I do work that sometimes requires two monitors. My laptop only has one HDMI hookup and no other video hookup. My USB-C on my HP laptop is data only, so it cannot support video streaming with a USB-C monitor or dock. This refurbished AOC monitor was a huge bargain at the price it sold for. There are no missing pixels. There were no issues on start up. I plugged it in, used one USB outlet to power it and I was good to go. I could even set it up to be in portrait mode while my other monitor stays in landscape mode which is exactly what I need to view PDF files on one screen while I type/use e-mails, etc. on the other screen. I haven’t tried using it connected to my phone yet, but I’m hoping it will work with it as well (with a USB to USB-C converter). I’ll update once I know how that works. As far as the monitor. Color is great, size is perfect even for my senior eyes with glaucoma, brightness setting was fine as is). I have not figured out if there is a separate way to control those things on the monitor itself or if I do all that from my laptop settings. It is super lightweight and small enough I can carry it in my laptop bag with my laptop (which has 2 padded sleeves). This will come in handy when I’m working away from home and want to watch videos as well. Instead of trying to balance my laptop on my lap or sit in an upright chair at a desk, I can hook this up to my phone (hopefully) and just rest this screen on something to watch. Or I can use a really long USB cable and sit across the room from the laptop in a comfy chair or couch Either one will suffice.If you are searching for an inexpensive portable monitor that can be hooked up to ANY laptop or computer, I highly suggest this. Since it uses just a USB connection (w/converter on that cable) it can be used with old school computers/laptops, with new ones, and even with laptops that have a data-only USB-C port.

Because of my work as a writer/researcher and working with editors I use three screens – my laptop and a screen on each side of my laptop screen. And recently I have been traveling. Four different destinations for a few weeks at each destination over the past four months. Three screens is fantastic for the kind of work I do. It would take me maybe three times longer to do my work if I didn’t have such a great little system.I plug these monitors into a powered USB hub and all is good. I needed to configure my displays so that I can drag something from the AOC on the left, through the screen on my laptop, and onto the AOC screen on the right. Elegant. It works perfectly.When I needed to travel I found that these monitors and my laptop and cables … ALL went beautifully into my computer bag. And I can set the system up in only a few minutes and then do my writing efficiently.I am VERY happy and would buy these again. And, in fact, I DID buy them again … and here is the caveat:These are SENSITIVE products. They can be damaged easily through mishandling … but still … too easily blemished.In a hotel in Niagara Falls they didn’t have a big enough desk so I propped everything up on an ironing board … with my additional keyboard on the table below. The ironing board tilted and one of the AOC monitors fell maybe 8 to 10 inches … and there was a small blemish – about 1.25 inches by .5 inches in the top part of the monitor near the upper rim and about 3 inches from the right side of the monitor. And a similar blemish (half the size) on the bottom near the monitor rim on the left side. BUT … it still had a great picture except for those two areas. I had no serious problem using the screen. On my FOURTH trip … something happened to the other blemish-free monitor WHILE it was in my bag. I don’t think I hit it with anything but … the screen was almost useless … it had a 1 inch wide section from the top rim to the bottom rim … exactly in the middle of the screen … and it was blank. Disturbing looking so …I ordered two monitors AGAIN.Remember, these were purchased in Canada for like $116 EACH! I have never seen a better price. Yes, they are sensitive, but the price is excellent and the picture quality is, to me, also excellent … just not the durability. I have two bigger and more durable monitors at home … but THAT set up was about $550! And is big, heavy, cumbersome. I can’t travel with them.So … I LOVE these AOC monitors. They are perfect for what I need. They help me work away from home … and in my new home coming up I will have no reason to use the large monitors from my old home so I will give them to another writer/researcher friend.BUT … while I strongly recommend these monitors I strongly recommend that buyers get the extra warranty … in case your AOC monitors get too ‘sensitive’ and are a bother to look at. I did NOT get the extra warranty for the first two. I have never damaged a monitor before … but I had never traveled extensively before. I have the extra warranty with the second two monitors. It is not expensive for an extra level of protection …Enjoy these monitors. I do. Every. Day.

Excellent quality.very well made. Just plug in and it plays!! Automatically found drivers and installed them. Excellent picture…