ViewSonic TD1655 15.6 Inch 1080p Touch Screen Portable Monitor, USB C

I bought TWO - the first for an Apple MacBook Pro (M1); the second for an ASUS ZenBook Windows 10 computer. 1. The Apple connection was easy - NOTE: you should plug the ViewSonic into a power source, then connect the ViewSonic to the MacBook Pro (M1). That way, the ViewSonic provides the sole power (initially to the ViewSonic and then through the USB-C PD cable to the MBP-M1 (make SURE you get a cable rated for 65W or above (I use a 100W cable and things work as expected)). Connecting this way is important as if frees up the second USB-C port on the MBP-1A for anything else you want to connect (I have a USB-C hub and four hard drives connected (this all at the same time as the ViewSonic is connected)). 2. The ASUS took a bit more finagling - however, if you set the resolution correctly for the Mouse Screen, you can actually have all three screen available (ViewSonic, ASUS laptop screen and Mouse screen) at the same time. I have all my ViewSonic's positioned "above" my laptop screens. 3. It is important to understand the screens are set to 50% on all settings when right out of the box. This initially makes the screen look washed out. HOWEVER - by simply access the built-in ViewSonic adjustment menu (available by pushing the button on the back of the screen), you can increase both the brightness and contrast to mimic your portable screen (if necessary). These two screens are awesome on the road - they are thin but sturdy and pack/travel well, easy to set up, and the touch screen works as advertised with the appropriate drivers downloaded and installed. I've even used them with an iPad Pro - and as with all things connected to an Apple computer - they simply work! Can you tell I really enjoy the versatility these monitor/screen give me?

A++++++++ There are only 2 items keeping this from being perfect. 1. Screen could be a tad bit brighter. It does the job but if the trade-off is using 1 cord for power and display, then I can take a little less brightness. Turned up the contrast and it was better. 2. The Wamboo pen didn't work on the screen. The touchscreen works great with the included stylus. However, trying to find a writing stylus that works on this screen. Ordered an HP Active Pen to see if that will work. The screen is exactly what I was looking for. It's light and portable for my weekly travel and gives me 2 screens to work on with my laptop.

Note: I have NOT tried out the touch-screen functionality of the unit, nor have I tried it with multiple devices. So this review is based solely on my one intended use - video games. My life is very busy so I do not have the hours of time to invest in video games as I did when I was a younger man. My favorite console is the N. Switch, which I usually play in the evenings while watching TV in the background. As I’ve reached middle-age, my eyes aren’t what they used to be and I do wish the Switch’s screen was bigger and this is the solution I decided upon. There were cheaper alternatives from Chinese-branded companies but I wanted to stick with a brand I know and trusted (even though it was probably made there as well). The build quality is very good and the unit is solid. The menu has many visual adjustment options so I’m quite certain you’ll be able to optimize the view for your desired needs. It has built-in stereo speakers in the rear but I use always headphones. Btw, the headphone amplifier is much more powerful than the Switch’s. Note: This unit will NOT function as a touch-screen for the Switch but it is supposed to do so for PC. I’ve not tried it for an iPhone but there are adapters that will allow you to output the video of the iPhone/iPad to an external device so that might prove an interesting possibility! The device can be rotated 90* for a Portrait setup vs Landscape but again, that would be controlled by your PC, meaning, if I rotate the unit, it will not auto-rotate the source material like a smart phone will. It includes a magnetically-attached protective cover and the built-in “kickstand” is solid, very adjustable and highly functional. This is one of those purchases that made me say, “Oh man! I should have done this long ago!” It requires power. It does not have an internal battery. A USB-C adapter is included. It can also be powered by the video source (PC, phone, etc.) but that source must be able to provide a certain amount of watts, otherwise, the Display will lower the Brightness level to minimum. Negatives? The only two I can think of is that the menu structure, while well laid out, will take you a little time to get used to, and around the area of the menu button (bottom-right behind the screen) may cause an uneven backlighting effect due to the pressure involved in frequently accessing the menu - volume control for instance. However, 99% of the time, we never focus on an extreme corner of a display so even if it does develop an uneven lighting there, it will prove mostly unimportant in normal use. In short, if you think this might prove useful/helpful to you, I do not believe you’ll be disappointed and you may be VERY happy with this purchase as I am!

It's a nice monitor and I've purchased two (one for home and one for office), but it's taken me months to get them functioning consistently with my Dell XPS laptop. The problem has been that when I connect the monitor to the computer using a cable other than the one one that comes with the monitor, I've received a "no signal" message. The IT guys at our firm were also stumped (after doing a log of testing, checking and research) and suggested trying different USB C cables. After trying every USB C to USB C cable I could find, the ONLY way I've gotten the monitor to work (with a cable other than the cable that comes with the monitor) is by using a Xaosun 100W USB40 Gbps cable. I had to connect the cable to the USB C port on the right side of my computer with the Xaosun logo facing up, plug the L shaped USB C plug into the monitor and connect the power adapter through the computer's left-side USB C port. No other combination of cords or plugging in works. If you're having trouble using this monitor with the cable that came with it, trying reorienting the USB C plug into your computer and try using a different port. Posting this to save future purchasers all the trouble I've been through. Bottom line: It works well ... when it works. My suggestion to ViewSonic is to provide better guidance in the operating instructions about minimum specs for the USB C cord.

I love this portable touch screen! I recently had an issue with my hand and was unable to use my laptop keyboard and a mouse for 6 weeks. There was no way I could stay off my computer for that long and it was suggested I get a touchscreen. I am particularly impressed by the display quality; the images are consistently crystal clear and it was very compatible with my Asus laptop. Set up was super simple with the included USB-C connector. I use my latops virtual keyboard to display on the ViewSonic screen and type using the included sylus. Overal very happy with this product.

