Corsair Xeneon Edge review: more than just a secondary monitor
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The new Corsair Xeneon Edge display goes beyond just a secondary touchscreen monitor in terms of functionality; it is a tool designed with multiple uses in mind. In the first instance, you can use it as a conventional secondary monitor alongside your primary display: either horizontally, to display an editing timeline for instance, or vertically, perhaps to display Twitch chat or something similar.
Additionally, it can be utilized as a control bank for various shortcuts and tools for productivity or gaming, which you can create alongside various data windows using the ‘widget system’ of the onboard software. Alternatively, you can use the screen as a way to monitor your PC’s internal temperatures and utilization data, and actually use either screws or magnetic fastenings to mount it inside your PC case in multiple configurations.
But is the Xeneon Edge really all that and a bag of chips? Is it worth the asking price for the functionality it brings for gamers and productivity users? We put it through its paces to bring you the answer.
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- Panel type: IPS (Touchscreen)
- Resolution: 2560 x 720 (32:9)
- Refresh rate: 60Hz
- Panel size: 14.5″
- I/O ports: 1x HDMI, 1x USB-C (with DisplayPort and power delivery)
- Weight: 1.674kg
There aren’t many negative things to say about this slender touchscreen display, other than the included stand doesn’t feel particularly well-built, although this is just one of several mounting options. For what you get, the Xeneon Edge reasonably priced: although cheaper secondary screens are available, they do not have the same functionality that you get with this one, nor the ability to internally mount it in your PC. If you’re a streamer, Twitch mod, or content creator, then the additional functionality and flexibility this display offers could be right up your street, with it essentially lying somewhere between a Stream Deck, secondary monitor that can be used in portrait or landscape modes, or as a diagnostic display for when you want to keep an eye on how your PC is performing.
- 5 point touchscreen feels responsive5 point touchscreen feels responsive
- Crisp, high resolution image
- iCUE and Virtual Stream Deck support gives lots of functionality
- Varied mounting options including magnetised fastening
- Good build quality on the display itself
- Desk stand could be more robust with better grip
- Ultrawide aspect ratio not the best for viewing videos
Pricing & availability
The Corsair Xeneon Edge is priced at $249.99 in the US and £219.99 in the UK. Although you can get cheap secondary touchscreen monitors on Amazon from lesser-known brands between about $100-$250, we wouldn’t necessarily trust these in terms of quality, and none of them have the feature set that the Xeneon Edge does. If you’re after a color-accurate secondary display, the similarly sized ASUS ProArt Display PA147CDV would set you back a whole lot more: coming in at a (fairly extortionate) $479.
Unboxing & Setup
Our Xeneon Edge came packed with an included desktop stand, a cleaning cloth, plus three cables: an HDMI to DisplayPort cable, a USB-C to USB-C cable for power delivery, and an Internal USB Type-C cable as an option for when you’re mounting the display inside your case and want to use an internal header. Technically, you can just use the USB-C to USB-C cable for both power delivery and video input (it comes with DisplayPort Alt), but only on those graphics cards that have a supported USB-C slot (which isn’t many). For most people, the HDMI to DisplayPort cable will provide the video input, with the USB-C to USB-C providing power.
There is no physical instruction manual included in the box – instead, a QR code on the packaging directs you to one online. There are also myriad guides online about how to setup the Xeneon Edge, how to use iCUE software with it, and which cases in the Corsair range are compatible with it.
Ultimately, most cases with a spare 360mm radiator slot would be able to fit the Edge inside, assuming the location suits where you want the display to be. You can use screws to fix it in place or just rely on the magnets on the back to keep it stuck to any metal surface. We just slapped ours horizontally across the PSU shroud in our case and it stayed there quite nicely, just relying on the magnets. We were then able to place the glass panel shut over the top of it.
The included desktop stand also attaches magnetically to the rear of the display, attaching via four ‘leg’ points to each corner. This positions the screen at a 45° angle, and lets it easily be positioned on your desktop surface, below or next to your primary screen. Alternatively, you can connect the display to an Elgato Multi-Mount or other standard AV arm via the ¼-20” mounting points, although you would have to buy these separately.
Setting up the Xeneon Edge was fairly straightforward. The Corsair iCUE software required an update and a couple of restarts (of both the app and the computer) before it detected the new device, but once it did, everything went swimmingly.
