2.5K Portable Monitor, MagicRaven 16 2520x1680, 1500:1 IPS Laptop Monitor, Slim Lightweight USB C HDMI Computer Display, Gaming Screen with Speakers, Travel Monitor for Mac PC Phone PS4/5 Xbox Switch

I can not say enough about this monitor size, picture, ease of use, weight cost! Love it so much, bought one more! Can’t go wrong with this.

This screen is a great resolution and really portable. Was such a great purchase.

I am a software engineer. Most I the time I work remotely. Instead of working from home, I have recently trying to work from any places I want. Sometimes going to other cities. The secondary monitor is very import for me. I have try4 mobile monitors on the market, and this one it what I wanna keep. First of all, it is rigid, it says firm where it is. I had another one, which tilts. Second thing is its compatibility. instead of using dongle to do the video convert, it connects with type-C directly, and it can consume the power from my note book. Also, it is light! When I move from café to a meeting room, that would be just an addition light plate on my laptop. Furthermore, the video is smooth for gaming. My laptop is a little small, and this portable monitor is great with StarCraft 2 during traveling in the hotel.

Nice monitor, slim lightweight and dual purpose. Plugs into wall socket or into portable power storage devices. Works like a champ. Played various games on it via phone and no issues. Great product. Good value for your money.

Very easy connections to laptops and the color is very vibrant. One of the best I have used

Updated 2/14/2023: Note, I left my original review below just for historical sake. After posting my original review, the manufacturer reached out to me about the washed out screen and offered to send me a new, 4k version of this screen at no cost. I accepted and it arrived over the weekend. I plugged it into my iPad Pro 12.9” 2022 this morning to test it out and work for a while from the kitchen table, and wouldn’t you know it, the same washed out colors on this new panel. Something isn’t right here… so I started digging in the settings on the screen, and all were at the standard defaults, and adjusting them didn’t help. So then I looked at the settings on the iPad. There aren’t a lot, but this is where there is the very important setting…. The iPad Pro appears to default to sending an HDR signal to an external screen in Stage Manager. But the panel defaults to thinking it’s an SDR signal and doesn’t auto-switch (few panels do, so I don’t fault them for this). As soon as I changed the iPad to send an SDR signal, the colors were perfect (well, as perfect as SDR gets). So I went back and looked at the same settings on the original panel, and it’s exactly the same. Changing the iPad to sending an SDR signal and the colors on it were no longer washed out. I am still knocking the 1 star off this monitor for the difficult to use button configuration (the tiny push+rocker button). This is addressed on the new 4k panel via use of 5 discrete buttons (that I’m still adjusting to, but no more accidental pushed when you meant to go up or down). It’s actually closer to a 4.5 stars, but I don’t give out 5 stars very often, reserving it for the really top notch stuff that goes above and beyond. Summary: This is a solid screen for the price and works very well with iPad. It’s not covered in their instructions anywhere, they only cover computer, phone and game systems. But this panel works well with the iPad and Stage Manager as an external display. Any issues with it are due to the implementation of Stage Manager on the iPad, not the screen. They should add to the instructions to cover the iPad as this panel works well with it. I still give a slight nod to the Svantto screen because it’s got a 144Hz refresh rate, and this panel only goes to 60 Hz. But this isn’t meant as a gaming monitor and it’s priced below the other. So go with what makes sense to you, but I don’t think you can go wrong with the MagicRaven if you are a Mac/iPad/iPhone user. ——- Original Review ———- I got this to use as a 2nd screen for various situations because it’s 2k@60HZ and 16”, so a good form-factor for travel. And it can be powered by the connected device, as long as it supports the right power output and you are confident it will have sufficient battery power. For my testing and comparison, I also have a Svantto 2k @ 144Hz external monitor, also received through the Vine program. This monitor is used daily by me as a 3rd screen connected to a MBP 14” and it works very well. The resolution is so good that I have to bump it down a little and the 144Hz refresh is butter smooth for everything I’ve thrown at it. A few notes, the power requirements for this monitor make it picky with respect to the cable that you use. The first couple of USB_D cabled that I tried on my iPad (12.9” 2022 version with 1TB storage) didn’t work. One was labeled as a 100W cable, but it must not have passed the right display signal as the monitor didn’t detect it and just went into a cycle of colored screens. I finally connected a true USB4 cable, and the monitor came to life. The good: The image is crisp and clear and the monitor is lightweight. It has lots of connectivity options (2 USB-C, mini HDMI and a micro USB-A) and comes with a (cheap) cover that doubles as the stand. If you are going to use this, invest in a better stand. This one makes me think that it’s going to fall over all the time. It comes with all the cables you need, USB-C to USB-C, USB-A to USB-C, mini-HDMI to HDMI and a 5V/3A power brick as the external power supply. The bad: The image is very washed out. I didn’t have this issue with the Svantto, so I don’t think it’s the iPad. I tried adjusting everything I could find in the OSD menu, and nothing helped. Adjusting brightness and contrast didn’t seem to do much except make it worse. And changing the mode only helped a little (Movie and Text seem the best, to me). So I’m not sure if this is how the panel is, or if I have an issue with mine. The picture I posted doesn’t really capture it, but it’s very noticeable when you compare it with the built-in screen on the iPad (I know, it’s a little unfair as the iPad 12.9” has one of the best screens out there). I’m also not a fan of the finger killing wheel buttons that all the manufacturers put on these screens. They aren’t the easiest to use. They work, but it would be better if it was just 3 buttons (up/down/ok) vs the rocker style that they use. It’s picky when it comes to cables. The manual isn’t very clear if it supports USB-C PD or if it only works with the supplied power supply. I’ll have to try it separately to see how it works. The power requirements are in the USB-C PD spec, but I’ve seen other devices that get power over USB-C that don’t follow the spec (Firewalla, I’m looking at you and your Purple device). The speakers are very weak and tinny with absolutely no bass. And there is no EQ or ability to adjust the sound output other than volume and mute (which is only accessible via the OSD, not a dedicated button/switch). This is surprising as it’s easy to get decent speakers in a package this small (most tablet have had decent sound for years and they are in this small of a form factor). And there is no way that I can see to tell the monitor to not grab audio from the source (turn the speakers off). So depending on the source and the app, it may force the audio to the monitor vs. the native device speakers (WebEx Meet does this on my iPad, and its very annoying). I gave it 3 stars for the very washed out screen and the hard to use buttons. The clarity is very good and it’s dead simple to use (with the right cable), but using it as an external monitor (which is what it is) is severely hampered by the screen color issue. I’ll keep playing with it to see if I can make it better, and if the manufacturer reached out with any suggestion that help, I’ll update this review.

