Asus ZenScreen Touch MB16AMT

Name: Asus ZenScreen Touch MB16AMT
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 837811
Price: 360 EUR
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Rating: 7.8 (39 reviews)

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Operate this monitor with your fingers and the included touch pen, thanks to the touchscreen.
Thanks to its 900-gram weight, you can use this monitor next to your laptop, both on-site and on the road.
The IPS panel ensures true-to-life colors from any viewing angle.
The auto-rotation function only works with the Windows operating system.
The battery lasts up to 4 hours when it's fully charged.

Description

The Asus Touch VT229H is a 15.6-inch portable monitor with a touchscreen. You can take this lightweight and compact monitor with you wherever you go and use it beside your laptop. That is why this is a good monitor for business use. It doesn't matter whether you work in the library, in the canteen at work, or in a coffee shop, for example. Thanks to the integrated battery, you don't even have to look for a power outlet. Do you want to show a presentation or text to project members or a client? You can easily go through it with them, thanks to the touchscreen. Take notes quickly and easily with the included ZenScreen pen. You can connect the Touch VT229H to your laptop via USB-C or micro HDMI. Want to relax? If so, watch a movie in Full HD resolution, which displays sharp images. The Asus Eye Care technology protects your eyes against strain by blocking harmful light from the screen.

Tips for using this product

Included by default

Manual(3.96 MB)
HDMI cable
USB-C cable with DisplayPort support
USB-C to USB-A female adapter
Asus Smart Case
ZenScreen pen
Warranty card
Power cable

Key specs

	Sharpness	Full HD (1080p)
	Curved
	Aspect ratio	Standard (16:9)
	Refresh rate	60 Hz
	Response time	5 ms
	Panel type	IPS panel
	Color depth	17 million colors (8-bit)
	Built-in speakers

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Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Completes the ultimate mobile workplace.

Warm colours
Clear picture
HDMI and USB-C
First configuration touch screen bit complicated

Finally! I have been using the ultimate portable multiscreen workstation for over a year now, consisting of a Surface Pro 5, surface docking station, an Asus USB screen MB16AC (predecessor of this product) and a Windows Sculpt wireless keyboard and mouse. Ideal set that I set up both at home on the dining table and at a customer's house within a few minutes, and where you also quickly disconnect the surface to walk to a meeting.

Working with the surface has the advantage that you can easily release the mouse to touch something on the screen, and I missed this a bit on the 2nd screen. That's why I received the pre-announcement of the MB16AMT earlier this year with enthusiasm, and this week I saw that it was available through the trusted Coolblue. So ordered right away!

Just arrived and in the meantime I am almost used to a 3 monitor setup, where the new touch has become the middle screen. Immediately able to do the comparison with the older MB16AC:

The MB16AMT is better in a few areas:

lots of bright colors
better light output (almost the same level as surface, only slightly more yellow)
operation menu is with mini-joystick instead of 2 separate buttons, so more intuitive

A handy tip for other users: the touchscreen was not properly set up for me at first. When using multiple touchscreens in desktop expansion, you must first go through a wizard, so that windows knows which touchscreen belongs to which desktop, otherwise the touch of the 2nd screen will end up on the main screen. Took a while to find the first time...

To do this, search through Control Panel for 'touch' and choose 'Tablet PC Settings'. The wizard is started via the admin button Settings and you have to touch the screen of all touchscreens and then press enter for the next screen.

TK
27 September 2019
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 10 out of 10.

Great bright screen with beautiful colors & touch input

Touch screen
Bright, sharp screen
Lightweight, easy to carry and set up
Price is quite high (but worth it)

If you work at the kitchen table on a laptop, you don't have room for a monitor. But a second screen is very useful as a gamer, and almost a necessity as an ITer and designer. Most portable monitors have a low brightness and/or resolution to keep the price low. If you have a window behind you, cheap is expensive. This one doesn't have that problem.

The Asus ZenScreen Touch MB16AMT is more expensive than the average portable monitor. But you do get value for money. A bright 1080p display with 10 finger touch input, enclosed cover/stand, a battery and included speakers.

The biggest reason for the price is the 10-finger multi-touch functionality. On Windows 10 with a Thunderbolt connection, this works out of the box without any problems. When used with a cheaper cable, or HDMI+USB A (HDMI naturally has no touch input so you need a USB A connection) some calibration may be necessary.

The screen is very bright (250 cd/㎡ with a contrast ratio of 700:1, in practice (depending on the settings) more around 240 cd/m² with a contrast ratio of 1,260:1) and nicely sharp (also in is set to 50% by default). The colors are nice and bright, adjustable (!!!), and there are different settings for blue filters. Note: The Standard mode is quite dull, choose another mode.

