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Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by causality0 »

tpmx wrote: post #37
mbreese wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is basically two 1440p panels attached together... so not too different if you have really thin bezels. But what I'm curious about is if this acts as one monitor or two? None of the images show windows that overlap the middle of the screen. So is it one or two "virtual" screens? If it is one virtual screen, I might think of it as more useful to me in the 18:16 orientation.

There is zero bezel since it's one panel. https://www.lg.com/us/images/features/mnt-dualup-ergo-28mq78...

That image is not evidence it is one panel, especially since the image on the screen is photoshopped and not a picture of the live monitor.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by tom_ »

wongarsu wrote: post #28

I find panning my eyes left and right to other monitors more natural than up and down, and I think most ergonomics experts would agree. As such a 32:9 widescreen seems preferable to a 16:8. But if you are pressed for space, either because of small desks or because of everything else going on on your desk (people who work not only in the virtual world) this seems like a great compromise.

I've always been the opposite - not a big fan of having to turn my head much when I'm working.

At home I've got 2 x 27" 9:16 monitors, one in front and one to my right (total display width ~68 cm), then my little laptop on the left (~30 cm wide) - and that's about far left or right as I can be bothered to look.

At work I've got 1 x 27" 9:16 monitor in front, and 1 x 27" 16:9 monitor on my left. The left hand side of the desktop feels very, very far away!

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by vehemenz »

It's nice to see large manufacturers break out of the 16:9 mold, although I think 4:3, 3:2, or 5:4 would be better for most users.

Unfortunately, LG is letting the supply chain dictate panel size for their product team, instead of the other way around. This is no doubt a byproduct of their decision to stop building their own panels in 2020.

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Post by kllrnohj »

meatmanek wrote: post #93
pcurve wrote: post #67

It's definitely smaller than I was expecting. 18.2" x 19" My 27" display is almost 25" wide.

Maybe I'm bad at reading, but it would be nice if the page explained "this is the equivalent of two 20-inch 16:9 monitors stacked" instead of having to bust out the Pythagorean theorem.

http://displaywars.com/27,6-inch-d%7B16x18%7D-vs-27-inch-16x...

I love that site for comparing displays across aspect ratios.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by ip26 »

jeffbee wrote: post #25
ip26 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More horizontal space feels natural, but tends to be an ergonomic problem. I could see vertical working better for the spine & shoulders, as long as it isn’t unnaturally narrow.

Pretty sure that's backwards. Ergonomically you want the entire display to be at and below eye level. The neck rotates easily on the horizontal and really sucks at flexing in the vertical.

Yes, except most people wind up looking at the leftmost third of the screen the vast majority of the time (see visual heat map research) which results in chronically bad posture with very wide screens.

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Post by dominotw »

sbf501 wrote: post #103

My cervical vertebrae are cowering in fear. I'd rather twist left to right and put the burden on muscles, than over-articulate my neck.

I think most of ppl have the opposite problem called "nerd neck" from looking down all the time while using phone, laptop ect. This could be a nice antidote to that :D .

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by CBarkleyU »

saaaaaam wrote: post #85
user_7832 wrote: post #18

On a similar note, does anyone know of a squarish monitor that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and preferably has a good color gamut coverage? There was an 1920*1920 monitor ( https://www.inputmag.com/reviews/square-monitor-eizo-flexsca... ) but that's over 1k USD :( There are other nice displays like Huawei's Mateview at 3000*2000 but nothing costs less than ~550-600$/€. It's a bit of a pity because you can get a dec…

The Huawei Mateview is exceptional. I was bothered by the price but eventually got one on sale. It’s so good I’m buying another at full price. (Unless it comes on sale again!)

It does look really nice, but unfortunately it's 60hz

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by nextos »

saaaaaam wrote: post #85
user_7832 wrote: post #18

On a similar note, does anyone know of a squarish monitor that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, and preferably has a good color gamut coverage? There was an 1920*1920 monitor ( https://www.inputmag.com/reviews/square-monitor-eizo-flexsca... ) but that's over 1k USD :( There are other nice displays like Huawei's Mateview at 3000*2000 but nothing costs less than ~550-600$/€. It's a bit of a pity because you can get a dec…

The Huawei Mateview is exceptional. I was bothered by the price but eventually got one on sale. It’s so good I’m buying another at full price. (Unless it comes on sale again!)

Can you comment a bit more on it? I heard some criticism about bleeding.

It's reasonably easy to buy it in EU, and price is not too far from usual suspects like Dell UltraSharp or cheap Eizo/Nec models.

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