If you're in the market for a new monitor, I recommend one with USB-C connectivity with power delivery - so convenient to just have one cable (and works with phones too).
LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review
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Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review
#82Apple 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?
Basically what he just said, last week I put in a ton of time researching and came to the same exact conclusion.
But of course, you read that. So, I’ll take a hack at guessing what’s on your mind past that.
I bet it won’t be much more expensive than the LG list price, $2000. LG seems hellbent on making margins on this panel in their 1st party monitor. Ex. You can get the same panel but better quality in Asus Proart for $1300.
The key thing to watch here is, is Apple’s also 6K? If so, are they getting better panels than LG gives itself or Asus? (likely)
Regardless, it’s a shitshow with this panel, I’d rather get a used UltraFine 5K than get one of LGs. I’d try Asus if it was easy for me to return. Only new option that’s better than a 10 year old UltraFine 5K with my fellow HiDPI nerds is…the $6K XDR display :/
(n.b. I’m not being precious either, this an extremely painful conclusion I have every incentive to avoid, tl;dr I abandoned an UltraFine 5K to the trash heap because I didn’t have time to figure out how to move it 3,000 miles and assumed _surely_ there was a good option between 24-32” in hidpi…)
Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review
#83This is an superficial review but even then > Beyond that, it has an attention-grabbing design and off-the-charts image quality. It's one of the best monitors you can buy for content creators, despite some of the unfortunate trade-offs it comes with. > As Sleek As Monitors Get > The 32-inch LG UltraFine Evo 6K is a very pretty monitor. I wouldn't blame you for mistaking this as an Apple product, given the focus on cl…
> the port arrangement on the back looks atrocious - ports at different heights (there are four types of ports, and all of them are at a different z-height), some sunk into the surface with a counterbore, others protruding with an extra plastic jacket (screaming "these are all unmatched connectors out of the inventory").
- DP: it's the one protuding, and I applaud them. Most DP plugs need to be squized, and having an extra few mm to depress the bit sounds comfortable.
- HDMI: it's flushed, and I applaud them. HDMI cables came in a lot of end sizes, some thin some bulky, I'd hate to be stuck with a cable that doesn't fit because they wanted the hole to be recessed.
- USB-C: they're all recessed. I wouldn't have minded them to be flushed, but then it's easier to tell from touch where's the USB hole is. USB are the ones that will be plugged/unplugged the most, it's kinda nice they're clearly differentiated.
- the last hole is for power ? It will be permanently plugged so I'm not sure it even matters.
Reading your comment I was expecting some really bad decisions, and instead ended up agreeing with every single choices. My only surprise is no USB-A.
It reminded me of the Apple philosophy of minimalism and uniformity for the sake of it. I want my devices to be usable and well designed, especially the back panel of a monitor where most people will be trying to plug/ilunplug stuff blind.
Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review
#84> > 60-Hz refresh rate.
Pass.
Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review
#85It 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.
I have waited so long for 220dpi and high refresh rate! Love to see it. Will ditch my Apple Studio Display for it.
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I assume the dearth of other options was because macOS doesn't do fractional scaling Except it does? I have a 14" MBP with a 3024x1964 display. By default, it uses a doubling for an effective 1512x982, but I can also select 1800x1169, 1352x878, 1147x745, or 1024x665. So it certainly does have fractional scaling options. If you connect a 4k 2160p monitor, you can go down or up from the default 1080p doubling ( https…
I believe it was 2x only early on. But as you said it’s fractional now and has been for a longtime. The instant Apple wanted to use a panel that wasn’t 2x, the feature appeared.
They may have fractional scaling but font rendering absolutely sucks if you don’t have 200dpi or more.
I tried using macOS on a 4K 27 inch monitor and it was pretty unbearable. Worse than a 1080p monitor on Windows or Linux.
Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review
#87I bought the Asus 6K ProArt on launch, replacing an older 4k 27" Dell monitor. The new monitor is definitely an upgrade, but not as great as I was hoping. The matte coating is by far the worst part of the monitor. It's not bad enough to return the monitor, but the graininess is noticeable on white windows. I've definitely enjoyed having the extra screen real estate over the 27" monitor, and the extra resolution has b…
Debating a getting that proart to replace my 27" 4k. Do you find the productivity benefits to be meaningful? I'm wondering if I'll just end up making everything bigger and not benefiting or having to move my head too much
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#88I 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 nearly every day of my life (don't worry, I did my share of MX bike, skateboarding, bicycling, tennis, etc.).
You know the biggest eye-relief for me? Not using anti-aliased font. No matter the DPI. Crisp, sharp, pixel-perfect font only for me. Zero AA.
So a 110 / 120 ppi screen is perfect for me.
Not if you do use anti-aliased font (and most people do), I understand the appeal of smaller pixels, for more subtle AA.
But yup: pixel perfect programming font, no anti-aliasing.
38" ultra-wide, curved, monitor. Same monitor since 2017 and it's my dream. My wife OTOH prefers a three monitors setup.
So: people have different preferences and that is fine. To each his own bad tastes.
Re: LG UltraFine Evo 6K 32-inch Monitor Review
#89I 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…
A fast color e ink would be possible but development would be very expensive for an unknown market. Would be a perfect anti eye strain second monitor though.
Dasung looks to be getting there!
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
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
True for current OLED panels, but new OLEDs with LCD-like subpixel arrangements were just announced at CES. Those shouldn't have that problem.
https://news.lgdisplay.com/en/2025/12/lg-display-unveils-wor...