Yeah, it's all in the details. Before this display with USB-C/Thunderbolt3, the only 5K displays available were more expensive and required multiple cables just to drive the display. This is the first one where a single cable can both simultaneously send video in one direction and power in another (in addition to data for all the thunderbolt ports on the back of the display).
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Apple's LG UltraFine 5K Display Now Available for Purchase for $974 [Updated]
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Yeah, it's all in the details. Before this display with USB-C/Thunderbolt3, the only 5K displays available were more expensive and required multiple cables just to drive the display. This is the first one where a single cable can both simultaneously send video in one direction and power in another (in addition to data for all the thunderbolt ports on the back of the display).
Looks like MS released the Surface Studio just a bit too late (actually, I suspect that MS want to be copied - as long as people end up running Windows & Office, they win)
I'd say (based on photos - but that's all we have) that the Dell 5k display looks nicer. Even LG's own 4k USB-C display looks nicer until you see the rear view with all that ugly white plastic.
The LG Ultrafine would have got away with "boring but neutral" - and the ergonomics are probably better than the Thunderbolt display - if it hadn't been for that ridiculous "forehead" (to house the webcam, I assume).
I'm so sick of this mentality. I don't care if Tim Cook thinks he is King Midas, if they abandon the visionary innovations that made them successful they'll go the way of Ballmer,Xerox and every tech company that shareholders adored at one time and fell to oblivion. Apple isn't immune from the same fate
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True, but will it be possible to run the Lg/Uf/5k from ANY other PC, even if equipped with TB3?
Opportunity: An enterprising person could pull out the panel and fit it in a new housing that more closely matches the apple design esthetic. Without infringing on any Apple Inc. design patents, of course.
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i know its not the same but still.
you can buy a 55" from samsung or best buy for $999 right now
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ya ya. you won't be able to tell the difference between a 4k and 5k screen anyway
I have a 65" ks9000 hehe
Certainly will be able to tell. Since the 5K is a 1440p Retina display, I won't lose any real estate compared with older 27" 1440p moitors. With a 4K display in Retina mode, that's only 1080p. That's not enough real estate for a 27".
I have a 5K iMac and it's a joy. Using anything else is sad these days.
Also, I can't sit right in front of a 55" TV.
I wonder.. Apple definitely was involved in the development of the internals of this display, so maybe it's only designed to work with the new MacBook Pros (or all Apple products that have/will have TB3)? Or maybe not.
After speaking with a sales representative they confirmed the item sold out after only being listed for sale for a couple of hours. They could offer me no assistance with when it will go back on sale, or if the price will stay at the $974 amount or go up to the $1,299 amount.
It's annoying they listed the availability in December, but then released it for sale in November. Let's hope it goes back on sale in December.
It's annoying they listed the availability in December, but then released it for sale in November. Let's hope it goes back on sale in December.
Did anyone else order from Apple.com paying using PayPal Credit? If so does it instantly deduct the funds from your PayPal Credit or when the item is being prepared for shipping or when it ships?
I ordered the 5K display and it still is pending...
I ordered the 5K display and it still is pending...
Technically, I am
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Don't ever speak on my behalf; I am one of those designers.
You do know that our tools don't need to be aesthetically pleasing to get our jobs done, right? It's more important for devices to be functional (high resolution, brightness, good colours, IPS panel, proper connection, etc). That comes FIRST to anyone serious about working in the aesthetics sector. Just because YOU are vain about how a monitor looks doesn't mean it applies to everyone else.
True. Functional comes first. And I respect your choices. Was planning myself to buy one of those ugly EIZO's. ;-) But beautiful sells a lot better than ugly. As a designer I"m taking offense at: 'most ridiculous non-issue (aesthetics)'. This is what makes the world go round. Maybe you don't like it, but this is the place where we're living in, and the reason why we're making a living.
Most of the cheap ones are terrible. You're best off either spending a lot or waiting for them to become more commonplace. Within a year or two, we'll see a nice monoprice version, which can be decent for half the price.
Look, if there's a nicer looking monitor with the same specs as another that I require, I'm taking it. But Apple's specs on pretty much all their devices is straight garbage that needs to be addressed first.
Erm, really? - http://www.lg.com/uk/monitors/lg-38UC99-W
Sorry bub, the world doesn't revolve around Apple. This is a pretty basic monitor with the premium applied.
I may have missed your intent but that monitor is closer to a 2K that a 4K monitor.
It has a pixels per inch of 110 when a 27 inch 4K mostly has a PPI of 163.
Nothing even comes close to LGs ultrafine 5K with a PPI of 218
But that Eizo will probably outlast anything else, with the possible exception of an equal-spec NEC.
Really, a monitor that only covers sRGB? Ha, no thanks! Not for professional use. Might be cool for gamers.
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One of the complaints about the Lg/Uf/5k is that it only has one Input. They could have added two TB2/DP ports, and allowed it to be connected via MST, like the Dell UP2715k. Which would have enabled use by a large range of PCs, such as the nMP(7) and the recent MBP & iMac models. (Thou without some features such as charging). But no - sadly that option was nixed.
Sorry but the new Mac book is cool only because of the touch bar. It's slower than a desktop, it only has 16GB of RAM and no standard ports. Not to mention the price is higher than a comparable PC. So pick the top of the line and.add a $1000 5K display and u are up to at least $4000. If u are a real pro, the specs are no match for a desktop Mac. And now the stupid monitor only works with the Mac book. Just dumb.
I am pretty sure that for its intended audience, those supposed drawbacks you just listed are really not drawbacks at all. If I am considering a laptop in the first place, I won't be picking a desktop, so any comparisons between the two is meaningless. And if I am using a Mac, what do I care that the monitor doesn't work with any other laptop?
Gah! I get this news a day late and already sold out? Oh well, I guess that gives them time to release a new Mac Pro before I get my monitors or for someone to figure out how to KVM between these and the nMP and rMBP w/TB.
Your point is...? They made a USB-C monitor, I know that. It is nothing like this monitor in terms of features ipand integration.
The world certainly doesn't revolve around Apple (thankfully since we wouldn't have any ports/upgradeability if it did) but the monitor was made with Apple.
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There hasn't been a teardown but the panel and the camera would have been chosen/developed by Apple. Maybe the speakers as well but LG already use similar speakers. Not to mention the fact it supports Thunderbolt 3, is USB-C only, and has software integration with Macs.
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I think their point was that it uses USB-C and is made by LG. They completely misunderstood my point.
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