Pros & Cons
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- High-resolution 16:10 panel
- One of the brightest portable monitors we've tested
- Excellent contrast
- Full sRGB, Adobe RGB, and DCI-P3 color coverage
- Thin, lightweight, sleek aluminum frame
- Sturdy fold-out kickstand
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- Lacks a protective sleeve for travel
- Limited to USB-C connectivity
HP Series 5 Pro 14” WQXGA Portable Monitor (514pn) Specs
| Adaptive Sync | NA |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:10 |
| Dimensions (HWD) | 8.2 by 12.6 by 0.35 inches |
| Landscape/Portrait Pivot | |
| Native Resolution | 2560 by 1600 |
| Panel Size (Corner-to-Corner) | 14 |
| Pixel Refresh Rate | 75 |
| Rated Contrast Ratio | 2000:1 |
| Rated Screen Luminance | 400 |
| Screen Technology | IPS Black plus Neo:LED |
| Tilting Stand? | |
| VESA DisplayHDR Level | NA |
| Video Inputs | USB-C (2) |
| Warranty (Parts/Labor) | 3 |
| Weight | 1.4 |
The $299 HP Series 5 Pro (514pn) has a deceptive design: The 14-inch portable monitor's sleek, compact, and minimalist exterior hides the majesty of its small but high-res screen. In our testing, the display proved exceptionally bright, with excellent contrast and full coverage of the three color spaces for which we test monitors (sRGB, Adobe RGB, and DCI-P3). It earns our Editors' Choice as an elite productivity monitor. It should have particular appeal for graphic artists and other creators, but anyone with eyes will find it a pleasure to look at.
Design and Build: Compact, Sturdy, and High-Res
The HP 514pn is wondrously thin and light, but it still has a sturdy feel. Its matte silver-gray aluminum frame measures 8.2 by 12.6 by 0.35 inches and weighs 1.4 pounds. The screen—set into the front with minimal bezels—stretches 14 inches diagonally, with a native 2,560-by-1,600-pixel (WQXGA) resolution. Its 16:10 aspect ratio provides a slightly taller screen for its width than a 16:9 widescreen panel (with screen dimensions geared to video content), making the 514pn a good fit for both photographic and productivity tasks.
For years, 16:10 panels were lost in a sea of widescreens, but they've returned to prominence. In fact, many of our favorite displays use this aspect ratio. In the portable monitor arena, these include the Lenovo ThinkVision M14t Gen2, our overall favorite portable monitor, and the Dell Pro 14 Plus Portable Monitor (P1425), which bears a strong resemblance to the 514pn in most of its specifications and capabilities. But the HP's resolution outstrips both of these products, topping the M14t Gen2's native 2,240 by 1,400, and the Dell's 1,920 by 1,200.
A small screen coupled with high resolution makes for a high pixel density and, all else being equal, a sharper image. The HP 514pn offers an impressive pixel density of about 226 pixels per inch (ppi), easily beating the 189ppi figure for the Lenovo and 162ppi for the Dell. The pixels on all these screens are spaced closely enough for effectively working with photos and intricate diagrams, but the 514pn's screen is particularly impressive. The 27-inch, 5K Apple Studio Display—which Apple characterizes as a Retina display, meaning that individual pixels are indistinguishable at a typical viewing distance—has a pixel density of "only" 218ppi.
The 512pn's screen also has a 75Hz refresh rate, better than the typical 60Hz, but it lacks adaptive sync, so it will hold no special appeal for gamers.
Another feature of the screen: a technology called Neo:LED. Supposedly, the 514pn is the first portable monitor to feature this technology, which adds mini LED backlighting to an IPS Black panel. The latter delivers superior contrast (a rated 2,000:1 ratio, in this case), featuring deeper blacks than traditional IPS panels, while mini LED enables a wider color gamut, including complete coverage of the Display P3 and Adobe RGB color spaces, and power savings. As you'll see below, our tests largely bear out HP's claims around contrast and color coverage.
(Credit: Joseph Maldonado)Ports and Controls: Minimalist But Efficient
For connectivity, the 514pn has twin USB-C ports, one on each side; both support DisplayPort over USB Alternate Mode and provide up to 65 watts of USB Power Delivery (PD). A single USB cable lets the monitor draw power from the laptop you pair it with. (That's how I did the testing described below.) You could also connect the monitor to a power adapter via its second USB-C port. That setup, in fact, will also charge your laptop when the monitor is in use.
The dual USBs are a bit of a disappointment. We like to see at least one additional connection choice in a portable monitor, usually mini HDMI. However, many of our favorite panels, including both the Lenovo M14t Gen2 and the Dell P1425, make do with a similar dual-USB-C setup.
(Credit: Joseph Maldonado)On the 514pn's left edge, you'll find a power button, plus up and down arrow buttons for controlling the onscreen display (OSD). Choices are minimal, limited to brightness and color.
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You can control a somewhat wider range of settings from your computer if you download and run the free HP Display Center utility.
(Credit: HP)Affixed to the back of the 514pn's chassis you'll find a simple but practical kickstand, a rigid sheet of aluminum bearing the HP logo. The stand can fold out until it's at a right angle to the frame—for a total tilt range of 45 degrees—or open to any angle in between. And when you rotate the monitor into portrait mode, the corner of the unfolded stand props up the chassis.
(Credit: Joseph Maldonado)Finally, I have another slight ding for the 514pn. The monitor comes with a thin protective cover that magnetically attaches to the panel's front, but I would have liked a full protective sleeve; when I took the monitor with me for a weekend away, I put it in a laptop sleeve to protect the aluminum from scratching.
Testing the HP 514pn: Standout Color Coverage, Brightness, and Contrast
I did our color and brightness testing for the HP 514pn using a Klein K10-A colorimeter and Portrait Displays' CalMAN 5 software.
HP rates the display's luminance (brightness per unit area) at 400 candelas per meter squared (nits), one of the highest luminance ratings we have seen for a portable monitor. And indeed, in my testing, the display hit a maximum brightness of 409 nits. Among all the portable monitors we've tested, only two can beat that level of brightness: the ViewSonic VX1655-4K-OLED—a $499 creator monitor that turned in 558 nits when I reviewed it in early 2024—and the Dell P1425, which tallied 442 nits when I tested it in March of this year.
I measured the HP 514pn’s contrast ratio at 1,687:1, short of its 2,000:1 rating but well in excess of standard IPS panels, most of which are rated at 1,000:1. And it exceeds my test results for both the Dell P1425, which registered 1,630:1, and the Lenovo M14t Gen2, at 1,470:1. (See how we test monitors.)
HP claims the 514pm covers 100% of both the Adobe RGB and Display P3 color spaces. (Display P3 is Apple's implementation of DCI-P3, a slight variation on that cinema color standard.) In our testing, the panel provided full sRGB coverage, 135.5% by area (see the chromaticity chart above), full Adobe RGB coverage, 115.9% by area, and 99.1% DCI-P3 coverage (see the charts below).
In addition to our quantitative testing, I used the 514pn to view our photo suite and selected video clips. Images were bright, colors popped, and the display did a fine job in rendering detail in both bright and dark areas.
Final Thoughts
(Credit: Joseph Maldonado)
HP Series 5 Pro 14-Inch WQXGA Portable Monitor (514pn)
The HP Series 5 Pro 514pn portable business monitor features a magnificent 14-inch panel and serves up a winning combination of high brightness, excellent contrast, and full coverage of the sRGB, Adobe RGB, and DCI-P3 color spaces.