Is this LG Ultrawide the Perfect Monitor for Programming?
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- I've been using my new LG Ultrawide Monitor for about a month for programming, editing photos, gaming and working with Final Cut Pro. In this video I give you my thoughts on this monitor and whether or not I think it's worth it.
Mayuko's Review: • I finally tried an Ult...
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That edit in edit shot was a pure delight to watch. I’m not in then market for a monitor but watching your editing is something worth the watch.
Haha thanks Joe 😆
Great review! Been trying to find one of these for a while. USB-C w/ Power Delivery is a must for me now I'm just waiting for these to come in stock.
Nice one Brian I’m glad I could help!
LMAO. I literally bought this monitor because of Mayuko it’s so funny you said that at the very end of the video 😂
Haha nice one!
Just ordered this monitor. I also program and have been using dual monitors for years. Looking forward to trying this one out.
how was you experience with ultrawide monitor for coding compare to dual monitors?
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I still like dual monitors, however, this monitor allows you to split the screen so you essentially have two separate monitors. I use one of the split screens as a reference and the other for programming.
@@valveman12 which better as programmer to get this monitor or 27 inch 4k monitor?
@@alizeinaldine2568My advice is not to get 27inch 4K monitor. Everything will be just too small. Icons, text...etc. I have 27inch 2K (2560x1440) and everything that is higher resolution than that is just too much and it isn't effective at all. If you want 4K resolution, consider getting larger monitor (32inch or above). That is from my experience.
I was just looking for a review of this exact display for programming, thanks!!
Nice I hope it was useful! I couldn’t find much when I was thinking about buying it.
Yep i think this is the one. Thanks for the review
You’re welcome!
Nice review. Got the same and am loving it!
Great to hear!
Thank you for the review. Spot on and it delivered every relevant information i needed.
This is exactly the monitor i need and want. Unfortunately it’s completely out of stock. At least in the german market:/
Yeah seems to be the case for a few people. Hopefully they’ll be able to catch up to demand soon. I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
The only problem with this monitor is that it has 60Hz. Is there the same model but with like 100-144 Hz?
Hello, I recently bought the LG 34GP950G for my Macbook 14. When I installed the LG OnScreen Controls software, I noticed that the monitor settings would appear and then disappear. Can you see that on your Mac? Also, I can't find the LG UltraGear control center for MAC? I can only see for Windows.
Programmer here with Cavapoo. :) On hunt for ultrawide, 4K is not good on Mac for programmers as text scaling just doesn't work. It's not Retina. Big screen 1440p is a sweet spot as you can use native resolution and still see the text. Can you confirm that text looks good on your IDE?
MacOS is designed to work with ~110 ppi and ~220 ppi (retina). Any monitor that doesn't have ppi that are close to these number are trash for MacOS.
@@karadenizfamilyso is the monitor from the video good for mac or not?
what is width of the table you use?, I ordered 120cm ikea, thinking to changing it to 140cm atleast.
Thanks, that was a really helpful and comprehensive review. Also, what a cute pupper! What’s their name?
Haha that's Mocha. He's the best!
Nice one man. Do you reckon that the non-curve would be better?
I think for widescreen monitors the curve works well but it's all personal preference
@@IanLenehan cheers
There is no mention of the monitor model anywhere in the video ?
Hey, one question regarding the stability of the stand. I'd like to attach this monitor to my standing desk converter so I can walk during my work. Unfortunately walking and working causes little vibrations on the converter and I'm worried that this stand will be much more shacking than the standard one. Is that a case?
Hey Marcin - I can’t really compare it with others or speak to how it goes on your standing desk converter. But it’s been really solid for me, a I’ve had no issues. Different set up though I guess!
4:38, you need a keyboard with volume controls. Mine does and I have the exact same monitor, likewise very happy with this monitor
My Mac keyboard has volume controls on it but maybe it’s an OS thing?
@@IanLenehan ya I guess it must be. I'm using a windows 10 Thinkpad via USB-C cable and a wireless Logitech keyboard (MK850) volume controls work fine. So might be a Mac thing. Great review either way.
Such an informative and aesthetic video! Do you know if this monitor is "new" in terms of their lineup? Since I cannot find it on any website within Sweden and Europe, except on Amazon, nor on Lg's webpage. This is really the monitor I am looking for since the 38" inch will be to big and pricy for me.
Hey Oscar yes as far as I’m aware this particular model is new within the last 12 months. I bought it from LG directly, they might be limited on stock in some countries. Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
Curious if anyone has found the optimal picture / display settings for a work environment? Currently on the standard "custom" mode, but wondering if anyone has found the best settings to set here
is it 2K right? Did the font get blurry? Some people suggests buying 4K but thinking it too much.
Hey yeah it’s been great for me. As I say in the video the text isn’t razor sharp but it’s good enough that I don’t notice it when using it every day.
Have a look at Spectacle: much better than magnet for easy keyboard-shortcut actioned windows positioning!
