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LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review

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Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review

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Post by duskwuff »

wmf wrote: post #8
sparrish wrote: post #3

$8,000 and it only does 60Hz?! What were they thinking?

This monitor is not really for gaming; GPUs aren't powerful enough to drive 6K beyond 60 FPS.

For that matter, 6k @ 120 Hz is about 60 Gbps of video data. That's only barely within the limits of the fastest DisplayPort standards.

Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review

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Post by Analemma_ »

MBCook wrote: post #2

It amazes me it’s so hard to find monitors around 210+ PPI. Glad this is one. That said I would be scared to buy this. I’ve heard so many horror stories about the LG UltraFine 5k and the ports breaking and then having to send it in for repair for a long time. At this point I don’t trust their build quality for monitors. In general though, I am so glad to see big high DPI monitors have more than one or two options fin…

For a long time, the only very high (>200) DPI monitors on the market were Apple's first-party ones and the LG UltraFine, the former being stupidly overpriced and the latter having, as you say, reliability horror stories. I assume the dearth of other options was because macOS doesn't do fractional scaling, only 2x, so only Apple users really needed 5K-at-27" or 6K-at-32" whereas Windows/Linux users can be ok with 150% scaling.

But that's finally changing: several high-DPI monitors came out last year, and even more are coming this year, which should force manufacturers to do better re: both price and reliability. Last year I got a pair of the Asus ProArt 5K monitors, plus a CalDigit Thunderbolt hub, and have been very happy with this setup.

Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review

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Post by LegitShady »

BoredomIsFun wrote: post #10

Pointless superficial review, standard for Wired, Verge etc - no brightness uniformity check, no color uniformity check, no color accuracy check, no coating grain check. Meanwhile a good number of reports mention terrible uniformity issues with that model.

when I want display reviews I go to rtings.com

haven't found anyone who compares

Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review

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Post by throwaway85825 »

duskwuff wrote: post #12
wmf wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This monitor is not really for gaming; GPUs aren't powerful enough to drive 6K beyond 60 FPS.

For that matter, 6k @ 120 Hz is about 60 Gbps of video data. That's only barely within the limits of the fastest DisplayPort standards.

Thunderbolt 5 can use 3 lanes for a total of 120 gbps.

Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review

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Post by minimaxir »

MBCook wrote: post #2

It amazes me it’s so hard to find monitors around 210+ PPI. Glad this is one. That said I would be scared to buy this. I’ve heard so many horror stories about the LG UltraFine 5k and the ports breaking and then having to send it in for repair for a long time. At this point I don’t trust their build quality for monitors. In general though, I am so glad to see big high DPI monitors have more than one or two options fin…

I bought a launch LG UltraFine 5K that was in the batch of defective units but I was too lazy to return it. Somehow, it's held up just fine a decade later; only color bleeding is an issue.

Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review

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Post by SunshineTheCat »

throwaway85825 wrote: post #14

I use an 8K 55" TV. It was much cheaper than an equivalent monitor and is equivalent to 4x 27" 4k panels. Text rendering is sublime. I wish the panel was still in production with more dimming zones and DP input.

This is such a cool idea. Text was the one thing I was concerned about with perhaps color correctness/accuracy/calibration options secondarily, but I'm sure they've got that down.

But hearing that the text looks good is the biggest thing. I may actually consider going down this road.

Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review

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Post by delta_p_delta_x »

MBCook wrote: post #2

It amazes me it’s so hard to find monitors around 210+ PPI. Glad this is one. That said I would be scared to buy this. I’ve heard so many horror stories about the LG UltraFine 5k and the ports breaking and then having to send it in for repair for a long time. At this point I don’t trust their build quality for monitors. In general though, I am so glad to see big high DPI monitors have more than one or two options fin…

> It amazes me it’s so hard to find monitors around 210+ PPI.

You're in luck; several 5120 × 2880, 600 mm × 340 mm monitors at high refresh rates were announced at CES a couple weeks ago.

  MSI MPG 271KRAW16
  LG 27GM950B 
  Acer Nitro XV270X
  HKC M9 Pro
  Hisense 27GX-Pro
And many more.
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