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how about hooking it up to an apple tv and mirroring your display...?
personally, i would be interested in this, AOC e1649Fwu 16" LCD Portable USB Monitor , though it is not as small...

Good concept, but apparently shoddy execution. I took a look at the manufacturer's website (http://www.gechic.com/index_en.htm), and this looks to be a pretty barebones company, not well-known or well-financed (or their web designer has been on vacation since the '90s). Hopefully someone else will come out with a similar product, I'd be worried that these guys would be belly-up before my warranty expired.

This post has been edited by soulatrium: 01 August 2012 - 05:09 AM

It's too bad Apple hasn't done the obvious thing and given us an official way to use an iPad as an external display. There are plenty of iOS apps for this, but since you're working over Wi-Fi you'll never get the responsiveness of a wired system.

But the dock connector doesn't have a video input as far as I know, and given all the rumblings about them dropping several of the existing pins, I don't see them adding new ones anytime soon. Sigh.

Interesting, but an iPad with AirDisplay is probably better. Need same wi fi network or set up own with your Mac. Can either mirror or use as separate 2nd monitor. I consider it excellent, for whatever that is worth.

Could we possibly connect this to an iPhone ? (and have it work as a larger screen?) That would be a really winner ! :-)

I bought the AOC unit at Christmas last year. Overall, it's been a decent solution, especially for the price ($129 at TigerDirect; maybe less these days).

The display is bright (but unfortunately, not adjustable), clear and for the display type, has a reasonable viewing angle for a single user. It ships with the DisplayLink OS X driver. At the time, rotation was not supported under OS X, but a beta driver I obtained directly from DisplayLink's site, added that feature.

I installed Mountain Lion on my laptop at WWDC in June and when it rebooted, was promptly notified that the version of DisplayLink installed would not run under ML. I went back to their site and they already had a beta ML driver that works just fine.

The stand has a strong spring in it and "locks" nicely into position for portrait or landscape. Despite it's relatively light weight, the unit feels pretty solid.

The things I wish were different:

• Adjustable brightness
  
• Better location for the USB port on the display (it's in the well where the stand is stored when folded in)
  
• Autorotation sensor (saving a trip to System Prefs - there may be a keyboard shortcut)
  
• Better performance for video and OpenGL (not for gaming, but for things like 3D transitions in Keynote)

But, again, at the price, especially when I look at a unit like the one in this review eight months later, I can live with it as it is just fine. :-)

jaydahba, on 01 August 2012 - 04:55 AM, said: