6.0 / 10
SCORE KYY K3 $100 at Amazon Pros Cheap
Portable
Convenient one-cable operation Cons Generally disappointing
Sad speakers
Doesn't live up to specs
KYY has managed to become a best-seller on Amazon with the KYY K3. Its $99 price tag puts it up against the decent-but-cheap $95 MSI Pro MP156 E6 and favorites like the Arzopa Z1RC which is frequently on sale for around $120. The K3's intermittent discounts, dropping the price to $69, is what sets it apart. For that price it becomes a viable budget option despite some overpromises.
The KYY K3 (not to be confused with the K3-1 or K3-2), is a complete package. The 15.6-inch, 1080p screen is bundled with all the necessary cables, a 10-watt USB charger and a magnetic folio cover that protects the screen and doubles as a stand. The display even includes speakers (but more on those later).
KYY K3 Price $99 Size (diagonal) 15.6-inch Panel and backlight IPS Flat or curved Flat Resolution and pixel density 1,920x1,080, 141 ppi Aspect ratio 16:9 Maximum gamut 72% NTSC (rated), 47% (tested) Brightness (nits, peak/typical) 271/257 HDR HDR Adaptive sync No Max vertical refresh rate 60Hz Gray-to-gray response time 1ms Connections HDMI, 2x USB-C Audio Headphone jack, 2x1W speakers VESA mountable No Panel warranty 1 year
As long as you don't expect too much, you might be OK with the K3. KYY says the monitor can reach 300 nits and provide "vibrant colors" with 72% of the NTSC color space. That should be enough to cover 100% of the sRGB color space. However, none of this bore out in our testing.
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