so wow
the g story gs t173 an ultra thin and lightweight portable
gaming monitor that has features that can compete with
most gaming desktop monitors out there which is quite impressive for a portable
monitor but is it any good we'll find out in this
video but before we begin let's do a quick
unboxing
okay let's go through a rundown of the specs it's a 17.4 inch display
with 1080p resolution it can go up to 165
hertz refresh rate with one millisecond response time
it has hdr and it's an ips panel and it's compatible with g-sync
and freesync i don't know about you guys but i really like the sound of those
specs not bad for a portable monitor portable
monitors have definitely come a long way especially portable gaming monitors like
the last 17.3 inch monitor i reviewed that was also by g story the only
difference with the last one it was only 120 hertz refresh rate it
had a tn panel and it was super thick i mean look at it
compared to this year's model it's amazing how thin they've made it
and how they've managed to pack all that tech into the slim design
and just for more perspective even the thinnest part of the monitor
is thinner than my smartphone and with the protective cover on
it's just about the same size the thickest part of the monitor with all
the i o and controls is only slightly bigger but it's really
impressive how thin the display is i guess one of the downsides to having
it this thin is that if you was to put this in a bag with any hard objects
it probably wouldn't last as it would most likely break
i did email g story about this and recommend that they design a hard case
to go with their monitors because it would be great if you could
put it in your bag with other hard objects
knowing that it'll be fully protected so hopefully they'll make one soon
the protective magnetic cover that comes with the monitor
is actually really good it's well designed because it's also a stand
it's very slim and you can easily attach the monitor to it
via the magnets and it holds very well it has a suede kind of
material feel to it and i really like the way you can seamlessly
fold the cover into a stand it adds a bit of elegance to the design
although i do question the durability of the protective magnetic cover
as it's quite thin and the material on the outside is quite soft
and i would imagine over time it can possibly wear out
but who knows the other thing is that this monitor relies on that protective
cover as a stand as there are no mounting holes on the
back to hold this monitor up so you would have to look after that
protected cover slash stand the monitor itself is well designed with
slim bezels all round apart from the bottom bit overall the
monitor looks sleek and minimal with only the bottom back bit protruding
this is where the main board is kept on the side you have ports for a
headphone jack two usb cs that you can use to power the monitor
but only one can transmit video next to it you also have a mini hdmi
port and a micro usb on the other side is this tiny button
that you can use to control the on-screen display menu
i tried using it but i found it a bit fiddly hard to use
and a bit slow so i would stick to using the remote the display is an ips panel
with a color accuracy of 99 srgb and just by looking at it the colors
look nice i can definitely see myself spending a
lot of time watching movies and tv shows on netflix
and videos on youtube and just general web browsing
as the display is clear and the text is sharp
if you want to use it for video editing i can actually recommend it
as the color accuracy is pretty good especially if you are creating content
for youtube for any professional work that requires
color grading then i would suggest maybe calibrate the monitor to get the
colors as accurate as possible but out of the box the default colors
work great for me in terms of creating youtube videos only
downside is the resolution normally i would work either on a 2k or
4k monitor to fit more windows on a display
but surprisingly at 1080p i can actually work well on it
as there is enough space to edit on on the display
for console gaming on this tiny monitor it's a lot of fun as i can see myself
playing a game with this monitor set up on a small desk or coffee table as it
creates an intimate gaming session and you can easily pack up the screen
and put it away after playing so it's definitely great for that kind
of scenario for pc gaming this monitor is a beast
at 165 hertz refresh rate with g-sync or freesync turned on
i didn't notice any screen tearing or delay and remember
it's an ips panel so the colors look great
check out this little killstreak i managed to get on call of duty
a sister team
not too bad if i say so myself what did you guys think of my skills
what's also not so bad is the audio while the speakers
they are nothing groundbreaking as you would expect from monitors even more so
portable monitors but they're not bad either let's have a
listen
i actually think they sound okay what do you guys think
there's a couple of things to note when using this monitor
if you only use one usbc cable to connect to the monitor
then you'll only get about less than 10 brightness
as i think the reason for this is that the monitor automatically overrides the
settings to consume less power and that's even when your pc or laptop
power cable is plugged in the screen is also not anti-glare so
using it where there is direct light or sunlight
on the display will cause glare so be sure not to place it opposite harsh
lighting and lastly i found the menu system to be
really slow when controlling it with a remote
it just takes ages to adjust any of the settings maybe that's something they can
fix who knows one feature i really like is
the screen rotation when you turn the display on its side
it automatically switches to a vertical desktop making it great for viewing
content like reading news articles or if you're a developer having an extra
screen in a vertical orientation to write code can better your workflow
experience as you can easily scroll up and down to
view your code but my favorite use for this vertical
orientation is for video editing if you're someone
like me who normally overshoots and has loads of clips to go through i like to
display them in this orientation so that it's easy for me to find eclipse
i want and scrub through them to the exact bit i want to use
it's great another thing i mentioned earlier on
is the color accuracy it's not perfect and for professional work
it will need calibrating if you compare the colors from my monitor to my
16-inch macbook pro it's pretty close and like i said before the colors are
accurate enough to edit things like a youtube video
so to sum it up this is probably the best portable monitor i've used so far
as it has ticks so many boxes sure it's not perfect
but it's great for what i need it for 165 hertz with g-sync and freesync for
gaming great colors for content creating and
overall it's well designed but guys let me know what you think
about it in the comments below is a portable monitor something you
would use would you use it for anything else
and what would you like to see from portable monitors in the future
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