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The stand defaults to landscape mode, you pull out a magnetic rubber kickstand, fold it back a couple of times and stick it (using magnets) to a metal strip on the back of the case. Portrait mode is possible, but not a handy thing to accomplish as you can see above (and yes the screen was still set up in landscape mode as this photo is for demonstration purposes only). The kickstand mounting system allows you to have the monitor 'stand' at an angle of roughly 35 and 80 degrees pointing at you.
Photo graphics a monitor is always a pretty tough thing to do, but as you can see this On-Lap 1102H 1080p screen offers pretty good quality for a portable display. The viewing angles aren't that bad either, GeChic claims 178 degrees of viewing angles, however, colors do change a bit after roughly 35 degrees to the left and right, but that is still quite good.
The On-Lap offers a fairly handy OSD offing all the basic features one can expect from a monitor, including color temperature options, sharpness, brightness, and contrast but also I spotted an overscan mode which can be handy with say a movie. Something to note. I am missing a battery status indicator of some sort? Once the battery runs dry every now and then the OSD will report you to need to juice up that battery and connect it towards an external power source. However, some status indicator LEDs showing like 50% or 75% empty would be nice. But again, the OSD will report low battery status once the battery drops in power.
The verdict
This is merely a quick review on something that I find to be handy and as such wanted to write a few words about. I do wish GeChic would have sent out another model, as this one does look a bit iffy, flimsy and bulky with the thick bezels. They also offer far more stylish black design screens. However, credit where credit is due, the screen does not disappoint at all. If I am on the road with my laptop I find an extra screen to be really handy in productivity. Often photo editing is something that comes into play in my field of work. I would not doubt using the 1102H (in fact I will) for photo editing. The color reproduction is good, nice contrast and overall the image quality delivers did impress me for something portable. I'll raise that a notch, this probably is one of the better external displays I've seen in quite a while. It has proper brightness levels and presents good color output. HDMI for input makes this screen really handy as you can quickly get your gear setup as anything has HDMI these days. It's also very easy to use, just plug in an HDMI source and you're done. The cover stand can be a little icky to work with, but it does do its job well enough, I would have liked to see a flip cover, something like Nvidia offers with the shield as it's just more practical to use and setup. The icing on top of the cake is, of course, the fact that you can use the screen for a good 4 hours on its internal battery. All very strong points. Overall we feel the On-Lap 1102H to be a good choice, perhaps sized a notch bigger in a 15" realm would be nicer for productivity though. The one downside will be pricing, expect to pay something in the 259 EUR / 299 USD range, which is a lot for a little 'extra' device. Other than that, yes recommended.
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