6.5 / 10
SCORE Viewsonic VG1656N Pros Over 3 hours of wireless operation
USB-C connections on either side Cons Low-quality display
Worse wireless performance
No battery meter
Too expensive
The Viewsonic VG1656N is a unique option within the portable monitor market due to its wireless capabilities. While other monitors include a handful of cables to wire them up, the Viewsonic VG1656N includes a small USB-C dongle that transmits video wirelessly from your computer, phone and even some gaming devices. However, that's about all that it has to make it stand out. It seems that feature alone contributes to VG1656N's decidedly premium price of $339.
Even the "wireless" aspect of the monitor comes with caveats. The VG1656N still needs power. Its internal battery lasted 3 hours and 33 minutes in my testing, but there's no way to see the battery level. So you'll always want to keep a USB-C cable handy.
Viewsonic VG1656N Tested Results Product name Size White point Gamma Peak brightness Default brightness Gamut coverage (P3 and sRGB) ViewSonic VG1656N 16 inch 6700K $2 268.7 268.7 65% sRGB, 50% P3
Then there's the fact that the monitor operates worse when connected wirelessly. There's more latency and noticeable compression in the image. The latter makes everything from videos to photos, even simple text, look less sharp. That's a problem since the visuals aren't all that great to begin with, even over a wired connection.
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