Installation & Use
Getting the On-Lap 1301 installed on your monitor is pretty easy. You first want to install the suction cups on the back of the frame. They screw right in a lock into place. Next you are going to want to place the screen on the lid of your laptop. The display does comes with adhesive stickers that create a smooth surface to stick the suction cups on. These definitely come in handy on possible logos that may be on the top of the lid.
Before you turn you system on you are going to want to plug in the display and connect it to your laptop. First connect the USB cable to give power to the display then plug in either the VGA or HDMI connector to your laptop.
Now you are ready to turn your system on. Since there are no drivers to install or anything like that you will see your system desktop on the On-Lap 1301 display. In Windows you can set it up to mirror or extend your desktop.
The display itself is nice and bright and easy to read. I mainly used it to either watch videos while I was working or have twitter up. The mirror setup would be great if you were trying to show someone something and had this display on the back of your laptop. Besides having the display connected to your laptop you can also have it just sitting on your desk,so this brings up many different possibilities.
Great review! Bob, link to your favorite online retailer please!
I have put it into the review, but here it is as well:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0V107U8739
GeChic 1301 is one of their older monitors, as this post is 2 years old. They have upgraded the monitor to 1302, and even a better 1080p display, GeChic 1303H. I’ve used GeChic 1303H, I didn’t get mine from Amazon though, I purchased directly from their website. I’ve only used it for a week with my Macbook Pro so I can’t comment too much as of yet. It comes with an HDMI cable so you can hook it up to your mac mini as well. I’ve listed some of the highlights of the monitor below:
– Great picture quality/resolution; I’ve only tried web browsing and PS4 games so far but the monitor displays an an awesome 1080p picture with a clean refresh rate.
– Great colour range as well. You can make the picture very vibrant if needed.
For those that need a 1080p 13.3″ portable HDMI display, you can find GeChic 1303H on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1PFJR9U
Hello, i know this review is 5 years old but is there anything similiar to this set up for a dual monitor attached to the back of your laptop ? I searched all over and can’t find anything except for USb moniters. Maybe you can email me some suggestions to my email [email protected] nice reviews by the way.