For Downscale (16:9) 4k to 1440p or 1080p will be better or Ultrawide (21:9) 1440p to (16:9) 1440p and Ultrawide (21:9) 1080p to (16:9) will be better? Please test these 3 resolution and 2 ratios in one monitor Which one should I pick for better downscale when my GPU can't handle games in the future? Is it looks bad or good? Can you please make a video of it? There is no video of it with a good explanation on youtube. Try different games both Ultrawide and 4k and downscale them from 4k to 1440p and 1080p and 21:9 Ultrawide, 1440p and 1080p (16:9 Ratio) I am really confused by these two monitors which one will be best for downscale when my GPU can't handle games in the future. I want the best in 3 worlds, 4k or Ultrawide, 1440p, and 1080p. And another one is curve feels uncomfortable since it's curved. Are games look weird, curve-looking, and stretched? Great content. Thank you. Hope you see this comment. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Sorry, I don't play games with this monitor!
Hi, thanks for the review, I'm looking at these ergo displays, for instance 34WN780-B in particular, and since they seem to be very closely related, could you say if there's a menu item that disables auto-switching when active input goes off? Or is it just off by default and won't be "smart"? It's a very underdocumented thing, and I switch inputs and turn input signal on and off a lot and I want the display to stay on selected input. Some do have that feature configurable in menu, some just never switch over by themselves, and some ALWAYS auto-switch and there's no way to configure that. So I need to know if these are the bad "smart" type or configurable or just a normal, "not smart". Thank you. Very hard to find this info.
Hey there - yep there is an "Auto Input Switch" toggle in the display settings, so it should do what you want it to!
@@IanLenehan Thank you, this helps!
Nice one, but not even in the LG site at Brazil :(
How does the clamp for the arm work? I have a desk which is flat all around so I’m worried I won’t be able to clamp it on and it isn’t vesa compatible. My desk does have a grommet hole would it be able to clamp on to that?
Hey Ankit - I'm not sure what you mean about your desk being flat all around, as opposed to...? I am pretty sure the box comes with a fitting for a grommet hole though, so it should be ok for your desk?
Hello Ian, thank you for your video. I would like to ask, if you had problems with blurry or fuzzy text. Many people apperently has this problem with m1 macbooks and ultrawide monitors. Till this day I dont know where is true. Thank you
I find the screen great! As I mention in the video, comparing side by side with the Macbook Retina display, you can notice a small difference in the quality, but I use this monitor every day and I have no issues with it
Hi, I have the same setup as you do but do I have to do anything in the settings to change the resolution if I am using USB C?? Please, I hope you answer :)
Hi Josh - not sure what you mean. I use USB C with my Macbook and don't remember doing anything like that
@@IanLenehan Thank you for replying! Sorry, I meant if I had to change anything like scaling options in the settings. I had just received the monitor when I posted my comment but now that I’ve had a few days with it, I noticed that it was ready as soon as I plugged it into my MB. At first everything seemed too big (my eyes had to adjust to the screen size) so I downloaded the magnet app like you said and it worked out. Then I downloaded the lg software to try it out and it also worked out great. I’m using it for nursing school so the LG software setup was perfect for me. Thanks again and awesome video!!
@@Josh-vk7qu that’s awesome! Best of luck with nursing school!
@@IanLenehan I appreciate that; thank you!!
Thanks
On a 1440 , 34 inch wide screen how do you feel the text looks for programming.
I'm very happy with it. It's not as crisp as the Retina display and you can see that if you're looking for it, but honestly I never notice.
is there a monitor like this in all aspects but with higher refresh rate?
Sorry Facundo I can only tell you about my experience with this monitor!
Hi, what about text clarity? How good is it... do you compare it with VA panel ?
Hey sorry I’m not sure what a VA panel is. The text clarity is pretty good. I wouldn’t say it’s amazing but I’m quite happy with it and only really notice anything wrong if I’m looking for it. I’d say a 7/10 maybe?
from what I have read there should be no difference in text clarity between IPS and VA. That more has to do with differences in refresh rate and colour accuracy.
Why don't you include the model number? LG has a gzillion different protects in this range.
It’s in the product URL in the description and amongst the keywords :-)
I'm more interested in 38GN950-B for the higher res.
Can you share please these settings about ps4?I need badly a ultrawide monitor for get a bit more productive but since itend to use this kind of monitor for some general use also i'd like to be able to use my ps4 since i dont want to abuse so much my ps5 and my oled tv in the living room lol
I don't have any special settings for it if I remember correctly, just plugged into HDMI!
Where were you able to buy this here in the UK?
I got it from the LG website directly
@@IanLenehan ah cool, makes sense as I can’t find it anywhere else. How long did it take to arrive?
@@arnavghosh8267 yeah it sounds like it’s out of stock for a lot of people unfortunately. It didn’t take long, a week maybe?
Nice
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is it too big for every day browsing ?
Hey George - I do a lot of everyday browsing on it and it's great! But I never have my browser open on the whole screen, I like to split what I have up on the screen.
@@IanLenehan oh so its more convenient for viewing. the 35 inch is that much of a difference ?
@@georgemichas8773 probably not much different but I haven’t seen that one.
@@IanLenehan i think of bying one and mounting it on the wall mainly for movies. i hope its a good choice
you say "without move my head" and you are literally moving it :D ruclips.net/video/uKLuEI-nwB0/видео.htmlsi=Udrd8jzePOW59Edx&t=213
And that's my main question about ultrawide and side by side windows... do you have to constantly switch my head.
With dual monitor, the main one is where my head is always pointed at and the secondary I occasionally tilt my head.
Btw a phisiotherapist suggested to move the side one from left to right every month or so to avoid neck strain.