{"id":10005,"date":"2022-02-05T00:47:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/05\/theres-another-super-thin-secondary-pc-monitor-out-now\/"},"modified":"2022-02-05T00:47:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T00:47:06","slug":"theres-another-super-thin-secondary-pc-monitor-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/05\/theres-another-super-thin-secondary-pc-monitor-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s another super-thin secondary PC monitor out now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WTF?!<\/strong> Months after English-language media started reporting about a Japanese company\u2019s super-thin, super-tall secondary PC monitor for social media feeds, another Japanese company has unveiled one. The first one seemed like a joke, but now it looks like it could be a trend. <\/p>\n

Thanko recently unveiled<\/a> the TL (Timeline) Portrait Display. At \uffe511,200 (about $100), it\u2019s a 7.9\u201d 70 x 208mm screen that connects to a PC or laptop through HDMI and gets power through micro USB.<\/p>\n

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In November, Elsonic\u2019s EK-MD088 appeared<\/a> with a similar shape and purpose\u2014shifting social media feeds to a cheap second screen. According to those reports, Elsonic\u2019s screen should be going on sale right around now, just as a competitor appears.<\/p>\n

Thanko\u2019s screen is 480 x 1280 pixels, slightly lower resolution than Elsonic\u2019s 420 x 1920, but the Elsonic is a bit more expensive at 14,800\u5186 ($130). Nothing seems to indicate the Elsonic can\u2019t be used in horizontal orientation, but Thanko\u2019s product page advertises this for displaying system metrics.<\/p>\n

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The only potentially significant downsides of the Thanko are that it doesn\u2019t officially support Mac, and there\u2019s no information on its display technology. It also doesn\u2019t come with a stand, but a phone or tablet stand will probably work.<\/p>\n

The advantages of these odd-shaped screens are price and portability. They\u2019re a bit cheaper than the cheapest new 1080p monitors on Newegg and PCPartPicker and can be easily carried along with a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n