Crashed my windows PC with a bluescreen (note I followed the directions emailed to me to only use the supplied cables.) when connected via usb-C. Worked for about 20 minutes via HDMI (looked good when it worked) but then died. Power light still comes on but it just says no source Poor experience cannot recommend.

I bought the 1200P version of the same brand and I was super satisfied with that monitor. I thought the 2.5K version would be another step up but I was wrong. Basically if you like a mirror to be your monitor and your eyes are strain tolerant, this monitor is for you. Pros: 1. Super thin and super light 2. Has multiple connection options 3. Cons: 1. The biggest con is that this monitor for some weird reason uses a mirror alike material. You will be staring at a mirror as your monitor. You can see everything behind you above you around you, the lighting reflection from above or from the window is so intensive that it could blind you. It hurts so bad after just stared at it for 15 mins. I wish this was a matte finish material . To me, this is a DEAL KILLER. 2. It shows as FHD resolution on my Dell laptop and doesnt display so called 2.5K at all. Changed to another Lenovo laptop, it still only display FHD 1080P resolution. it never worked. Hugely disappointed. Returning... Disclaimer: If you are graphic designer or video editor, you may like this monitor because it is very glossy which could provide better color rendering. If you are an average joe and road warrior on the go like me, matte screen monitor is much easier on your eyes if you need to stare at it for hours. This is just a personal opinion so I only give it 3 stars. The workmanship is good. +++ Update on the resolution part, this monitor has two USB C ports. When I use the USB C port in the middle, it only output 1080P and show so on Windows Screen settings. Wen I use the USB C port at the bottom, then it correctly show the 2.5k resolution.

The USB-C cable may be faulty, because it works... sometimes. Works better on my work laptop (Dell) than my other work laptop (Samsung Book 360). Sometimes it detects a signal, and sometimes it just doesnt. May need an HDMI docking station, and if so, Im dropping another star. It doesnt work with my Samsung S7+ tablet, and not with my Samsung S20 Ultra... at all. WHEN IT DOES work, the video is good both in HDR and not in HDR. Speaker is tinny, but wont use it since Ill have laptop speakers... when it works.

Super easy to setup and use. Great resolution. Beautiful picture.