Monday, January 27th 2020
ASUS Launches the ROG STRIX XG17AHPE Portable Gaming Monitor
Today, ASUS launched another additional product in its lineup of portable monitors, called the ROG STRIX XG17AHPE. This portable gaming monitor features a 17.3-inch display with an astonishing 240 Hz refresh rate. Being targeted at "gamers on the go" this monitor is equipped with features to make the user experience as good as possible. Featuring a 17.3-inch IPS panel with a 1080p resolution, the display of this monitor is very decent. Maximum brightness goes up to 300 nits, the contrast ratio is 1000:1, and the panel has 3 ms GtG response time. The Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) technology used is VESA's Adaptive-Sync.
When it comes to the I/O options, the display is capable of taking a USB-C (that is capable of DisplayPort alternative mode) or Micro HDMI 2.0 as its inputs. There is a built-in ESS Sabre 9118 DAC to transfer digital audio signals to an analog signal for speaker and headphones output. There are also two 1 W stereo speakers integrated into the monitor body. To power the monitor there is a 7800 mAh battery capable of providing 3.5 hours of usage.
Source:
AnandTech
When it comes to the I/O options, the display is capable of taking a USB-C (that is capable of DisplayPort alternative mode) or Micro HDMI 2.0 as its inputs. There is a built-in ESS Sabre 9118 DAC to transfer digital audio signals to an analog signal for speaker and headphones output. There are also two 1 W stereo speakers integrated into the monitor body. To power the monitor there is a 7800 mAh battery capable of providing 3.5 hours of usage.
9 Comments on ASUS Launches the ROG STRIX XG17AHPE Portable Gaming Monitor
I was just watching a YT video the other day where some guy was making repairs to a portable device (could of been a laptop or gaming console) and then hooked it up to this very same monitor here to test that it outputted video.
I'll have to go through my viewing history to see which video it was
Seems like kind of a waste. Maybe something for an itx build. But aren't there better options? Not sure who these are for.
Portable monitors are nothing new. There are dozens if not hundreds of cheap Chinese ones, most of them terrible, and also a decent selection from recognizeable companies (Asus has quite a few). Few to none of them are high refresh rate though, let alone 240Hz, none (or at least very few) support FreeSync, very few have batteries, and ... well, just because this is a new product in an existing category doesn't mean it's not new. Do you say this every time a company launches a laptop too? "I think this is a rebadged product, I just saw a YT video the other day where some guy was typing on this laptop and it looked really similar to this"? Nobody else sells a product like this (though the design is certainly not anything new for a portable monitor, but it's not like there's that much room to work with for creative designs there).
EDIT: I found a couple on Amazon. This is a G-STORY 144p 120Hz one which I just bought LOL
(Its also worth mentioning that Amazon doesn't ship electronics to Norway and nobody here sells G-Story, so getting my hands on that would be tricky.)