Review! 23.7-inch LG UltraFine Display - are TWO Thunderbolt 3 ports worth the upgrade?
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
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The new 23.7-inch LG 4K UltraFine Display replaces the old 21.5-inch display, and adds two Thunderbolt 3 ports to support daisy chain setups. Should you consider buying it? Read full in-depth review: 9to5mac.com/20...
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Do you use an external display with your Mac? If so, which one do you use, and why? Would you consider 'upgrading' to this newly launched LG UltraFine Display? Let me know!
I hope they release a 5K version that supports iPad Pro.
You are the same person from secureteam10 channel. Thats probably why you like to hide your face.
If I have the money, 100% yes.
It’s a downgrade. PPI is below retina standard.
Does it have a fan on the back of the monitor ? Like the ultrafine 5k ? I tried to check when you detach the stand but it is hard to see. Thanks!
i literally bought this yesterday without knowing they refreshed them, when i looked at the rear i noticed the second thunderbolt 3 port and was surprised. so i essentially purchased this newer model without realizing it was the NEW ONE, that's how stealth apple's release was for this display
Sounds like you made out like a bandit. (:
Justin La Turno same here!
compared to the 4k monitor of an imac how do you think?
Is it glossy or matte ?
Pls I need to know.
The design of the monitor is perfect! love that the bezels have the same width!
it would have been much better with thin bezels
Without being a technophobe, I settled on this display, to plug-n-use, with my MacBook Pro M1, as my desktop setup, and totally ok that I did. Thanks for the review 👍🏼
I think I am going to get two of these. Thanks for the breakdown!
Thanks, I really like them. I actually prefer 4K to 5K tbh. And these are so compact.
two of these or one 5k one?
Lawrence Job definitely 2 of these
I bought two of these, they're pretty good. Nice display, can't see how I would want any more definition. I'm using mostly for After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and then for Logic Pro X. The speakers are absolutely terrible and I feel like the stand could be better, but it seemed like the best option as of October 2020 without being insane and spending six grand. Worked perfect out of the box. The only issue is the light sensor is a bit erratic. I would agree with the 3/5 stars most people seem to give them. Not much of a reviewer but I thought maybe it'd help someone looking. Overall - not mind blowing, but pretty good, does the job.
Haha crazy! For me the speakers are much better than those in my macbook pro m1.
@@edimarjunior9616 No way really? Then why he saying that they are bad?
@@edimarjunior9616 I have to agree. To me, the speakers are good enough that I stopped using external speakers. Sure, you won't be experiencing anything amazing while listening to or producing music, but if you are just watching RUclips, having a few calls etc., they are very usable. Especially when you compare them with any other built-in speakers in different displays. I had my hands on dozens of monitors due to my work and there were basically no other comparable speakers except for those in huge 42 inch gaming OLEDs which are nothing but TVs cosplaying as monitors.
Also the picture still holds up until today. Yes, it's "just an edge-lit IPS", but the amazing brightness, panel quality, pixel density and (cannot stress this enough) glossy coating made me chose these displays over any other in this price range. Glossy displays are just so much more vibrant and unless you work directly behind a window, with the 500 Nits brightness you should have no problems with visibility. I actually find the scattering of the light on matte displays much more distracting.
The best monitor I had. Before him I had a Dell Ultrasharp 24", and LG is WAY better! I recommend.
Great review! Although I truly think you could have made this a 5 minute video instead of a 13 minute video..
I lost track on the iDownloadBlog channel and here I am probably 6 or 8 years later since the lastime I saw a IDB video looking for a monitor for my M1 MBP and just when I hear his voice I said: Man, I know this voice.
Jeff, you helped me customize my iPhone with your jailbreak videos back then (I don’t know if jailbreak is still a thing). I love the new channel and I am definitely subscribing. I appreciate your work before and I appreciate your work now. Thank you
Hi there, this monitor + MBP M1 Pro were working fine until a couple of weeks ago when speakers and display controls in the General Settings of the MB disappeared. Now I can't select LG as default speakers, and the brightness cannot be moved up or down.
Any ideas? I tried already with another Thunderbolt Cable and nothing changed.
