I am looking for an external monitor for my 16 mbp. Anyone recommendations for one that looks good and works well with the 16 64gb ram and 8gb video card. 4k would be nice (should I even bother with 5k), color calibrated for photo and graphic design work and between 27-34 inches. Also do I need 120 hz? I'd to like edit video at some point and watch movies.
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external monitor recommendations with mbp16?
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I only have experience with a dual LG Ultrafine 4K setup. They’re excellent monitors, but are too small to meet your needs. Have you seen the Dell UP2720Q? It has impressive color accuracy and can calibrate itself, though I have no first hand experience.
Pick a display that you won't have to use in "scaled" mode.
That is, you should be using it at its "native resolution" or in "HiDPI" (retina) mode.
Scaling the display may tax the MBP's GPU, heat the computer up, run the fans loudly, and perhaps even slow things down.
A list that may be of some help:
IPS Monitor List: Best AHVA, PLS & IPS LCD Displays
That is, you should be using it at its "native resolution" or in "HiDPI" (retina) mode.
Scaling the display may tax the MBP's GPU, heat the computer up, run the fans loudly, and perhaps even slow things down.
A list that may be of some help:
IPS Monitor List: Best AHVA, PLS & IPS LCD Displays
how do I know if I wont have to use it in scaled mode? Haven't seen any with the macbook's resolution. is the lg 32ul950-w good?
I'm using a LG 32UL950 with my MacBook Pro 16". It has a native resolution of 3840x2160 (4k) which means you can either set it to that resolution or to a scaled resolution. The first option is default and will output "Looks like 1920x1080". In that case the resolution is scaled exactly 2x: each dot on the screen is shown using 2x2 pixels.
In between there's looks like 2560x1440, looks like 3008x1692 and looks like 3360x1890. In case of looks like 3360x1890, your Mac will render its output at 6720x3780 then scale back to 3360x1890. Effectively, each horizontal dot is displayed using 8/7 (1.14) pixel. Some say that will result in a blurry screen. This rendering then scaling is quite heavy for the graphics card but it should be able to perform smoothly even at 60Hz.
In between there's looks like 2560x1440, looks like 3008x1692 and looks like 3360x1890. In case of looks like 3360x1890, your Mac will render its output at 6720x3780 then scale back to 3360x1890. Effectively, each horizontal dot is displayed using 8/7 (1.14) pixel. Some say that will result in a blurry screen. This rendering then scaling is quite heavy for the graphics card but it should be able to perform smoothly even at 60Hz.