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diegog

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Hi,


Aside from the pixel resolution setting, and going back to the original question about the monitor settings. Here are a few I still can't figure out whether they should be On or Off (when working on graphic design).

1- Picture/Brightness/ DFC (Adjusts the brightness automatically according to the screen ).
…To what screen? I have only one screen.

2- Picture Mode/ HDR Effect (Optimizes the screen for high dynamic range).
…My monitor is connected via Thunderbolt.

3- General/ Local Dimming (Maximizes the contrast ratio by making the bright areas of the screen brighter and the dark areas of the screen darker).
…very clueless about this one.


Thank you for your help,
 

Basic75

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3- General/ Local Dimming (Maximizes the contrast ratio by making the bright areas of the screen brighter and the dark areas of the screen darker).
…very clueless about this one.
You'll probably want this off for graphic design work, and if you're unsure you probably also want to disable HDR Effect. Local dimming is a transition technology that can make videos look better but has disadvantages for many other applications. You can search the web for details. Actually, if I were you I'd disable all three of these. DFC is like local dimming but with just one zone. With graphic design work you want deterministic brightness, not some algorithm playing around with the backlight depending on content.
 
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diegog

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You'll probably want this off for graphic design work, and if you're unsure you probably also want to disable HDR Effect. Local dimming is a transition technology that can make videos look better but has disadvantages for many other applications. You can search the web for details. Actually, if I were you I'd disable all three of these. DFC is like local dimming but with just one zone. With graphic design work you want deterministic brightness, not some algorithm playing around with the backlight depending on content.
Thank you for the inside. Makes perfect sense.
 

anthonymoody

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Here's something cuckoo and fun. Samsung is releasing a 57" ultrawide that's nearly 8k x 2k. Basically it takes the 40" 5k/2k resolution and grafts about 8" width of pixels to each end.

Note that the native horizontal resolution of 7680 is 2x what the current 34" and 40" ultrawides have (3840) so Pro/Max chips should be able to drive it natively. HOWEVER, there likely won't be any HiDPI resolutions supported above 3840 due to the same limitations we face now on the 34/40" versions.

 

grmlin

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Here's something cuckoo and fun. Samsung is releasing a 57" ultrawide that's nearly 8k x 2k. Basically it takes the 40" 5k/2k resolution and grafts about 8" width of pixels to each end.

Note that the native horizontal resolution of 7680 is 2x what the current 34" and 40" ultrawides have (3840) so Pro/Max chips should be able to drive it natively. HOWEVER, there likely won't be any HiDPI resolutions supported above 3840 due to the same limitations we face now on the 34/40" versions.

Also a 27“ 5K Screen which is much more exciting imo. Didn’t think that this would ever happen outside Apple
 

Basic75

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Here's something cuckoo and fun. Samsung is releasing a 57" ultrawide that's nearly 8k x 2k. Basically it takes the 40" 5k/2k resolution and grafts about 8" width of pixels to each end.
It's simply two 32" 4K side-by-side in one display, just like the 49" ones are like two standard 27" side-by-side.
 

anthonymoody

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It's simply two 32" 4K side-by-side in one display, just like the 49" ones are like two standard 27" side-by-side.
Lol. And? No one has ever done it before. Not sure why you'd "simply" decide that it's not a big deal. This is super cool. If it's not for you, move on.
 
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Gavin H

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I have lots of problems with this monitor - and was just about to give up and return it - even got a different (much cheaper DELL monitor) and ran them side by side. (LG via T3 cable and the Dell on HDMI) The Dell wouldn't get past 3440x1440 - I have a feeling you can't go past this with HDMI ?
Anyway with both monitors running - the LG behaved as I wanted it to - but the moment I disconnected the Dell monitor (physically removed the HDMI cable) the LG would have heart attack - go blank for 20 seconds at a time and then show the desktop for about half a second (which was not enough time to click on anything).

I did set up a BetterDummy and that fooled the LG into behaving (as if there were two monitors) - but as soon as I restarted (and the software BetterDummy wasn't loaded)..back to full on heart attack mode.

Then as a last resolve I connected the USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) AND the HDMI cable to the LG Monitor simultaneously - everything went GREAT and I can access all the resolutions including 3840x1620 (the one you really want for a monitor this large).

In the Displays panel it looks like I have two LG HDR 5K monitors and I set one of them as "Main" and the other one as "Mirror". For some reason my LG only behaves when there appears to be two monitors connected.