Love your attention to details. That’s why I watch your reviews ❤️
I have two of these connected to a Mac mini M2 Pro. They work great. There are a lot of 4K displays on the market. I think this size works better than a larger display. The pixel density is 183 pixels per inch. My 2017 5K iMac had a pixel density of 218 pixels per inch. When viewing at a normal distance, I can't tell the difference between these displays and the iMac. A larger 4K display may look good but its pixel density would be less, which means that images and text would not be as sharp. I have been spoiled by Apple's Retina displays, so I can't work with displays that don't look as good. I think these were well worth the $700 price.
i was thinking about picking up a 24md4kl for my mac mini m2 2023 but was confused about the ports on the back of the monitor. I was under the impression the ports are capable of charging laptops tablets phones etc, so I thought you couldn't plug in something like the mac mini . Wouldnt a charge from the monitor damage the mac mini? How is your display set up? thru the thunderbolt port? If so do you think its worth upgrading to a thunderport 4 over the 3? thanks I appreciate the input~
@@coleedwards1634 You can plug them into a Mac mini directly. There are no issues. The monitor only charges if the device it's plugged into supports that. They will daisy chain too. Right now, both of mine are plugged into a Thunderbolt dock. Only one is plugged into the dock directly. If I didn't have the dock, they would be plugged into my MacBook Pro directly. My MacBook Pro would be charged and the USB-C and Thunderbolt ports on the back of the displays would be usable by the MacBook Pro. They're great monitors. There was only one annoying thing. For about a week or so, they showed some light bleed around the edges. Once they "burned in" the light bleed went away. I almost returned the first one that I bought, then I noticed that the issue went away. The second one that I bought a few months later showed the same issue and it too "burned in" and the issue was gone.
Just got mine taking working from home to a new level!
just bought 2 of these. still in the process of swapping the 2nd one out, have had 2 screens (out of 3) so far that have these weird green/yellow ish light leaks in leftbottom and topright corner. Also viewing angle is nog great, color/intensity wise. i still have my 21" imac from late2017 and that 4k screen is actually better in every way. A bit frustrating to be honest, seeing it next to two LG screens. Also, makes me appreciate the imac so much more.
I am going to buy this monitor for my macbook pro m1 which has ppi 254 in this monitor ppi 186 will i feel discomfort after macbook screen?
I bought one LG ultrafine 4k 23.7-inch monitor, I also bought one Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapters and a Thunderbolt 2 cable, it can display my 2013 late MacBook Pro. It's a good upgrade for older MacBook Pro, the Old ultrafine 4k 21.5-inch display nothing...
As ugly as my 27 inch Ultrafine was design wise , it has a gorgeous screen and worked to perfection. The thunderbolt technology for charge and output still mesmerises me today.
Yeah, that fivehead wasn't pretty.
How the design of the imacs looks like with those huge hideous bezels ???!!
After many month to re watch this video, you have make a great point about the 6k display have a crazy price of a “stand” point !
Many thanks - a very useful review. Exactly what I needed to know.
So, TWO thunderbolt inputs definitely make me choose this over the ultra fine 5k, but say you have several computers and need to get them into this monitor? curious what you would do? is there such a hub? I need to have one thunderbolt for the new Mac mini and a display port and hdmi going into the other thunderbolt input. What should I do?
Ironically enough only a week ago I bought a used UltraFine 5K on eBay for $690, it’s in excellent condition and now this comes out a week later.
TheGQBrotha It’s a gorgeous display. Enjoy it buddy
You’re definitely better off with that one! Good price too
So what happens if you plug in 2 different macs into the 2 thunderbolt 3 ports?
What’s the purpose of the usbc ports? I feel like I’d end up using usbc to USB adapters with them. Wondering what type of product would benefit form thiss
Wow I never thought to see if the full resolution was available on the 21.5" and thought I was stuck with things being larger than I wanted. Option-clicked and chose full res and damn it looks awesome. Thanks!
Decent video! But not very useful for people actually interested in the display. How are the colors? Flicker free? Low blue light? Sharpness? Contrast? Color accuracy?
Nice review, thanks. I want 27 inch
How noticeable is the drop in text sharpness compared to the earlier LG 21.5" display with 219 ppi? Are you able to see individual pixels because of lower 186 ppi and does it appear "non-retina"?
