UPERFECT GR19BU monitorPortable~$480

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UPERFECT GR19BU

Nineteen inches of 4K at 144 Hz is desk-monitor specification folded into a three-pound slab. UPERFECT documents the 144 Hz over USB-C and lists the mini-HDMI input without a version, and a power adapter ships in the box because a screen this size asks more of a laptop port than a 14-inch one does. The quantum-dot film carries a 107.8% DCI-P3 claim, the other number here that does not belong on a travel panel.

Approx. price

~$480

snapshot, not a live price

Sharpness

97ppd · retina-class

past the ~1 arcminute limit of 20/20 acuity — the grid is gone

HDR tier

No HDR

the maker makes no HDR claim for this panel

Peak brightness

400nits claimed

no HDR certification

USB-C power

None

video and data only, or no USB-C at all

Max refresh

144 Hz

9 ms GtG rated

Port speed — can each input carry this panel?

  • USB-C (DP Alt Mode)· below the panel's maximum

This panel needs 34.4 Gbps at 3840×2160, 144 Hz and 24 bits per pixel, with no DSC to fall back on.

Best for: A desk-class 4K panel for people who keep changing desks

No input on this monitor carries 3840×2160 at 144 Hz and 24 bits per pixel at once. There is no lower bit depth to fall back to either — this is already an 8-bit panel — so the advertised refresh rate is available only at a lower resolution, or on the reduced-blanking timing a DisplayPort link can use in place of the television timing this figure assumes. How the arithmetic works.

Specifications

Approx. price
~$480
Type
Portable
Resolution
3840×2160
Pixels per degree
97 — retina-class
Panel
QLED
Finish
matte
VRR
FreeSync
HDR tier
No HDR
Peak brightness
400 nits claimed
Colour gamut
100% DCI-P3
HDMI
1 × HDMI, version not published
DSC
Not supported
Port speed
No input reaches the panel's maximum
USB-C
Video in over USB-C
KVM
None
USB hub
1 ports
Speakers
Built in
Stand
tilt
VESA
75x75
Weight
3.07 lb
Released
2025
$ per inch
$25
$ per megapixel
$58

Features

  • 3840×2160 at 144 Hz over USB-C
  • Quantum-dot film rated past 100% DCI-P3
  • 75×75 mm VESA pattern and a fold-out stand
  • Two full-function USB-C inputs plus a mini-HDMI port
  • USB-A port for a keyboard or drive

What it does well

  • 232 pixels per inch is denser than any desktop monitor — 97 pixels per degree at arm's length, past what most eyes resolve
  • 144 Hz at 4K on a portable, where 60 Hz is the norm even on expensive ones
  • FreeSync means a wandering frame rate does not tear
  • The quantum-dot film covers the full DCI-P3 range, so photo and video work is realistic on it
  • VESA mounting turns it into a fixed second monitor at home
  • Matte finish, which matters more at 400 nits than the number suggests

What it gives up

  • Three pounds and a 17-inch footprint is luggage, not a laptop-bag slip pocket
  • It ships with its own power adapter because a 19-inch 4K panel asks more of a laptop port than a 14-inch one does — UPERFECT rates the monitor at 16 W and publishes no adapter figure
  • UPERFECT publishes no HDMI version for the mini-HDMI input, so whether that input carries 4K at 144 Hz is unknown and the port table here leaves it out
  • 9 ms grey-to-grey is slow for 144 Hz — smearing is visible in fast motion
  • The HDR claim comes with no certification and no local dimming, so this page credits it with no HDR at all
  • At around $480 it costs more than several 27-inch desktop 4K monitors

The two lists above come from the maker’s specifications and from published third-party measurements, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been read it appears in its own section below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.

What owners say

No owner discussion has been read for the UPERFECT GR19BU yet. This section stays empty until there is something real to put in it.

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HDR
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USB-C power
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HDR
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USB-C power
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