Most of the functions of the display are conducted via ‘widgets’ within iCUE: the screen can be split into 6 or fewer sections with a widget assigned to each. Functions you can assign to these widgets include a GPU/CPU/AIO temperature data (either in graph or numerical dial form), fan speed, shortcuts to various programs (three per widget, so up to 18 in total), YouTube videos, Twitch chat, a simple volume mixer, a digital/analogue clock, and more besides.
Design & specifications
The Corsair Xeneon Edge has a 14.5-inch, 2560×720, IPS LCD panel, with its touchscreen component being based on ‘5-point capacitive multi-touch’ tech – the same you find in smartphones.
The 32:9 aspect ratio of the screen is the same as a super ultrawide monitor, and this does mean that you can’t really use it to display most video media fullscreen on it without black bars on either side. Corsair claims a maximum SDR brightness in the specs of 350cd/m2 (i.e. 350nits) and this proved to be accurate in our test.
Built-in sensors automatically detect whether the XENEON EDGE is positioned horizontally or vertically. As touched upon, the reverse of the Xenon includes 14 built-in magnets, which allow it to be mounted to metal surfaces.
The rear of the display contains a USB-C (power delivery) and HDMI port. The generation of HDMI/DisplayPort support is not mentioned in any of the specification information online or within the box, so we assume that it is the older HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4, but for a 60Hz panel this scarcely matters.
The product comes with the standard basic 2-year ‘Corsair Guarantee’ warranty that covers most of the company’s products. This covers defects but not ‘wear and tear from normal use’ (you can read more about it here).
Performance
We were quite impressed with the Xeneon Edge overall during our time with it, with our only real complaint being the stand. The plastic construction of the stand feels flimsier than we’d like, specifically around the four thin ‘legs’ with magnetic ends that attach to each corner of the back of the display. The grippy pads on the underside were a bit inconsistent at stopping the display from sliding when nudged, with the right one performing effectively, but the left side pad not really having much grip for some reason on our particular unit.
Besides this, though, build quality felt solid across the rest of the device, and it looks pretty good too, whether on your desk (on the stand), mounted vertically, or inside your PC. The varied mounting options are impressive, and we found the magnetic fastening to effectively stick the display wherever we wanted it.
The 350 nits of max brightness does the job in indoor scenarios, with the screen appearing bright enough even in well-lit office spaces. Given the glossy coating to the panel, slightly higher brightness would have been preferable to reduce reflections from harsh lighting; however, it still performs reasonably. It’s not sufficiently bright to be comfortably used outdoors if that was ever something you’d consider. Viewing angles were decent for an IPS screen, though not as good as what you’d get on an OLED display.
In terms of real-world usage, the versatility of the display made it quite useful. You can switch between multiple different saved ‘screens’ that you can customize within iCUE, allowing you to move between a bank of touchscreen shortcuts, diagnostic data, a YouTube video, Twitch chat, etc. It would have been nice if these could be switched between using gestures on the screen itself, rather than having to go into the software each time; however, it’s still a relatively easy process to flick between them. That being said, the latest version of Virtual Stream Deck is compatible with the display, and this should allow you to actually do this if you use this software instead, along with even more touch control options.
Usually, we are not big fans of the Corsair iCUE software: although it looks fairly nice and it isn’t terrible to navigate, it does tend to be quite temperamental, particularly when setting up AIOs and case fans and getting the RGB working. That being said, besides having to restart it a couple of times during the setup, we didn’t have any problems with it when using the Xeneon. In fact, the widget system was very easy to navigate and set up how we wanted, with the screen quickly responding to any changes we made. When physically turning the display from portrait to landscape and back again, the on-screen setup was quick to adapt and shift appropriately.
Final Word: Is the Corsair Xeneon Edge worth a buy?
If the functionality brought by this type of touchscreen is something that you would make use of, then the Corsair Xeneon Edge is definitely worth a buy. We were impressed by its versatility in different scenarios, its ease to set up and mount in different ways, and the responsiveness of the touchscreen panel. If you’re primarily just looking for a smaller secondary monitor to play 16:9 video content on, then you’ll want to look elsewhere, but if you’re after something with the functionality of a Stream Deck and diagnostic display, that can easily switch between portrait and landscape, then this is the right product for you.
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