Would it be possible to connect an Xbox series S to the Lg Ultrafine monitor? And if so, how would you go about doing so?
(Hdmi to USB-c /thunderbolt 3)
Can it True Tone when the MacBook is close ?
I bought two of these so I could daisy chain with my 2016 MacBook (only has one USB-C port) and I can't get both monitors to work. Am I doing something wrong or is my MB not powerful enough to run both of them??
It's been so long that I'm sure you must have realized this already, but in case you haven't, I wanted to say that your MacBook only has USB-C. It doesn't have ThunderBolt 3, which is what this monitor needs to run. Of course, there's always a chance that I could be mistaken.
Can’t wait to get this setup with a new iPad Pro and that iPad OS. 😍
hey bros , could you suggest me which i should choose for 24in(4k) or 27(5k) for grahpic designer? thanks
If I wanted to connect an HDMI game console to it I cant? Or I would need an adaptor?
can you connect the rode podmic usb microphone to the back of the display ? or do you think it would degrade the signal
Thanks for the vid!
If I am missing the USB C cable to connect to my ipad, where can I find another to purchase? I don't know where to look and I've been searching and can't find it.. Please help ):
Why would they make it do that??? What if I want the resolution to be 4K and all the icons and programs and web pages to be normal size? Any suggestions?
Now here’s the important question. If I am running two of these displays, and have a black magic gpu in a separate port, will these displays be getting the performance from
The GPU?
Is it possible to daisy chain the two displays to the EGPU then connect the EGPU to the MacBook?
Yes they will...
Hey there! My macbook pro 13 2019 that is connected to the dell u2520d is very hot when working, for example in photoshop, are there any problems with yours?
We need to see that MacBook Pro
How does the glare compare to the iMac 4K? Is is glossy or semi-gloss? Does it have an anti-reflective coating like the iMac 4K? Thanks!
Would you recommend this over 32u950 ultrafine?? I'm trying to decide between the two. Based on your review it seems the u950 is better...
Hi there. Can the brightness for this external monitor be completely turned off like how you can completely turn off the brightness for macbook pro through the brightness adjustment?
I have black bars on top and bottom when connecting my 11” iPad to a 4k display. Any clue?
Does Lumafusion cooperate with this display?
my only problem is that my Mac has a thunderbolt 1 port are their cords I can buy on amazon that will work to this?
Thanks for this video overview. Also thanks for the mention of iFixit. This new LG monitor is very interesting, with its twin Thunderbolt 3 ports, additional USB-C ports, and iPad Pro support. I'm a little puzzled, though, that it lacks support for "pivoting", in other words, using the monitor in "portrait mode". That's disappointing. I'd love to see what a MacMini or other late model Apple laptop could do with this display when aided by an eGPU. How many eGPU configurations out there would enhance a Mac with a display like this?
@Neil West - I understood that the display cannot be used in "portrait mode". "Landscape mode" only. (?)
If you use a 4k monitor with a macbook air, is it going to give you 4k resolution? I think the macbook air only displays at 1080p. How is this going to take advantage of the resolution on a 4k monitor?
I have only seen demo’s where the external monitor has a mirrored image of the laptop monitor. Does this mean one does not have (cannot have) two different images on these two screens (like Excel on the laptop monitor and Word on the external monitor)??? Thank you for potential help and info.
Does this improves the speakers? At least the automatic brightness adjustment works now...
I'm a LGUltraFine 4K user. I didn't know until today that this my expensive display don't support Facetime because this hasn't front camera! Until now, I've searched just like storm for find out answers that it's support facetime. But.... lol
And what about color accuracy, please? Is It good option for Photography?
I'm pretty sure they use iMac screen spec for color gamut and brightness, so basically it's good enough for professional
I’m planning on getting the new Mac Mini, and pair it with this monitor, now the question is, would this monitor work fine if I partition the Mac mini and use windows on it? I know the older monitors had trouble working with window PCs, but since this is a Mac, would it still work when I’m using windows on boot camp?
Ok. quick question. is it worth the money? and does it work with a 2010 MacBook pro
please respond
Just Skillz this does not work with MBP 2010, i tried with mine which is MBP late 2011.