After 4 hours and 6 machines later, I can only conclude this is a waste of time. None of the machines would recognize the monitor using the USB "C" port. The driver did nothing. Restarts did nothing. Different combinations of POWER & USB did nothing positive. NO PICTURE, NO USE. The HDMI works. That is about it. It does have a good picture direct from a Fire TV stick. If it is not actively using HDMI, the OSD menu refuses to come online. NOTHING I could try worked so forget adjusting the INPUT PORT. This touch screen monitor is a CONCEPT, that is about it. Just a concept. 4 different Dell machines & 2 different HP machines would not find the device. Windows 10, 8 and 7 Pro. Just to be through, also tried it on a Qnap NAS and a Synology NAS. Same pitiful result. I have quite a few Viewsonic monitors. Some are 10+ years old and still in daily service. This particular monitor? NOPE. A SERIOUS disappointment in the Viewsonic family of fine monitors. I needed a portable monitor for a Dell XPS notebook, and this would have been perfect as it could double as a "Drawing Tablet" for young people. My grandson was looking forward to drawing some cartoons and marking up pictures of his "Avenger" collection. I suppose I will have to try another ...

I wasn't expecting much for the price - I just wanted an extra monitor to sit on my desk for extra screen real estate, nothing special. But I have been thoroughly pleased with this! I work in a somewhat bright, sun-lit room and the monitor's brightness is more than sufficient. Even at 1080, the screen is very clear. And the bezel is quite narrow (except for the bottom, which matters less). The construction is also very nice - no plastic - and its pop-out stand is very sturdy and can rest at a pretty low angle. Finally, the touch is quite precise, and I don't find myself needing the stylus. Overall, really great value. I am not counting off points for this because for my use - and at this price level - it does matter, but color accuracy is fairly "meh." But that doesn't effect my work one bit. (BTW, my picture has the screen with night mode / redshift turned on - it is not that warm by default).

Bought this almost 2 yrs ago as an aid for my aging (92 yr old) mother. She liked using her Android phone for both texting & video calls, but had lost vision in 1 eye, and her hearing has been diminishing for years. We found that, by using a voice-to-text app on her Samsung phone and connecting to this monitor, she could see & read the words of conversations in larger text than on her phone screen. Since she was also in hospice care, it helped her understand the staff and caregivers there. It wasn't perfect, but much, much better than repeating things over and over and louder and louder. It worked well to meet our needs at the time, including the touch-screen feature. Mom has since passed but I still have the monitor. I myself have since switched from a Samsung phone to an iPhone 14 Pro. I've purchased the Apple Lightning-to-Digital AV adapter, (an approx. $ 50 accessory), and connected that to the iPhone and the monitor. While the monitor duplicates what appears on the iPhone screen, it does not respond to any touching, i.e. in order to do anything, I have to swipe or touch the phone; touching the monitor screen does absolutely nothing when it's attached to the iPhone 14 Pro. I've seen that updates have been made to some software (vTouch ?) that accommodates certain versions of MacOS, and those updates allow the touch-screen feature to work, but nothing for iPhones that use the lightning connector. (Supposedly newer iPhones that have USB-C instead of lightning connections work. I can't verify that, though others here seem to have). Bottom line: it helped meet our need with my mother, but only with her Android phone. Don't expect it to work with an iPhone that uses a lightning connection. That's been disappointing.

Je n'ai eu aucun probleme brancher cet ecran sur mon PC. J'avais achete cet ecran pour suivre mon pc dans ma residence d'ete (eviter de demenager le grand ecran+ speakers). Connection au pc avec USB-C seulement - pas d'autre alimentation necessaire. La qualite optique et le son sont suffisant pour mon usage. Mon pc est un mini-pc Geekom, Intel 12-e gen.

Es un monitor pequeño y si eso estás buscando, como yo, es perfecto, no estorba, no pesa no causa problemas de acomodo ni de transporte. No funciona con iOS de iphone, con android sí, es algo que ya me esperaba... Al convertirse en táctil al conectarlo a una pc debes instalar ciertos drivers y conectar otro cable, digo esto porque yo me asusté pensando que compré la versión no touch y resulta que solo era necesario eso. Al conectar esos cables extra se convierte ahora sí en algo más estorboso pero tampoco nada exagerado. Tiene un stylus o lapiz bastante rústico que bien podría mejorarse pero como yo no planeaba dibujar ni nada que demandase algo más allá de navegar por el sistema operativo me resulta suficiente. Al conectar este monitor como monitor secundario en una pc, el touch no sirve, necesita ser el monitor principal y eso a veces causa pequeños problemitas, aunque nada de real cuidado. Tiene una patita trasera que sirve bastante bien, permite varias posiciones de acomodo, no parece ser muy resistente y a veces me da la impresión que no durará mucho, los ángulos que se logra con dicha patita no son tampoco muy variados pero son suficientes para lo que se requiera. Los colores del monitor, creo que es su lado más débil... son colores muy opacos, saturando todo y moviéndole mucho a los parámetros se logra algo decente, pero si es un punto malo, si lo buscas para algo de edición no creo que sea lo mejor. El menú o sistema operativo interno del monitor es bastante común, se maneja bien, solo hay que agarrarle el modo. Es un buen monitor secundario, es muy portátil, es una excelente compra, lo recomiendo bastante!

The product quality is consistently outstanding, exceeding my expectations every time.just arrived in time ,exactly as in the description Thanks 👍🏽👍🏽

I wanted a single USB-C cable to provide everything: power, video and touch. However, the only way I could get all three working with my Lenovo ThinkPad running Linux Mint was by connecting all 3 cables. I sent it back and will be purchasing Lenovos own portable display!

This is what I want/need, very convenient.