KYY K3 Portable Monitor review: Something to consider if you don’t need a lot

Pros

• cheap

• Portable

• Convenient operation with one cable

cons

• Overall disappointing

• Sad speakers

• Not up to specifications

KYY has managed to become a bestseller on Amazon with K3. Its $99 price tag puts it up against the decent but cheap $95 price tag MSI Pro MP156 E6 And favorites like Arzuba Z1RC Which frequently retails for around $120. The K3’s sporadic discounts, which bring the price down to $69, are what sets it apart. At this price it becomes a viable budget option despite some over-promising.

The KYY K3 (not to be confused with the K3-1 or K3-2), is a complete package. The 15.6-inch 1080p display is equipped with all necessary cables, a 10W USB charger, and a magnetic cover that protects the screen and can be used as a stand. The monitor also includes speakers (but more on those later).

As long as you don’t expect too much, you might be OK with the K3. KYY says the screen can reach up to 300 nits and delivers “vibrant colors” with 72% of the NTSC color space. This should be enough to cover 100% of the sRGB color space. However, none of this showed up in our tests.

I saw the screen reach 271.8 nits in Game mode (the default outputs 257) and achieve coverage of just 47% of the NTSC color space (49% DCI-P3, 65% sRGB). Contrast was average at 970:1. Movement clarity wasn’t very hot either, as it proved difficult to see the foreign object clearly Blur Buster UFO Test. Adding to the disappointment is that the built-in speakers are, as you might expect from a thin, portable monitor, pathetic. It doesn’t give off much volume even when you move it up, and it looks like it’s packed inside a cardboard box.

All of this makes a very nice projector, but if all you need is simple utility and a low price, it’s easy to accept. The screen is sharp enough to read good text, and the matte black finish helps overcome the limited brightness. The entire unit is also fairly compact, measuring just 0.6 inches thick with the case (0.4 inches without), and also weighing just 2.4 pounds with the case (1.5 without). In addition, it can work with a single USB-C connection, and there is a Mini HDMI connector as an alternative. The screen feels well-designed thanks to its largely metal chassis, with plastic only visible at the edges. Although the controls feel cheap, they work at least somewhat intuitively with a quick input selector and a simple direction key.

In the end, K3The merit of the product comes down to the price upon purchase. At $99, I recommend the lightest, brightest, and cheapest product MSI Pro MP156 E6 Or brighter, more colorful and clearer Arzuba Z1RC. However, when it’s on sale for $69 or less, it’s a reasonable option for those who just need a portable secondary monitor to give them a little extra space to work.

How we test screens

KYY K3 measurements were taken with a Spyder X2 Ultra colorimeter using DataColor’s Spyder X2 software for SDR. Results of Delta E 1976 color accuracy measurements are reported using Datacolor’s 48-color correction test.

In the basic models, we can only test brightness, contrast and color gamut. With more capable displays, we can also conduct tests of user-selectable modes for gaming or critical use of colours, uniformity, etc. We may also run tests to check how white point accuracy varies with brightness. We also use Blur Busters’ motion tests to judge motion effects (such as ghosting) or refresh rate issues that can impact games.

Keep in mind that individual results can often differ from the results reported by the manufacturer for several reasons.