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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 peyton »

sharkjacobs wrote: post #68
nospice wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

The other thing about phones is that you have your old phone with you when you buy a new one, so without even really meaning to you're probably doing a side by side direct comparison and improvements to display technology are a much bigger sales motivator.

This is the insight that sold a billion iPhones. They were obsessed with what happens when you’re at the store, and you don’t need a new phone, and you pick one up, and…

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

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Post by cududa »

ginko wrote: post #79
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?

Fantasy price for your personal usage or the personal usage of most average consumers/ software engineers, sure. It bears repeating: you're not the target audience.

They've been in the display game a long time. For people that need the product capabilities for their specific job, like color grading, they seem to price them quite well, given everywhere I used to see $30,000-$50,000 reference monitors, I see Studio Displays now.

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

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Post by kderbe »

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

Rtings publishes charts in abundance, but the subjective quality of a monitor is more important. For example, a chart will tell you a monitor has low color deviation from sRGB after calibration, but won't tell you that the monitor UI takes 10 laggy clicks to switch from sRGB to DCI-P3 and will reset your selection every time you toggle HDR mode.

I admire Rtings' attempts to add more and more graphs to quantify everything from VRR flicker to raised black levels. They were helpful when I last shopped for a monitor. But the most valuable information came from veteran monitor review sites such as Monitors Unboxed and TFTCentral.

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

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Post by FireBeyond »

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…

As an owner of the XDR, I find it ironic that you're saying "maybe wait to see before putting down thousands of dollars" for this $2K offering when there's no way that a refreshed XDR is going to be less than $6K.

Also as an owner of 2 27" 4K HDR 144Hz monitors that Apple rendered pointless to make the XDR work in the first place ("Wow, Apple's done some magic to make the display bandwidth work!" = "Apple fucked DP 1.4 users post-Catalina and will not admit it". Myself and countless other users saw our Macs that could drive those setups with Catalina be limited to 60Hz HDR, 95Hz SDR with Big Sur on. Hell, we got better performance if we told our displays to downgrade to DP 1.2).

And let's do the math:

- 6016 x 3384

- at 120Hz

- in 10 bit HDR

- 4:4:4 Chroma

works out to be just shy of 80Gbit/s.

Oh... plus if it's like the XDR with three additional ports that we'd assume should be at least 10Gbit/s each, and we're at 120Gbit/s.

Not that the XDR supports HDMI but you'd need at least HDMI 2.2, which isn't on any Mac right now.

And you'd need a full speed TB5 setup, so M4 Pro or Max (which I'll grant if you're laying out $6-7,000 for your display should be the least of your concern).

But saying that the XDR and this are comparable offerings is strange. "Hmm, why would I buy this $2,000 display now, when at some point in the near future Apple might have a better one for only triple the price!"

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

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Post by jofzar »

eikenberry wrote: post #40
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…

We do, but many of us also want to play a game on occasion and GPUs can barely just handle 4k these days, let alone 6k+.

So good news, there is a fair amount of monitors coming soon which are super high resolution that offer a "dual mode" which is lower resolution that has higher refresh rate. They are pretty cool.

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

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Post by nicoritschel »

angeloashmore wrote: post #35

I bought and returned this display. The panel I got was practically unusable if you have even just a little care for color. All four corners were significantly dimmer than the center, and color accuracy dropped off toward the bottom of the screen. Somehow the macOS dock icons were washed-out and dim. Unfortunately, this seems to be a common issue with this display, not a one-off panel discrepancy. Do yourself a favor…

I have one sitting in front of me and the panel is perfect. No notes.

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

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Post by FireBeyond »

MBCook wrote: post #7
sparrish wrote: post #3

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

Apple’s Pro Display XDR, which this absolutely competes with, is also 60 Hz. It’s $5000. Without a stand. There are rumors there will be a new version soon. Perhaps we’ll get 120 Hz. The refresh rate on these super high resolution monitors is not great.

> It’s $5000. Without a stand.

$6K, if you want a comparable matte.

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

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Post by stefanfisk »

TacticalCoder wrote: post #88
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…

> 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 worth $1-3k if they'd just make them. I'm 53 y/o and didn't have glasses until 52. And at 53 I only use them sporadically. For example atm I'm typing this without my glasses. I can still work at my computer without glasses. And yet I spent 10 hours a day in front of computer screens since I was a kid ne…

Which font do you prefer for code?

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

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Post by r_lee »

MBCook wrote: post #43
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…

The company I work at gives all new developers a pair of 1080p displays that could have come right out of 2010. It amazes me, and it’s so sad. They have no idea what they’re missing. I’m sure high PPI would pay off fast in eye strain. And it’s not like monitors need replacement yearly. Tons of time to recoup that small cost. I’m not arguing for $2k 37” monitors, just better than $200 ones.

penny pinching on some monitors for the devs that cost a fortune...

:(

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

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Post by Rastonbury »

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.

If you truly don't want to research use rtings best monitor for X articles and find your budget and buy that one, if you feel the need to compare further pop the model numbers into your favourite LLM
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