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it's a
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this is the x screen it asks hey why
can't i use my xbox series s here or
here or even here after raising a
hundred thousand dollars on kickstarter
australian gaming accessory startup
upspec gaming proudly proclaims you can
uprooting the console and thrusting it
into the nomadic tribe of laptops with a
simple click screw screw open hello
and man is this ever a slick little
package this completely cables combo is
more leisurely luggable than anything
you pelican case toting small form
factor kings are used to once attached
to the xbox the whole thing takes up
just 4.1 liters
and some interesting design decisions
had to be made to achieve that for
starters the x screen must fit a very
specific form factor the xbox series s
this forced upspec gaming to use a
relatively uncommon 11.6 inch display
which massively limited what kinds of
features they could include while the
console can technically handle 1440p and
120fps this panel is just 1080p and 60hz
which frankly is fine by me you don't
see many games targeting 120fps on the
series s and 1080p is plenty sharp at
this screen size now you might be
thinking they could have got a slightly
bigger display on here if the bezels
were a little less chunky but the xbox
only supports a 16x9 aspect ratio and
being a small startup they couldn't just
request manufacturers to make a custom
panel to their exact specifications hdr
or at least a higher peak brightness
would be nice but the display has to run
off the measly 4.5 watt output by the
usb 3.0 sorry the usb 3.2 gen 1
port so a brighter display just wasn't
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despite the power limitations at 350
nits i was still able to play games
comfortably in direct sunlight in all
but the darkest scenes thanks to the
matte coating on the plastic screen its
only major weakness the black levels
this display just can't get very dark so
low light scenes lack detail and are
difficult to interpret the panel has an
adequate 95 coverage of the srgb gamut
and low display latency of about six
milliseconds out of the box color
accuracy was pretty okay with an average
delta e of 5.7 the whole display was far
too blue not bad for a gaming focus
panel but after changing just a single
parameter on our display we were able to
get the delta e to an excellent 2.2 okay
pixel response times were sufficient for
the 60hz refresh rate so ghosting was
never noticeable though 60fps just ain't
as nice if you've acclimated to high
refresh rate displays as i have and it
also ain't as nice as the rose taupe
color on our new women's sweatsuits at
lttstore.com now something i never
realized until this review was just how
efficient the series s is when playing
games on the xbox the whole package
never pulled more than 75 watts from the
wall meaning with the x screen you could
play on some airplanes or if you have an
inverter you could plug into the
auxiliary power outlet in your car
cyberpunk 2077 in your car no tesla
required
eat your heart out elon now as exciting
as those prospects are
unfortunately now we have to talk about
compromise while the design allows for
easy access to the power in and the
storage expansion slot it blocks off all
the other ports leaving you with just
the lone front usb port
no easier enough for you
not until you eat your vegetables
now in a perfect world you could leave
the x screen attached so switching the
xbox into a portable state would be just
as easy as unplugging from the tv but
that's not really practical considering
that you'd have to make an hdmi
passthrough to the tv and you would
still have to have the x screen propped
open anyway because it blocks off the
console's exhaust when closed so the
whole thing takes up way more space
none of it is ideal another
disappointment is the speakers they're
loud
but shouty
like that guy at the party when you can
get such good sound out of a macbook air
it's hard to give these guys a pass
especially since they have so much more
room to work with frustratingly the
volume is not evenly stepped on the
quiet end of the volume bar every step
is a leap in perceived loudness but then
from like 10 to 80 it feels like there's
almost no difference in volume and with
the slow display menu and no mute
shortcut you better not forget to turn
the volume down before you turn on your
xbox especially if you are
working in say a quiet office
new guy keep it down
i i don't know why
i can't
but here is my biggest qualm
the build quality firstly the white
plastic of the x screen isn't properly
color matched with the series s it's got
a slight yellow tone against the cool
eggshell of the xbox secondly the
display housing is flimsy you can make
the back of the display cave in with
very little effort so i worry the
display could be damaged from something
being dropped on the closed screen or
even a bit too much pressure in an
overstuffed backpack if you're lugging
this thing around in your arm you can
hear the plastic display bow inwards
which is a recipe for scratches
it's so weak that i can press the osd
buttons through the back of the display
while it's closed here look
can you hear that
what
the hinges are also feeble and could
easily be snapped by a fall from a table
or a lap
there are just so many little issues
that make it feel like a prototype
that's just a couple of revisions away
from being production ready and at a
price of 250 u.s just 50 less than
buying a whole nother xbox this just
feels cheap and i don't want to have to
spring for the 60 carrying case and
speaking of accessories these feet they
are 25 bucks for these
come on guys this should have been a
pack in adding on the feet and the case
brings this already expensive display to
an eye-watering 335 dollars
that's just too much
especially when you consider that you
could get a bigger and more versatile
portable monitor for a similar price and
with microsoft driving forward with xbox
game pass and bringing their first party
titles to both pc and console i wonder
if it might be too little too late for
this solution and that's a shame because
i really do love this thing it's a slick
little package that brings a laptop-like
experience to a typically tethered
device with a display that looks great
in the majority of scenarios adam who
wrote the script was happy to finally
return the favor to his switch-faring
partner and say oh no you can use the tv
this time honey i'll play on the x
screen
chivalry isn't dead my friends
good job adam
and now that so many games have ditched
local multiplayer this gives you the
ability to easily place so many more
titles in person without needing a whole
mess of cables and screens and space
it's a sweet product for a niche
audience of traveling xbox gamers but if
you can stomach the boutique price and
poor build quality this combo of
convenience and competent display tech
makes me excited to see what upspec
gaming will make next almost as excited
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