Question 1

Is this a touch screen? It mentions that it comes with some sort of pen but never says anything about touch capability.

Accepted Answer

This is not a touch screen. The pen is more of a novelty, and supposedly can be used to prop the screen up (by inserting into the hole in the lower right corner). Not actually sure how stable that method is.

Question 2

Would this work with my Samsung Galaxy S9+ mobile phone?  I am not sure if the S9+ will be able to handle the power requirements for the monitor.

Accepted Answer

Just tested it with my LG G7 and it doesn't work.  You'll need at least USB C 3.0 5Gbps to make it work; pretty sure mobile phones charge at USB C 2.0.

Question 3

Can you power the unit with a HDMI to USB-C adpater? For example, An HDMI cable running from a Xbox One or a PS4 into a USB-C adapter then into the monitor.

Accepted Answer

No, The unit itself draws power and monitor signal from a WIndows Based PC with USB-C port or a Mac with a USB-C. HDMI does not have the power to power this screen.

Question 4

hi, will it work with MacBook pro?

Accepted Answer

It should. if you have thunderbolt 3 "Thunderbolt 3 ports are fully compatible with DisplayPort devices and cables"
I've had this working with the usb-c cable on a desktop PC, and HP laptop.  the Samsung notebook 9 pro did not.  (included usb 3.0 adapter and drivers required to use)  Samsung unable to answer why?
Mac OS drivers are also available on the ASUS site.

Question 5

Will this work with the Nintendo Switch dock?

Accepted Answer

Hello Scott,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question.

Unfortunately no, this ASUS ZenScreen will not work with the Nintendo Switch dock as it is only intended for the Nintendo Switch.

Thank you, 
Newegg Support

Question 6

Thanks. I didn't see an answer as to specific compatibility with a MacBook Pro (mid-2015). Will this work running high sierra? Do you need to download special drivers? Thanks in advance...

Accepted Answer

I caveat this with the fact that I'm running this on a Windows 10 Machine, but there doesn't appear to be any need for any special drivers since it essentially functions as a monitor.  Asus has some downloadable software for tweaking the settings, but that appears more optional than anything else.

Provided you you can find a proper adapter, like a HDMI (for MBP 2015?) to USBC adapter, I think it should work fine for you.

Question 7

Does anybody know the viewing angle on this one ?

Accepted Answer

178 Degrees. As I am typing this on my Zenscreen now, I can say that real world, you don't want to go past maybe 165-170 Degrees. Colors dont wash out, but the screen gets significantly darker past this point.

Question 8

What is the hertz on the panel?

Accepted Answer

60. It lags alot with CPUs which don't have integrated graphics

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