LG also makes a 24" 4k display without thunderbolt and USB hub for $299.00. Is the visual quality on that monitor as good as the visual display on this monitor. In other words with this monitor are you paying $400 extra for the USB hub and better stand or is there actually a difference in the display quality?
There is? Do you have the model number?
Assuming you don't need the second Thunderbolt 3 port, is there any other reason other than price to go for this over the 5K model? Also, what about the 5K/2K UltraWide? I did watch all 3 of your reviews, but I'm having a hard time choosing. I will be running it off the new 16 inch MacBook Pro.
you should update your information. For the 13 inch is still limited to 60 watts
Thank you for the review, this is a good option.
Hi @9to5Mac I‘ve got this exact set up and get audio to work on the monitor but don‘t get an image... Any tips?
How does it compare to the 5K ultra fine? Looks like that model didn’t have ambient light sensor and no True Tone support. Only one TB port... but it’s 27” 5K ..
Can you use the LG as a *separate* workspace with my iMac 4k?
Hi there, Does anyone know if you can connect this display to a 2015 13" MacBook Pro Retina, in some way?
Does anyone know yet whether this display is fully compatible with the new M1 Mac mini? Can you daisy chain monitors and will it utilize all features? I do appreciate that it seems to have been designed with Macs in mind.
Do you need a magic keyboard to change the brightness from the function keys o you can use any keyboard ?
Can you connect an hdmi cable to the monitor with an adapter?
I don't understand why LG doesn't make a PC version of this display. The size is just perfect. I wish more companies made 24" 4K displays. I know there are a few but those are a bit old.
Seriously , I wanted to buy this as a monitor for my PC especially because I love glossy displays and was told this wouldn’t work with my PC :/
@@yuforicperceptions Yeah, it's really unfortunate. Bad move by LG but oh well. I went with a 27" and that one has been great. No regrets.
@@iShredStreets the 27 inch one from LG? Looking for one to edit with might have to go with that if it’s compatible with a PC
Mainly because I love the gloss finish
@@yuforicperceptions Oh, my bad. I wasn't specific. I went for a LG UltraGear 27GL850. It's being sold as a Gaming Monitor but it's great overall. 1440p, 144Hz Nano IPS with 1ms. But if you want a 4K one, the LG 27UP850-W should do. Alas they don't have a Glossy finish.
I'm thrown off by the PPI. So my question is... if I've been admiring the quality of the iMac 21.5 4k screen, and buy this, am I going to be able to tell the difference? Will it look "grainy". Thanks.
I’ve been thinking this as well. The 21.5” version I believe was the same ppi as 21” iMac retina. I liked this because I could scale the monitor and my MacBook to have the same size UI, but if this new model is larger at 24”, but has the same pixels, i can only assume it won’t look as good as its 21.5” predecessor, everything will be look slightly larger and also won’t match the UI sizing on my MacBook, which isn’t cool. My issue is that I could get a different 24” LG 4K monitor for less than half this price. Sure it doesn’t have all the integration of the UltraFine, but all I really care about is pixel density and having it match with my Mac.
Could this be leading to mouse and keyboard support for iPad :)?
Is this good for PS4 and gaming
Could you connect an xbox to this? If so, how would you go about adjusting volume and other settings without a remote or buttons?
Wondering if I should get this monitor or return my Mac Mini M1 and just get the iMac.
What’d you end up doing?
@@ianbee1959Got an MBP 14 and sold the Mini (but also got the 21.5" LG Ultrafine). But you can spec the mini much more powerful nowadays, so it might be more interesting than it was a few years ago.
I use LG UltraFine 5K display around18 months, one day, there are a lot of ghost image and burn in, just stay for 5 seconds, the image will burn in, and it will take a long time to get lost. I asked for LG . Someone came to follow up, and after seeing the ghost image and called back to the company. The Engineering said " normal". I don’t accept and continue to ask LG, The Engineering only responded to "normal" without explaining any reasons and improvement methods.
The LG UltraFine 5K display in the Apple Store has a same image problem.
Hello everyone I’ve been wanting to get in gaming for a little while I wanna know if when you have a monitor is it like a computer or do you have to link the montiter to your laptop and then what ever shows on your laptop will show up on your monitor
So if you use this display with a computer that doesn't have thunderbolt, how do you turn it on?
