Apple's LG 5K Display Store Listing Now Accepting Reviews

[Swazaloo]

Can you use a Mac and Windows PC with one of these, then just switch between inputs?

 

[guzhogi]

Does anyone know how this happend? system froze, and firefox was using 70GB+ memory

Not sure, but check your Console logs

 

[Thunderhawks]

Wouldn't that be something you'd check before buying one, let alone two?

Yes, but there is an app for that. Solution already posted

 

[bradriley]

Reporting without doing any investigating! How very Buzzfeed-esquw of you, MacRumors.

 

[stevie grant]

Yes, but there is an app for that. Solution already posted

Which the OP was clearly unaware of at time of purchase(s).

 

[KdParker]

Ouch. That would be a deal breaker for me. Like you, I want to see a lot of code.

What are you guys writing in? Cobol?

I don't want to see any method that has so many lines that is can fill my monitor flipped vertically.

 

[sziehr]

I am watching this issue closely as I am in the market for a 5k

 

[poorcody]

I purchased two of these monitors. My only (and big) gripe is that you can't rotate them vertically.

Now, when I say that you can't rotate them vertically, I don't mean that the monitor base doesn't support rotation (it doesn't). I mean that in the macOS display settings, you cannot change the rotation/orientation for these external monitors. I have both of mine mounted on VESA arms that support rotation, but the macOS software won't give me the option to rotate, no matter what I do. Yes, I've tried opening settings/Display while holding option + command.

Huge bummer, really wanted a long vertical monitor for code.

I saw in another thread that if you install SwitchResX, it gives you the option to rotate the LG 5K display.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/lg-ultrafine-5k-owners-thread.2023452/page-15#post-24164267

 

[justperry]

Hold shift+option then hit the volume keys and it will move in 1/4 increments to help with this.

That's a good tip, didn't know this one, then I asked myself, would it also works on brightness, yes it does.

 

[cult hero]

What are you guys writing in? Cobol?

I don't want to see any method that has so many lines that is can fill my monitor flipped vertically.

I've seen a few guys who swear by this. I prefer multiple panes on a wide monitor for code, even if 2-3 panes point to the same file. I don't even know how I could use a 27" monitor comfortably while vertical.

With that said, workflows are personal.

 

[brand]

The fact that an item now accepts reviews is front page news? Seriously?

 

[Andreas56938]

This reminds me how Apple does not allow comments on its YouTube videos either.

I guess Timmy is afraid that people might be reviewing it wrong.

 

[Gasu E.]

Here's a list of some people that have done AMAs on reddit:

Barack Obama, President of the United States -- AMA

Gordon Ramsay. AMA.

Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak, Ask Me Anything!

actor Patrick Stewart of Yorkshire, X-Men, Star Trek and Blunt Talk. AMA!

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. AMA

Elon Musk, CEO/CTO of a rocket company, AMA!

Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic candidate for President of the United States — AMA

Neil deGrasse Tyson -- AMA

the investigative journalists who worked on the Panama Papers AMA!

I am Buzz Aldrin, engineer, American astronaut, and the second person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 moon landing. AMA!

I am Astronaut Scott Kelly, currently spending a year in space. AMA!

got tired of copy/pasting...

Oh my, did Bill Gates post the "Apple is censoring bad reviews" discussion?

Just because some wonderful people breathe air, it doesn't mean that everyone who breathes air is wonderful. In fact, she pretty awful people do it, too.

 

[Thunderhawks]

Which the OP was clearly unaware of at time of purchase(s).

Yes, but if that was important to me, I'd google a solution BEFORE I buy or try to find out from the product specs.

Still, always amazing that people don't google a solution when something annoys them.
Anyway, I hope the person downloads the app I posted.

I tried it , (don't need it) works.

 

[Tomboman]

I really love my LG 5K - The only thing (maybe you guys have the same "problem") - when attached to my MacBook Pro 2016, after a few minutes the fan in the macbook is running all the time. Even if there isn't a lot of CPU load.

