Review on ASUS XG17AHPE Portable Adaptive Sync Micro HDMI 17.3", Full HD 1920x1080, 240Hz, HDMI, IPS Display by Will Jordan

UPDATE FROM INITIAL REVIEW This monitor is nearly flawless. If you're traveling with a small form factor PC or laptop and can afford the very high price tag, it's even better than the marketing is touting. The monitor is a little slow initially compared to the 240Hz TN monitors I'm used to, but crank it to the fastest overdrive setting and you get a much faster input response and no back-ghosting. I'm a semi-pro FPS player used to playing the XL2546, so to say I had no problem getting hit grappling on this thing is a big deal. What I didn't expect is how well built it is. DAC was. In fact, it sounds better than my $200 AudioQuest Dragonfly Red and could well power a DT 1990 Pro. A+ sound quality. The only possible downside, which I can't think of, is that the adhesive they put on the mesh over the speakers is a bit flimsy, but nothing to worry about. Mine only went up 1mm on the left side but I was able to get it back down. So there's really nothing serious about this monitor. So why 4 stars? I actually got a stuck pixel about two weeks after using it and couldn't fix it myself with programs like "Sounds like JScreenFix". I'm clearly not the only one with this issue as there have been several other reviews here and on other sites claiming to have similar issues. I sent mine back to Revain and ordered another. If the second one has the same problem in a few months I will remove and edit another star. If you buy this monitor you won't be disappointed but keep your warranty information. If you intend to use this monitor with a laptop, I would recommend connecting it via HDMI. I have found that using a single cable can reduce frame rates by up to 20% in CPU intensive games. It's not the monitor's fault, but most discrete laptop GPUs can be plugged in directly via the HDMI port, and connecting via USB-C will cause the GPU to send that data back via igpu. This is a similar issue when using an external or internal monitor with egpu where the extra bandwidth causes frame drops. Other than that, the battery lasts over 3 hours and charges in under an hour with an 80W USB-C charger. Therefore, the easiest way is to use it on battery power via HDMI and plug it in after a session. UPDATE: removed another star. I came home with my replacement device. I've checked for dead pixels, everything seems fine. I flip the monitor over to attach the VESA adapter to the monitor mount and the rear camera mount flexes and is somehow not attached properly. It's monitor #2 and it's starting to get annoying. It's literally my perfect second screen and I've had two failed devices so far. It's going to be really hard to recommend this monitor.