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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 tonyedgecombe »

MBCook wrote: post #57
apt-apt-apt-apt wrote: post #26

I had to service the UltraFine 5K twice before realizing that using it to power the Macbook was killing it (seems power delivery overload). Hooking up the Mac to its own power fixed it. Anyone else experience this?

The thing I heard was always killing them was the ports coming loose from people plugging and unplugging things all the time. Could it have been that you were plugging and unplugging the MacBook? Obviously that should totally work. I don’t know what I heard is correct, but I got the impression if you plugged a Mac in and just left it there it would be fine.

>The thing I heard was always killing them was the ports coming loose from people plugging and unplugging things all the time.

I think it's the heat generated around the connector which causes the problems.

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

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Post by lm2s »

I bought one, then returned it the following day. I cannot comprehend how LG is shipping these monitors and people are buying them. The matte finish on the screen is very bad. So bad that you see colorful grains (maybe 0.05-0.1mm each) all over the screen. Particularly noticeable on light content. I had seen some people complaining about it online, but never would’ve imagine that this was the actual issue and it’s still mind boggling that they are producing and shipping these monitors.

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

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Post by John23832 »

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 would love the apple studio display if the framerate wasn't actually crap.

Even doing programming, 60hz is not enough man.

Plus more peripheral ports.

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

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Post by bostonfinance »

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.

I work for a white-shoe law firm in Boston. I and most of my peers have total compensation approaching $500k.

And we have 1280x1024 monitors from the 00s, and we're not allowed to have anything better, even out of our own pockets, because "that's what we use here".

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

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Post by wolvoleo »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #130
wolvoleo wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's probably called scaling because that's what other OSes do. For example macOS just renders at 200% and then scales down to the desired level. Linux is indeed way better at this.

macOS is better when you have a 216 dpi monitor. Every application works perfectly which you can't say about Linux.

I can say exactly that about Linux?

I use Linux as my daily driver (KDE, 200% scaling on a 24" 4K) and I really love its DPI scaling. With Plasma 5 I had a few little bugs involving DPI but they are solved with Plasma 6.

Same wuth all the apps I use (which admittedly are mostly Qt apps because I don't like Gnome/GTK so I avoid those as much as possible).

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

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Post by wolvoleo »

stephenr wrote: post #96
wolvoleo wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's probably called scaling because that's what other OSes do. For example macOS just renders at 200% and then scales down to the desired level. Linux is indeed way better at this.

macOS only does the downscaling step if you aren't using an exact 2x UI scale. If it's exact 2x it just renders the UI using double pixels (2x2 per simulated pixel) and then sends that over the wire.

Yes true I know I just didn't elaborate that. This is why 200% looks the sharpest too.

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

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Post by HelloNurse »

"Lastly, if you're set on 6K, there's also the Asus ProArt PA32QCV to consider. I haven't tested it yet, but it's $600 cheaper than LG's model, despite using the same 6K panel. [...] The biggest difference is the lack of Nano IPS Black"

How can it be the same panel if it differs in such a fundamental aspect?

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

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Post by dsr_ »

HelloNurse wrote: post #137

"Lastly, if you're set on 6K, there's also the Asus ProArt PA32QCV to consider. I haven't tested it yet, but it's $600 cheaper than LG's model, despite using the same 6K panel. [...] The biggest difference is the lack of Nano IPS Black" How can it be the same panel if it differs in such a fundamental aspect?

A: the control board is different

B: the glass in front is different

C: the backlight is different

D: the naming is different

Any combo of the above.

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

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Post by FireBeyond »

zapzupnz wrote: post #116
FireBeyond wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

You did see that they mentioned the Studio Display as well, yes?

I did. But the Studio is also a 5K offering which has also been less specced. Perhaps more comparable but still "less for the same price". So, valid. But yes, I love the XDR, but I wouldn't hold it as a "maybe wait for the XDR 2" (and Studio Display 2) as an alternative to this.
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