INNOCN way closer to me and it's fine (though I still use my 27" for gaming regularly, so that tells you 13" can definitely feel too small). The near instant response time of OLED is super noticeable, and despite being 60hz it feels like my 95hz 27" Pixio but with better image quality (I also have a 165hz Gigabyte and despite the added smoothness that VA smear is super annoying, I'd rather have less hz but on a clearer IPS image... same logic applies to the INNOCN - perfectly clear and contrasty 60hz > blurrier 90hz with sub-par IPS contrast).

If you find it at the deeply discounted $150, I say go for it. You'll get a taste of OLED monitors, see if you can "safely" use it without destroying it, and then you can move onto bigger and better OLED screens. My money is too hardly earned to gamble away $1K on a nicer screen that might get destroyed in less than a year. Looking forward to taking this INNOCN on a trip, so that I can use it as a second screen for my M1 Macbook Air.

45 people found this helpful

Great little OLED, when it works

MB

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023

I've had this monitor for a few days now and when it works as it should, it's got the amazing image you expect from an OLED. My issue with it is intermittent loss of connection to my Galaxy Note 20. It's supposed to work with Android DeX via usb-c. But mine keeps randomly losing signs using the included usb-c to usb-c cable. To be clear this monitor comes with two usb-c cables. One for charging only and one for data and charging. I was using the proper cable. So unfortunately I'm going to have to return it because for use with my smartphone was the entire reason for buying it. Maybe I got a dud?.. But hay, if it works for you the image is excellent and the overall design is sleek. Really stinks to have to send it back.

One person found this helpful

For the price, very impressive color

katchoo

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023

When I bought it, it was $200, for that price, Five Stars! This is for the 15.6" OLED.

I've been using this display regularly for a month now. Time will tell how long it will last, for the price, finger crossed I get a year out of it.

The color and contrast is amazing. DCI-P3 color space is something like 118% coverage. Adobe 98/RGB is 'only' 98%, but that's because it clips slightly in the blues, on the other end, it gos way outside the color space. Color is amazing. Contrast is great.

I got it so that I could have a lightweight (it weighs almost nothing) monitor to act as an occasional small second display, but more than that, I need monitor to mirror my viewer monitors when in Capture One. I wasn't really expecting much, but once calibrated, this thing looks great. I intended it to just be a display that I could use to keep an eye on the monitors I couldn't see. Images on it looked better than on the NEC color accurate monitor I have it mounted to back of (like that make shift rigging?), and the others mirrored around for clients and crew. It matched the MBP retina disply very closely.

It is able to work as a one cable solution (USB C), provided you have enough power. Plugged directly into the MBP it works, by default it lowers the brightness to 20%. I've been running it at 65% with no issues. I'm NOT running the laptop on battery. Plugged into an OWC TB3 dock, it also had no issues with a single cable. Note, both of those, it's plugged into a TB port, NOT a USB C port. Using Sonnettech's new Echo 20 TB4 Superdock I would not pass a signal over USB C, only TB, it's hard to say if that's the monitor or the dock. The OS also gave me constant 'low power' warnings with a single cable on the Echo 20. The Echo 20 only outputs 15W over the hubbed TB ports, the OWC outputs 65w (not sure what the MBP outputs). So you do need to make sure that your souce can output the needed power if you want a one cable setup.

Also of note, this 1080 display (though it mirrored 2K just fine) is very sharp. There is a sharpness adjustment in the settings, but that just seemed to make things blurry, not really smoother. So while images look amazing, text can be overly sharp, in crunchy sort of way. I would not use this for word processing activities.

Things I wish it had; The cables, why are they white? Black would stand out less. I understand that due to size, ports have to come out the side, cables with built in 90° or 180° plugs would be nice. Also, a threaded 1/4" mounting hole on the bottom would be a great addition. The screen itself is very very glossy. It gets bright enough, that I don't notice it in normal use, but a more matte screen would be nice to have.

7 people found this helpful

Amazing picture, but major flaw

Dan134

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023

I really liked almost everything about this monitor. It has stellar image quality, a nice glossy screen, and good build quality. The stand is very sturdy and it’s easy to pack up.

I cannot recommend this monitor if you’re planning to use it with a PC however. It’s got a major flaw. The monitor somehow runs at a nonstandard refresh rate (close to 61hz) so what this means is that you’ll see what looks like stuttering or frameskipping every few seconds. I tried this monitor with my Ally, Steam Deck, and PC all to the same results. Strangely it seemed to work fine with the Switch.

I have another portable monitor from INNOCN that doesn’t exhibit this issue with any of these devices so it’s sad to see the 13.3 inch OLED have this major flaw. I love the size and how it looks but it’s not fun to actually use because of the stuttering.

9 people found this helpful

matthew

Nice little oled

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024

It is a nice bright oled and I cannot complain for the price but areas that need improvement:
magnetic support is a bit janky. three cables stick out the side are meh. it seems to forget to stay on and blacks out every once in awhile. volume and brightness default to 50%. I'd rather they stay at 100%. mini hdmi connection is not so very easy to accommodate. The volume is not very loud but I was glad that it actually has a speaker.

it is very bright and light! I enjoy using it. good price when on sale.

Looks better than my laptop

Wheezy

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024

I am vision impaired and this screen is far superior to my laptop. The color and saruration are amazing. It costs much less than most OLED screens and as the other reviews mention, the stand is a complete joke. The cords are flmsy and if you are not getting an image, its the cords.
A star off for the stand and cords.