I believe the LG UltraFine 5K panel is 500 nits of brightness compared to the iMac's 300 nits, so they are different. I think it's a safe bet that the next iMac update will include the panel from the LG UltraFine.
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LG UltraFine 5K - Owners Thread
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I believe the LG UltraFine 5K panel is 500 nits of brightness compared to the iMac's 300 nits, so they are different. I think it's a safe bet that the next iMac update will include the panel from the LG UltraFine.
Pictures don't do the justice for the screen. You have to see it in person. I wonder how this screen compares to the 5K iMac.
Got mine today! Both hooked up and gorgeous. I know I may be in the minority here, but I really like the look--the monitor "fades" into the background and actually makes my Thunderbolt display seem a bit dated. They are much nicer in person than I expected.
Nice! How is your MBP handling all those displays? (Also what do you do that needs 3 displays? Just curious
)Pictures don't do the justice for the screen. You have to see it in person. I wonder how this screen compares to the 5K iMac.
I agree with this - they look much better in person
Got mine today! Both hooked up and gorgeous. I know I may be in the minority here, but I really like the look--the monitor "fades" into the background and actually makes my Thunderbolt display seem a bit dated. They are much nicer in person than I expected.
Congrats...that's a great setup.
I agree from seeing the display in person that they are less ugly than expected. Not a good design by any stretch of the imagination, but less offensive than I was expecting...just wish the camera was aligned and the forehead was smaller. But it's thinner than I was expecting.
Still wish It was an Apple quality design, but I'll live with it...
...the wake/sleep problems are a different matter. Does Apple even test their products anymore????
Tried it with yours. The other monitor still has it, but is definitely much better than the first. Guess the first is the one going back...You inspired me to open up my USB-c to disk adapter cables
Will report back with spends (I have two to test)
Which photo did you use? I am not seeing that here, I get a pure black screen.
Try this:
http://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Plain-Black-Wallpaper.png
Anyone installed the LG screen manager? We need a firmware update on the display to fix the wake sleep issue..
I installed the LG Screen Manager software and it works just fine. I checked and the display, as shipped, has the latest firmware.
When I type control+shift+eject on my full size wired keyboard, the LG and built-in displays go dark bit the system does not go to sleep.
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No problems so far, although I haven't really pushed it very hard (just got them setup tonight).Nice! How is your MBP handling all those displays? (Also what do you do that needs 3 displays? Just curious
I work from home and remote desktop into my work PC which sits in a cabinet next to me (I hate working on the idiotically small 12" screen), so typically I'd have my Mac running on the smaller laptop screen and then my work PC on the bigger one (and flipping back and forth in multiple spaces when I want the bigger screen for my Mac). Always wished the Mac screen was bigger.
Now I can have my Mac on a big screen at the same time as my work PC is open (BTW, Remote Desktop works waaay better than I thought it was going to and handles all three screens very well). Do I need both? Probably not, but it does make things a lot easier (contract reviews where I need to reference multiple documents at the same time, multiple excel files that get too small next to each other on 1 screen and a bunch of other probably-don't-really-need-it-but-nice-to-have kind of stuff). I'm also a bit of a photography buff so it's nice having dual, large high-res monitors for Lightroom and Photoshop.
Thanks! I agree with you on the forehead--it was ugly as hell in the picture, but I really don't notice it very much at all--the screen is so gorgeous that everything else is minor. Would I have liked a smaller, even bezel all around? Sure, but it's way better than I thought. They look a lot more sleek than my Thunderbolt Display and the resolution is phenomenal (I had my TBD running when I hooked up the first monitor and didn't really realize how bad the resolution was until this arrived).
Do you get any error messages when you wake the MacBook, too? Such as the MacBook was restarted/kernel panics and a report to send to Apple?
Not really. In fact, I find them very similar in color temperature.
Is the firmware user upgradeable? The widespread sleep/wake issues need to be fixed. What's the point of being like a docking station when you can't use the MBP like a workstation at home...
Congrats to all the new owners! Enjoy! Looks so, so good! I never had issues with the design. It looks very professional.
