Yxk Y1562 15.6" 2024

A dirt-cheap portable monitor that's perfect for spreadsheets on the go and useless for anything that needs color or speed. Buy it for work, skip it for play.

The specs tell a clear story. You get a 1920x1080 IPS panel, which is fine for text and documents, but the 250 nits of brightness and 33rd percentile color performance mean this thing struggles in bright rooms and won't win any color accuracy awards. The 60Hz refresh rate is standard for office work but puts it in the bottom fifth of our database for performance. What surprised us? The connectivity. Two USB-C ports and an HDMI port on a sub-$50 monitor is genuinely useful, and the plug-and-play setup with DP Alt-Mode works as advertised on most modern laptops. Just don't expect the built-in speakers to do anything beyond beep.

The Yxk Y1562 doesn't really compete with the LG UltraGear 27GS75Q-B or ASUS TUF Gaming VG27VQMY, those are proper gaming monitors with high refresh rates and better panels. The real comparison is against other budget portable monitors, and here the Y1562 wins on price and portability but loses on color and reliability. If you want a portable screen for office work and travel, this is a solid pick. If you want something for gaming or media, the ASUS or LG are worth the extra money, they're just not portable.

At $40 USD, this is a steal for a second screen. At the higher EUR 101 or CAD 81 listings, it's a harder sell, and you should look at name-brand options. But if you can grab it near the low end, it's hard to argue with a portable 1080p IPS panel that weighs less than a paperback. Just know you're buying a disposable productivity tool, not an heirloom.

The Yxk Y1562 is a 15.6-inch portable monitor that nails the basics for a very specific person: someone who needs a second screen for spreadsheets, Slack, and travel, and doesn't want to spend real money. At around $40 USD in some listings, it's basically an impulse buy. The one thing to know? It's a productivity tool, not a media or gaming display. The 250-nit panel and mediocre color accuracy mean movies look flat, and the 60Hz refresh rate won't impress anyone coming from a gaming monitor.

If you're looking for a monitor to watch movies, edit photos, or play fast-paced games, this isn't it. The 250-nit brightness and weak color accuracy will drive you crazy, and the 60Hz refresh rate is a non-starter for competitive gaming. Go get a proper desktop monitor like the LG UltraGear 27GS75Q-B or ASUS TUF Gaming VG27VQMY instead. And if you need something that won't potentially die in a month, spend a bit more on a name-brand portable monitor from ASUS or Lenovo.

Buy it if you need a cheap, lightweight second screen for work and travel, and you're okay with the fact that it might die in a year. The 4.4-star rating from 1,810 reviews suggests most people get a good unit, but the one-star reviews about failures within days are a real red flag. For the price, it's a calculated risk that pays off for most people. Just don't expect it to replace your main display.