Anyone else have this problem with the fan?

 

[Thunderhawks]

I really love my LG 5K - The only thing (maybe you guys have the same "problem") - when attached to my MacBook Pro 2016, after a few minutes the fan in the macbook is running all the time. Even if there isn't a lot of CPU load.

Anyone else have this problem with the fan?

Yes, my 2015 MBP hooked up via an OWC Thunderbolt 2 dock with an old HP 2335 monitor (DisplayPort to DVI dongle) does the same.

 

[rawdawg]

And those who free roam the site contributing to it......

Are we talking about Reddit or MacRumors?

 

[Weaselboy]

The fact that an item now accepts reviews is front page news? Seriously?

No. It is news because it was previously fairly widely reported that Apple had removed reviews because they were so negative, and this caused outrage directed at Apple. Then it was discovered you were never able to leave reviews to start with and the original report was incorrect. Now apparently you can leave reviews. Make sense?

 

[DanielDD]

I purchased two of these monitors. My only (and big) gripe is that you can't rotate them vertically.

Now, when I say that you can't rotate them vertically, I don't mean that the monitor base doesn't support rotation (it doesn't). I mean that in the macOS display settings, you cannot change the rotation/orientation for these external monitors. I have both of mine mounted on VESA arms that support rotation, but the macOS software won't give me the option to rotate, no matter what I do. Yes, I've tried opening settings/Display while holding option + command.

Huge bummer, really wanted a long vertical monitor for code.

The options are definitely there. Try holding Cmd+Option instead of just clicking them when opening the Display settings.

 

[chriscrowlee]

As opposed to all the insightful and reasoned comments made on Macrumors ...

HAHA, touche, most forum sites have just become the battle of the polarized population of their fanboys ... be it politics, technology, religion, or favorite brand of jelly. LOL

 

[jclo]

Reporting without doing any investigating! How very Buzzfeed-esquw of you, MacRumors.

Actually, we did look into this pretty thoroughly which is why we never wrote a post on the original reddit claim.

 

[cppguy]

I prefer multiple panes on a wide monitor for code, even if 2-3 panes point to the same file.

I agree. It's nice to see more lines, but 90% of the time I want to see different functions side-by-side, often in the same file. Especially when refactoring, or seeing the constructor and the variables at the same time. I can easily see 60 lines on a 24" 4K display. But I'm addicted to information overload as well. I often have 15 apps open, 50+ tabs in the browser, editing 30+ source files at the same time, 4 copies of Visual Studio, and I need to see as much as possible.

 

[dannyyankou]

Here's a list of some people that have done AMAs on reddit:

Gordon Ramsay. AMA.


got tired of copy/pasting...

I love the Gordon Ramsay AMA, he's a funny dude

 

[jerryk]

What are you guys writing in? Cobol?

I don't want to see any method that has so many lines that is can fill my monitor flipped vertically.

Man I wish, not really. People doing Cobol can make a fortune as consultants. By some estimates there are a 1 billion line of Cobol running banking and other critical financial systems. I have heard of consultants getting $200/hr to take care of this, because all of the original Cobol codes are retiring.

Back to the original subject. I prefer to see 50-60 lines of code at once in each window. And I am not using some small font that strains my eyes.

 

[poorcody]

I agree. It's nice to see more lines, but 90% of the time I want to see different functions side-by-side, often in the same file. Especially when refactoring, or seeing the constructor and the variables at the same time. I can easily see 60 lines on a 24" 4K display. But I'm addicted to information overload as well. I often have 15 apps open, 50+ tabs in the browser, editing 30+ source files at the same time, 4 copies of Visual Studio, and I need to see as much as possible.

Interesting... out of curiosity, based on your signature, do you find your 27" 5K iMac can handle that scenario (performance-wise I mean, not screen-size) better than your 15" rMBP, or they are comparable?