Don't know if this makes any difference but Monitor setting : Display port is set to 1.4

I have a Mac Studio with M1 Max (OS Ventura 13.1)

I hope this helps someone !
 
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Robdmb

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I have lots of problems with this monitor - and was just about to give up and return it - even got a different (much cheaper DELL monitor) and ran them side by side. (LG via T3 cable and the Dell on HDMI) The Dell wouldn't get past 3440x1440 - I have a feeling you can't go past this with HDMI ?
Anyway with both monitors running - the LG behaved as I wanted it to - but the moment I disconnected the Dell monitor the LG would have heart attack - go blank for 20 seconds at a time and then show the desktop for about half a second (which was not enough time to click on anything).

I have a Mac Studio with M1 Max (OS Ventura 13.1)
Then as a last resolve I connected the USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) AND the HDMI cable and everything went GREAT and I can access all the resolutions including 3840x1620 (the one you really want for a monitor this large).

In the Displays panel it looks like I have two LG HDR 5K monitors and I set one of them as "Main" and the other one as "Mirror".
Don't know if this makes any difference but Monitor setting : Display port is set to 1.4

I hope this helps someone !
How did the Dell look at 3440 x 1440? Is that the native resolution of the Dell? Was text sharp enough?
 

Gavin H

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yes it wasn't too bad (text was sharp) - but I missed the extra space that 3840x1620 gives you. Also I didn't love the curved monitor of the Dell. I've never had one before and having used the LG for the last 3 months I much prefer it.
 

Wonderm00n

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I just moved from a MBP 2026 (Intel) to a MBA M3 2024 (MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1) and I can't use the 3360x1417 or 3840x1620 resolutions I used before. Well, I can, using BetterDisplay but they're not HiDPI. Everything is blurred.

Is it possible to activate one of those resolutions with HiDPI and how?
 

anthonymoody

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I just moved from a MBP 2026 (Intel) to a MBA M3 2024 (MacOS Sonoma 14.4.1) and I can't use the 3360x1417 or 3840x1620 resolutions I used before. Well, I can, using BetterDisplay but they're not HiDPI. Everything is blurred.

Is it possible to activate one of those resolutions with HiDPI and how?
Hmm. Well, there are a lot of comments about these resolutions in the threads for each of the various 5k/2k widescreen monitors. Here and there people have turned up to say they get 3840 x 1620 with an M2 or M3 MBA. I wonder if they are but not in HiDPI??

I've tried my wife's M2 and daughter's M3 - both airs - with my 40" version of this monitor, and I can't get HiDPI. I may be doing something wrong with BetterDummy and SwitchResX. But it works in HiDPI driven by my M1 Max.
 

grmlin

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it's a technical limitation of the chip, I don't think that there is anything you can do about it. It's just too many pixels for it, as the Mac has to interpolate the resolution virtually up to something else, so that it can divide it by 2 for HDPI
 
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srikat

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Using BetterDisplay, we have a huge range of resolutions choices.

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Not sure what the point of setting it to the highest 3840x1620 is. Everything looks so tiny.
 

srikat

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LOL! My "favorite" resolution is 4096x1728, but I regularly use 5120x2160. I have HORRIBLE vision, but on a 34" screen, 5K is pretty darn readable to me.

I wonder if are referring to the same monitor (LG 34WK95U).
 

MacGizmo

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I wonder if are referring to the same monitor (LG 34WK95U).
Yeah, we are. What makes you think mine is different?

I don't use Better Display, but someone turned me on to RDM (which is free) and offers the same resolutions as Better Display, but lacks all the extra features of BD.
 

grmlin

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Quick question, thought this could be a good place to ask:

mine just started flickering with certain colors every now and then. Seems to come and go, never noticed that before. It's very irritating and I have never seen anything like that with another monitor in the past. Anyone else experiencing this? Warranty is long gone and I don't want to believe that 4 years or something will be everything I'll get out of that thing.
 

srikat

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Quick question, thought this could be a good place to ask:

mine just started flickering with certain colors every now and then. Seems to come and go, never noticed that before. It's very irritating and I have never seen anything like that with another monitor in the past. Anyone else experiencing this? Warranty is long gone and I don't want to believe that 4 years or something will be everything I'll get out of that thing.

Not the same problem but mine has always had white flickering dots.

It was annoying initially, but I got used to them.

Anyway, I stopped using this monitor and bought an Apple Studio Display recently.
 
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