If I have a dual monitor setup, is there any way I can hook up a PS4 Pro and my MacBook Air to them?
I felt its £129 over prices but with your paying for the Mac and iPad integration, so I guess its worth it.
I've found the previous model for half the price. Would it be better to go with that? I only need one TB3 port for my MacBook Pro and I'm essentially looking for a monitor which comes as close as possible to replicating the MBP 13" (2019) display but larger.
What's the model name of the previous model?
Hi,
At 8:14 you mentioned the sensor adjusting the brightness automatically and it really seems (though very slightly) that it does. But I have the previous 4K LG UltraFine and although it has the same sensor, it just doesn't work. I searched internet and many people say theirs doesn't work either. I was thinking maybe Apple would add the feature with a software update but then I saw your video and was very surprised.
Am I doing something wrong?
Cheers
Yes, I have this same question!
Joel Bartlett I hope he sees the question. I really want to know...
Great review! I'm wondering what kind of table lamp do you use!?
What make/model is that wooden elec sit/stand desk you're using to hold the LG monitor in this video? Thanks!
Got it the day it was released. It is great, however the speakers are lacklustre to say the least.
That is par for the course! Always count on at least a 2.1 external speaker directly connected to your Mac!
@@terryrodbourn2793 I use the HomePod, does the job.
@David Soward yes
I got 1 thunderbolt cable that didn’t work lol I didn’t get any other accessory 😟
But how do you turn off the monitor manually? Do I need to put the computer to sleep?
Hi, excellent review! 👍🏼. Question: Can the iPad Pro work the same way with the UltraFine 5K? Thanks!
DOM my question as well. Thinking of getting the 1tb 2018 iPad Pro.
Gerald Deus While looking around different articles mentioned the 5k does not work with the iPad Pro, neither is listed as supported device on the apple website. Therefore I went for this LG 4k. Go for it!
Is i possible to use this display with a PlayStation if I have a dongle?
Sucks that this doesn't have enough power for 16" MacBook.... we need some better monitor options in 2020
Awesome in depth the video! Great as always!
Can you show me Daisy Chaining of two 24 displays? If it works, that would be great!!!
MS I wonder after daisy chaining 2 display, can it be add a NAS the the 3th place ? How the speed will be ?
Also, if the set up be MacBook Pro > eGPU > lg 4K > lg 4K, can the egpu improve 2 display at once ?
Also keen to know how having two 4k displays affects a macbook. Does it sweat to push all those pixels?
@moo - What about those jittering issues some people complained about with scrolling on the mini? - has that been fixed in firmware? - I am extremely sensitive to jank
@moo - I am not sure where I saw it on youtube, but when u scroll long pages of text it is not smooth
You didn’t mentioned one thing ☝🏻 ... display glossy or matt?
Unrelated question: What picture profile you use for your videos? I believe you use Sony Cameras, which is what I use also for RUclips videos, but I wonder what settings you use for the B roll! They always look extra crispy on my 5K imac
Thank you. I think it has more to do with that lens than anything else. But I use Standard profile to shoot everything.
6:59 "as you can see here" - not on my 2015 RMBP
Sorry ☺️
Hmm the only one I can find now only has ONE thunderbolt port, and Apple doesn't sell those monitors anymore, so guess we are out of luck again?
does this monitor only work with Mac? can it work with PC?
Could you make a video on the setup of iMac 21.5 inch with two LG UltraFine 4K displays. Please!
I'm confused. Were there two thunderbolt 3 ports or 1?
Could I daisy-chain this to the old 21.5 in LG 4K Ultrafine Display?
Does the ambient light sensor actually work now?
Yeah it works well.
I thought all Thunderbolt 3 cables have the number “3” printed under the lightening bolt? Is that really a T3 cable?
What about a Dell s3219D 1440p
Great review! Can you close the new 16" MacBook Pro lid and still have it output to the LG monitor. I'd like to do this for general purpose work as well as video editing on FCP. I'd just rather not have the laptop open while I'm viewing on the LG monitor.
Will this be ok for my sons 2018 Mac mini?