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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 simonw »

nospice wrote: post #45
Xeoncross wrote: post #27

I really wish more people wanted screens that looked as good as their cellphone. Bright, sharp text, great color. We've had the great Apple Studio Display for years now, it's about time others came to fix some of it's short-comings like 27" size, 60hz and lack of HDMI ports for use with other systems. So many of us have to stare at a screen for hours every day and having one that reduces strain on my eyes is well wor…

I don't think people care all that much about phones. It's just that phones are power-constrained, so manufacturers wanted to move to OLEDs to save on backlight; and because the displays are small, the tech was easier to roll out there than on 6k 32-inch monitors. But premium displays exist. IPS displays on higher-end laptops, such as ThinkPads, are great - we're talking stuff like 14" 3840x2160, 100% Adobe RGB. The…

Most people, including people who work professionally with computers, spend more time per day looking at their phones than they do at their screens.

I expect people are VERY sensitive to mobile phone screen quality, to the point that it's a big factor in phone choice.

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

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Post by wolvoleo »

LegitShady wrote: post #16
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

Notebookcheck and the German C'T magazine also do really decent jobs.

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

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Post by jonpurdy »

seemaze wrote: post #62
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've found it much easier to increase your viewing distance for an equivalent effect. All else being equal this provides the additional benefit of reduced eye strain from a decrease in parallax. For example, I've settled on ~160 PPI viewed at 100cm as my optimal desktop solution. It has an identical perceived pixel density as ~220 PPI viewed at 75cm. Use a PPD (pixel per degree) calculator to find a setup that suits…

I was forced to do this as my eyes have aged and I can't focus at 5K 27" at a reasonable distance, and can't read the text when I sit far enough back to focus. Hence why 4K 27" (~160 ppi) has become perfect for me.

Would be nice if Apple supported non-integer scaling so I could just dynamically resize everything (without the current technique and performance hit/blurriness of upscaling then downsizing).

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

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Post by deminature »

Apple has updated Studio Display and XDR coming out soon, they just filed for regulatory approval in China, which historically has meant 1-3 months until release [1]. The updated models are expected to have a 2000+ zone Mini LED backlight and 120hz refresh rate, while the LG is old technology - 60hz and edge lit, plus the matte coating is anecdotally quite blurry and loses a lot of the detail of the 6K panel. May be worth waiting to see what Apple has in store for this product category before putting down thousands of dollars.

[1] https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/15/new-studio-display-or-p...

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

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Post by petercooper »

Thanks for this, just bought one. Been tempted to cave for the Apple XDR for a long time but just couldn't justify it and my 32" 4K just isn't quite cutting it. I see a few complaints here, so my fingers are crossed! I absolutely loved the LG Ultrafine 5K though but 27" was starting to feel limited as my eyes get older.

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

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Post by skirmish »

CGMthrowaway wrote: post #38
Xeoncross wrote: post #27

I really wish more people wanted screens that looked as good as their cellphone. Bright, sharp text, great color. We've had the great Apple Studio Display for years now, it's about time others came to fix some of it's short-comings like 27" size, 60hz and lack of HDMI ports for use with other systems. So many of us have to stare at a screen for hours every day and having one that reduces strain on my eyes is well wor…

Is there a shortlist of top of the line utilitarian monitors that you can just buy, without researching or being some niche gamer?* Something similar to LG G-series TV's. Seems like Apple Studio, Dell UltraSharp are on that list. Any others? *Struggling for words, but I'm looking more for the expedient solution rather than the "craft beer" or "audiophile" solution.

Keep in mind that normal OLEDs are quite bad for typical development tasks: lots of text with high contrast. Here is an example that would be unbearable for me: [1]. For text, IPS rules so far. For video and games, definitely OLED.

[1] https://www.savanozin.com/projects/qod

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

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Post by piskov »

mrkeen wrote: post #15
sparrish wrote: post #3

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

Bloody down-voters. Yeah you looked at a different model. But it's still $8,799.00 and does indeed only do 60Hz. https://www.asus.com/us/displays-desktops/monitors/proart/pr...

> only do 60 hz

Just so you know 120 hz 10 bit without display stream compression for this will require almost 128 Gbps per second

Doesn’t exist yet

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

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Post by Humphrey »

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 am still using an LG UltraFine 5k since launch. I experienced flickering in the first month and had the monitor replaced by supplier - and it's been amazing ever since! Also, this DPI is perfect for having both crisp text and correct sized elements on screen (in MacOS).

32" 6K is very tempting!

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

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Post by ginko »

deminature wrote: post #74

Apple has updated Studio Display and XDR coming out soon, they just filed for regulatory approval in China, which historically has meant 1-3 months until release [1]. The updated models are expected to have a 2000+ zone Mini LED backlight and 120hz refresh rate, while the LG is old technology - 60hz and edge lit, plus the matte coating is anecdotally quite blurry and loses a lot of the detail of the 6K panel. May be…

The apple display will have a complete fantasy price. Why even bother waiting for that?

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

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Post by tracker1 »

Xeoncross wrote: post #27

I really wish more people wanted screens that looked as good as their cellphone. Bright, sharp text, great color. We've had the great Apple Studio Display for years now, it's about time others came to fix some of it's short-comings like 27" size, 60hz and lack of HDMI ports for use with other systems. So many of us have to stare at a screen for hours every day and having one that reduces strain on my eyes is well wor…

I have trouble making out details on my 45" UWQHD (3440x1440) displays... so I don't see much point.. maybe slightly easier to read typefaces... I am already zooming 25% in most of the time.

On the plus side, I can comfortably fit my editor on half the screen and my browser on the other half.

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