- The monitor eliminates disorder, but also eliminates most of what makes a monitor flexible
- An elegant zero disorder screen that is perfect for minimalist desks and clean and modern work spaces
- Without HDMI, without buttons, without alternative, I just hope that your laptop admits the correct USB mode
The only monitor is presented as an elegant and sustainable response to modern exhibition needs, but although its aesthetic and environmentally conscious aesthetic characteristics are praise, a closer look raises important questions, especially about how it is positioning.
At first glance, the only monitor stands out for its minimalist industrial form and its light construction, but its true deviation of the convention lies in how it works.
This device leaves the usual circuit plates and the power bricks, depending completely on a single USB-C connection to extract the power signal and display of a connected device.
Sustaining sustainability
This reduction in the components allows the screen to enter a state of zero consumption when it is inactive, an attractive feature in a world with energy efficiency.
However, if your laptop lacks USB-C PD and provision mode, this monitor will not work at all.
More than 90% of its construction comes from recyclable materials, and its production process favors the least impact methods.
These sustainability claims are commendable, especially in a category of products where electronic waste and energy raffle remain important concerns.
However, the design options behind this screen are not simply on the environment, they reflect a specific vision of how monitors will be used in shared and possibly transitory work spaces.
Although light and efficient in cable, this device is not a portable monitor and seems to be a full -size desktop monitor with a solid stand, which is designed for use parked on a desk.
The minimalist aesthetics and the construction of this device seem to be optimized for a clean office environment, not mobility.
Unlike conventional screens, there are no configurations on board, nor HDMI alternative and no real way to customize performance.
The only monitor clearly does not pursue the parity of characteristics, a niche where the minimum use of energy and clean design exceed technical flexibility.
For programmers and minimalists equally, this could be a convincing monitor for programming configurations, especially in shared work spaces where Plug-And-Play simplicity is a benefit.
But even then, expectations should be handled because this is not a tool of high refreshment and with color precision aimed at developers who work in GPU-peppers environments or that do a visual work on the side.
That said, although the only monitor achieves a rare fusion of purity of design and ecological awareness, its minimalist philosophy brings compensation.