Meanwhile, it's still not available here. Every where and every time I contact Apple I get no real answers as to why the products were removed and when they can be finally ordered. No one seems to care! It's so frustrating After all, this is not some ****** product like AirPods, these are monitors for professionals.
Congrats to all the new owners! Enjoy! Looks so, so good! I never had issues with the design. It looks very professional.
Meanwhile, it's still not available here. Every where and every time I contact Apple I get no real answers as to why the products were removed and when they can be finally ordered. No one seems to care! It's so frustrating
After all, this is not some ****** product like AirPods, these are monitors for professionals.
The LG Screen Manager app has the capability to update the monitor software in firmware. By the way, I have no issues using the monitor as a hub. I have my wired keyboard, wired mouse, and iPhone plugged into the monitor.
The display looks fantastic!
How's the performance? Can you make a video of the Apple homepage (slideshow) in Chrome?
Hi, not an owner yet but really looking to purchase this screen to go with new 13" tMBP.
I have a couple of questions:
1. Does the retina scale correctly on this 27" screen as I have read that it doesn't look that great on the 4k LG screen?
2. Is the text still readable on this 27" screen as I have used 4k monitors with Windows before and its not really usable!
3. Is there a way to connect DVI and VGA to this screen (as I may want to connect other PCs to this screen)
Thanks in advance
I have a couple of questions:
1. Does the retina scale correctly on this 27" screen as I have read that it doesn't look that great on the 4k LG screen?
2. Is the text still readable on this 27" screen as I have used 4k monitors with Windows before and its not really usable!
3. Is there a way to connect DVI and VGA to this screen (as I may want to connect other PCs to this screen)
Thanks in advance
1 - This display is going to look identical to a 5k iMac, or a 27inch Apple thunderbolt display, the text will be very readable.
2 - Windows handles scaling very differently to OSX, and whilst most OSX appliacations have been updated for retina displays, this isn't common practice on Windows yet (so some apps are either tiny or VERY blurry using 4k on Windows)
3 - No, it's only input is Thunderbolt 3, from what I've read, there isn't anyway to convert to that yet, so you're reliant on having a machine with TB3 onboard (although I'm not even sure this monitor has drivers for Windows either)
There's a great article here;
https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays/
That talks about the optimal size screen for 4k/5k etc, for me personally, 4k (1080p screen space in Retina mode) looks too big on a 27inch device, and native with 4k, everything is way too small. The 27inch 5k is perfect for screen space and text clarity in my opinion.
Hi thanks for this, very interesting - not sure if I should go for this monitor or the Dell UP2715K (as that allows normal connections graphic connections too e.g. display port). As I really need compatibility with a windows desktop pc. They are roughly the same price too.
I think other than having to use two cables instead of one, and a couple of annoyances (I can't recall what, but there is a good thread in here somewhere about that monitor), if PC compatibility is a must, then that's the one for you. Or else wait it out until about April, where I suspect there will be quite a few newer 5k monitors.
Think the key is to avoid a high resolution at a large screen size (i.e 27 inch 4k) to avoid that text too big/small issue.
Edit - here's the thread about that Dell, doesn't sound like it's perfect just yet, but if you can live with it, a decent option?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2016-macbook-pro-and-dell-up2715k-5k-display-mst.2016437/page-2
Thanks, didn't see that thread! Ummm would like the monitor to be as problem free as possible, might just hold off to late January and see what new models are released.
Maybe I'm lucky, but neither monitor I tried had the sleep wake issue. At least it didn't seem like there was an issue. What is the actual issue?
no error message. just black screen on both unable to wake up. press and hold the MBP to restart.
For the sleep/awake issue, any one encountered this tried to see uptime in terminal? I have a similar issue every time I sent MBP to sleep when connected to 5K display, it requires a fresh login after wake up, but the uptime shows it didn't restart, it is simply a logoff action
I am just disconnecting the LG 4K before putting my MacBook to sleep.
FYI: This issue does not happen when I use my 12" MacBook, so definitely a compatibility issue between the 2016 MBPs and the monitor.