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Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by philsnow »

jonah wrote: post #144
anhncommenter25 wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I went on this quest recently. I wanted a small display to tuck _under_ my main widescreen monitor, so that I could have chat apps & video streaming in my periphery. The category I ended up targeting is portable monitors aimed at the business laptop market. These are slim, have a kickstand for support, and can receive data & power over a single usb-c. Not sure about product marketing restrictions on HN so I won't say…

You can absolutely mention brands and even link to product pages. If you're going to use an affiliate link, it is common courtesy to disclose that. I'm interested in having a USB-C powered screen as a second monitor for my MacBook Pro, but would want it to more closely match the same resolution. 1080 just won't cut it.

Have either of you considered some kind of ipad + sidecar for that? I'm not familiar with the ipad product line but I think there are large-ish ones with high DPI.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by tokamak-teapot »

akersten wrote: post #7

They're still doing the thing where if you want to wall mount it, you've got to punch a hole in your drywall for the cables to have enough room to exit straight out the back of the monitor. Or hope that some cheap 90-degree noname adapter supports the latest version of DisplayPort that you want. I stopped buying this brand of monitor because of this frustration.

Or fix a piece of board to the wall and fix the monitor to that.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by spicybright »

akdor1154 wrote: post #21
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…

Last time i looked you can still pick up the odd 4:3 1280*1024 dell ips on ebay, i have one as a secondary and it works quite well.

I've been using one for daily for 5 years now. $5 at a thrift store!

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by jonah »

philsnow wrote: post #171
jonah wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can absolutely mention brands and even link to product pages. If you're going to use an affiliate link, it is common courtesy to disclose that. I'm interested in having a USB-C powered screen as a second monitor for my MacBook Pro, but would want it to more closely match the same resolution. 1080 just won't cut it.

Have either of you considered some kind of ipad + sidecar for that? I'm not familiar with the ipad product line but I think there are large-ish ones with high DPI.

Ideally I'd like to spend less than the $1,000 for a 12.9 screen an iPad pro would cost.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by linsomniac »

I've been running two 4K 30" displays in this form factor for 3-4 months and love it. I put the upper monitor on an arm above the lower. The upper is a bit too high for doing regular work on, but it's great status stuff (slack, music player, bugtracker, e-mail, ...).

The down side of this LG is that it's about the price I paid for the two 30" 4K displays... The curse of irregular displays, losing economies of scale.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by kposehn »

I’ve had one of these for a few weeks and am returning it. Here’s my take:

- The aspect ratio is great when rotated 90 degrees. I really liked having more vertical room for coding and documents.

- Screen scaling with Mac OS does not work well. I’ve been using BetterDisplay to address this but it still suffers from lag, banding and pixelation.

As a result I’m returning and getting a BenQ 32” 4K. If the scaling issues on mac are addressed later on I may revisit it.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by js2 »

sofixa wrote: post #161
js2 wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't run it 100%. I run it at 3360 x 1890, once click down in the Mac display preference pane from native. It's apparently 114%/122ppi according to [1] (not my monitor, but it's an equivalent size/resolution). The front of the monitor is 24" from my nose. 1. https://www.eizoglobal.com/support/compatibility/dpi_scaling...

> The front of the monitor is 24" from my nose Isn't that a bit too close? Can you see all of it at once, and is there anything but it in your field of view? I'm asking because i had a 60cm (24'' is 61cm) desk with a 24'' screen and i found that too close and too straining on my eyes.

It's as close as it needs to be for the size fonts and resolution I want to run it at, and still be able to read comfortably with my 50 year-old eyes. Yes, it's a bit on the close side so I do have to pan my head a bit. As I mentioned, I do push it back and bring it forward throughout the day, but I just measured where I'd left it at after coding yesterday and it was at 24" away.

I don't really have any issues with eye strain though.

I did need to get dedicated glasses that I use when using the monitor or when I'm on my laptop. I'm a bit near-sighted, even after Lasik a decade ago, and now I'm also dealing with presbyopia the last few years. I've worn glasses all my life, but they never bothered me at all till I started dealing with the presbyopia and needing task-specific glasses. :-(

I tried progressive glasses (modern versions of bifocals) but found them extremely annoying with their fishbowl effect and only providing enough magnification at the bottom and gave up on them after two weeks. So I now have my regular glasses that are adjusted for normal activities and I just take them off or read below them for near work. My near-sightedness here is providing me some temporary respite from the presbyopia. But at arm's length distances, it's uncomfortable to read text through them because my eyes can't focus that close with them on, yet if I take them off it's just a bit too blurry.

So I basically have my work glasses that make things from ~ 18" - 36" comfortable for viewing.

Presbyopia really sucks and it's the only thing so far about aging that's a constant irritation in my day. :-(

p.s. typing this on an iPad 12.9" that's about 16" from my face, w/o wearing my glasses. Further away and it's too blurry and I'd need my middle-distance glasses. With my regular glasses, there's no distance at which I can read it.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by cjbprime »

For what it's worth, my take: buy something like the LG C2 42" OLED TV. It is huge (but not too huge) and an excellent quality display. If you want to try ultrawide, or a square display, or an unusual aspect ratio, just.. make those desktop sizes out of your large screen.

Re: LG 28-inch 16:18 DualUp Monitor

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Post by zh3 »

akdor1154 wrote: post #21
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…

Last time i looked you can still pick up the odd 4:3 1280*1024 dell ips on ebay, i have one as a secondary and it works quite well.

Dell 2007's (1600x1200) are in high demand. Only a few weeks back I set a watch on an ebay site selling over 100 of them, I see there's only 2 left new.
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