The cover also serves as a standard with 3 positions in landscape mode, and 1 in portrait mode. It's an origami trick the first 1 or 2 times (see quick guide), but after that you fold it in the right position, and the 2 primary positions are indicated on the cover with stripes. The landscape mode is quite stable, even with a curious cat who can't keep his hands off it, it hasn't fallen over yet. The portrait mode is unstable, but that is also possible with 15.6 ".

There are speakers in the monitor. These have the volume and quality of an average smartphone speaker, which is reasonable for a monitor.

I had no problems at all with the initial installation and configuration and was done with it within 2 minutes, but that depends on the situation. I'm an IT person, and the first thing I do with any device is adjust settings. If you expect plug&play, take a look at the manual. You can find this on the Coolblue product page under "Included as standard". (In Dutch).

I have been looking for a high quality portable monitor for next to my laptop for years. This one was a little pricey, but I'm really happy with it, and it's perfect for what I was looking for. Well worth the money!

A few important points to keep in mind:

Plug & Play gives you half the quality. Dive into the settings to adjust the screen to your personal preference, because the default setting for colors, brightness and sharpness is only 50%. You can even assign shortcuts to the menu button.
By default, the screen does not charge when you connect it to the PC via USB C. Under Settings > Input Mode, set “NB/PC”

on “Power from NB/PC” to also supply power via USB C. Every time you turn on the screen you will now be asked if you want to use power from the PC.

DO NOT store the monitor against your laptop/external drives! (And don't put it on top of your laptop either) It has magnets in it for the cover, and you run the risk of scratching data from the magnetic field. Keep the screen in a good sleeve to prevent this. (A 15.6" sleeve is available everywhere). (And definitely don't put your bank card on top!)
The Dutch manual can be downloaded from the product page here on Coolblue under "Included as standard". (TO DO!)
Review sites only check the default settings, and thus report that colors are dull. Like any decent monitor, it also has settings for color depth, color profiles, etc. In Scenery/Landscape mode you have beautiful colors and better contrast (well above 700:1).
According to PCmag, OSX has limited touch input, and iOS doesn't support touch input at all on external screens. I can't test this because I don't use Apple, but keep that in mind if you do use Apple devices.

Dominique Knobben
25 May 2020
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 7,2 out of 10.

flexible all-rounder external screen with a corresponding pr

very simple set up
works with PC and mobile (android)
built-in battery
yes stylo no stylus

I wanted to make a number of use cases possible : both an extra screen for PC, as a "note screen" (purchased separate stylus) next to my normal laptop screen, as an extra large "tablet" screen for my smartphone (samsung Galaxy - with DEX environment) , so that I no longer need an extra tablet in addition to my smartphone. All these use cases worked flawlessly. Only a pity that the device is quite pricey and that it cannot be charged during use. Apparently it is the only device on the market that can handle this.

Emmanuel Van Tomme
11 August 2020
Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product
Product number	837811
Manufacturer code	90LM04S0-B01170
Brand	ASUS
Warranty	3 years
Processing of your defect	Via Coolblue

Screen

Screen
	Recommended display resolution	1920x1080
	Sharpness	Full HD (1080p)
	Aspect ratio	Standard (16:9)
	Refresh rate	60 Hz
	Response time	5 ms
	Panel type	IPS panel
	Local dimming
	HDR support
	Contrast ratio	700
	Touchscreen
	Screen reflection	Anti-glare
	Blue light filter
	Flicker-free technology
	Color space	Adobe RGB
	Color depth	17 million colors (8-bit)
	G-sync
	G-sync Ultimate
	Adaptive Sync
	Resolution width	1920 pixels
	Resolution height	1080 pixels
	Anti-reflection type	Anti glare
	Viewing distance	25 - 68 m
	Horizontal viewing angle	178 °

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Height	22,74 cm
	Width	35,97 cm
	Depth	0,9 cm
	Weight	0,9 kg
	Color	Black
	Including stand
	Material	Metal
	Cable management
	Appearance	Gaming
	Curved

Connectors and connections

Connectors and connections
	Number of HDMI connectors	1
	Number of Female HDMI Type C 1.4 ports	1
	Number of HDMI Female USB-C port	1
	Number of USB-C ports	1
	Type of USB port	USB-C
	Number of USB ports	1
	Type of USB cable included	USB-C to USB-C
	USB-C dock

Included

Included
	Included by default	HDMI cable, USB-C cable

Adjustability

Adjustability
	Adjustable in height
	Tiltable
	Pivotable stand
	Pivot function
	VESA mount option

Energy consumption

Energy consumption
	Energy label	F
	Energy consumption standby	0,5 W
	Energy consumption active	12 W
	Energy consumption per 1000h	13 kWh
	Annual energy consumption	18,98 kWh
	Annual energy costs	7,59 euros

Other properties

Other properties
	Built-in speakers
	Sound system	Stereo
	Webcam
	Split screen
	Kensington lock
	Best tested

Quality properties

Quality properties
	Recommended for use	Internet, email, and text processing, Office work, On the go, Watching movies in Full HD

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