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

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Post by deminature »

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?

Other manufacturers are likely to use the same panel as the new XDR and Studio display. The peak display tech this year will be the same glossy, high refresh rate mini LED used in the Apple displays, sold by third parties for a more reasonable price. You have to compromise a bit on the design, but in return you get a sensible price, much greater input connectivity and 'dual mode' which is useful if you want to also use it for gaming.

Here's the third party version of the upcoming 5K studio display refresh - 271KRAW16, 5K 27" 165hz glossy with mini led backlight https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109565/msi-unveils-worlds-fir...

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

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Post by apt-apt-apt-apt »

jhogervorst wrote: post #55
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?

I’ve been using one for over five years, exclusively with MacBooks which were always powered by the display. I haven’t had any issues with mine. (Except maybe once last year, when it wouldn’t turn on. I had to unplug the display from the power and plug it back in.)

Were you running high loads? I ran heavy, constant gaming loads with the monitor on (monitor specs say typical 140W, max 200W). After switching to the MBP charger, haven't had an issue for 5 years.

So it would be drawing 200W constantly. While it may have been a twice defective fluke, I suspect either the power delivery or heat killed it somehow.

The 100W MBP charger gets very hot by itself, and its twice that for the built-in monitor charger, which is also right next to the hot display panel. Add hot weather to the mix, and it seems like it could be trying to do too much.

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

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Post by acchow »

tracker1 wrote: post #80
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.

Most people run in some hiDPI mode so text doesn’t become tiny

But 1440p on a 45” is not good PPI. That could be why you’re struggling to see text clearly

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

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Post by kcb »

adrian_b wrote: post #64
Analemma_ wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For a long time, the only very high (>200) DPI monitors on the market were Apple's first-party ones and the LG UltraFine, the former being stupidly overpriced and the latter having, as you say, reliability horror stories. I assume the dearth of other options was because macOS doesn't do fractional scaling, only 2x, so only Apple users really needed 5K-at-27" or 6K-at-32" whereas Windows/Linux users can be ok with 150…

As a Linux user, I am confused when I hear other people talking about "scaling" and even more when they talk about being able to use only a restricted set of values for "scaling". For much more than a decade, I have not used any monitor with a resolution less than 4k with Linux. I have never used any kind of "scaling" and I would not want to use any kind of "scaling", because that by definition means a lower image qu…

Doesn't this depend on the application. For example electron applications dgaf about this system, render to a bitmap, and then look terrible as a result.

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

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Post by stephenr »

wolvoleo wrote: post #70
adrian_b wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a Linux user, I am confused when I hear other people talking about "scaling" and even more when they talk about being able to use only a restricted set of values for "scaling". For much more than a decade, I have not used any monitor with a resolution less than 4k with Linux. I have never used any kind of "scaling" and I would not want to use any kind of "scaling", because that by definition means a lower image qu…

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.

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

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Post by MBCook »

dzogchen wrote: post #86
MBCook wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

They stopped shipping computers that have less than that. They clearly think that’s the minimum that’s viable.

Personally, I’m fine with that. It’s 2026 and I don’t understand why people are using 1080p monitors for work.

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

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Post by apt-apt-apt-apt »

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.

I usually left the monitor-to-MBP cable plugged in, but I did have some minor finicky connection issues at one point. But that was nothing compared to the monitor actually dying.

The monitor setup seemed like the ideal solution, less cables and just plug in to the monitor. But the combination of heat from powering the monitor, MBP, the monitor itself, and hot weather does seem like a plausible cause to me.

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

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Post by Kristopher1337 »

acchow wrote: post #93
tracker1 wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Most people run in some hiDPI mode so text doesn’t become tiny But 1440p on a 45” is not good PPI. That could be why you’re struggling to see text clearly

This interaction fully flushes out the problem. The math is not being done between size and resolution to determine PPI.

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

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Post by lazylizard »

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.

the old monitors still work. its a waste to throw them away. something like that?
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