Bought a LG 27MD5KL 5K and Sold my Studio Display

[bakron1]

I recently stopped by a local estate sale and they had a LG 27" monitor sitting in a bedroom on an old desk with a $200 tag on it, I didnt see any model when I looked on the back, but I remembered LG puts their info on the bottom edge on the display, so I turned it over and it was a Model 27MD5KL. I looked the model number up and seen it was a 5K display especially designed for Mac desktops and was a Thunderbolt 3 interface which I did notice it had a thunderbolt cable. So I asked the person in charge of the sale if they would take $150 and she said yes.

I carefully put it in the back seat of my car and headed home. I disconnected my Mac Studio display and hooked the LG up and I was shocked at the resolution and color on the LG, the camera and speakers all interafced up to my Mac Studio M1. I wanted to make sure there where no issues, so I ran the monitor for 3 days with zero issues and decided to sell the Mac Studio display. I listed it on FB Marketplace and the first person who came to look at it, bought it for exactly what I was asking for it.

Now I am rocking the LG on my system and don't miss the Mac Studio at all, I know the build quality on the Apple was better because its metal vs plastic, but for what I paid for the LG, I don't miss it that much at all

 

[iAppl3Fan]

I recently stopped by a local estate sale and they had a LG 27" monitor sitting in a bedroom on an old desk with a $200 tag on it, I didnt see any model when I looked on the back, but I remembered LG puts their info on the bottom edge on the display, so I turned it over and it was a Model 27MD5KL. I looked the model number up and seen it was a 5K display especially designed for Mac desktops and was a Thunderbolt 3 interface which I did notice it had a thunderbolt cable. So I asked the person in charge of the sale if they would take $150 and she said yes.

I carefully put it in the back seat of my car and headed home. I disconnected my Mac Studio display and hooked the LG up and I was shocked at the resolution and color on the LG, the camera and speakers all interafced up to my Mac Studio M1. I wanted to make sure there where no issues, so I ran the monitor for 3 days with zero issues and decided to sell the Mac Studio display. I listed it on FB Marketplace and the first person who came to look at it, bought it for exactly what I was asking for it.

Now I am rocking the LG on my system and don't miss the Mac Studio at all, I know the build quality on the Apple was better because its metal vs plastic, but for what I paid for the LG, I don't miss it that much at all

Keep us posted on how it goes in the future. Nice find though.

 

[Mrbobb]

Every time that you miss the metal casing, remember $150.

 

[Smellmet]

Interesting. We are about to replace our ageing 27" iMacs with M4 Max studios with studio displays for our studio, and as I do 2x days a week working from home, I'm interested in getting a budget 4k monitor that I can keep at home.

 

[Guenter]

Have you thought about turning the imac into a monitor or will you use the imac for other things? Or are the imacs not 5k?

 

[sonicrobby]

I recently stopped by a local estate sale and they had a LG 27" monitor sitting in a bedroom on an old desk with a $200 tag on it, I didnt see any model when I looked on the back, but I remembered LG puts their info on the bottom edge on the display, so I turned it over and it was a Model 27MD5KL. I looked the model number up and seen it was a 5K display especially designed for Mac desktops and was a Thunderbolt 3 interface which I did notice it had a thunderbolt cable. So I asked the person in charge of the sale if they would take $150 and she said yes.

I carefully put it in the back seat of my car and headed home. I disconnected my Mac Studio display and hooked the LG up and I was shocked at the resolution and color on the LG, the camera and speakers all interafced up to my Mac Studio M1. I wanted to make sure there where no issues, so I ran the monitor for 3 days with zero issues and decided to sell the Mac Studio display. I listed it on FB Marketplace and the first person who came to look at it, bought it for exactly what I was asking for it.

Now I am rocking the LG on my system and don't miss the Mac Studio at all, I know the build quality on the Apple was better because its metal vs plastic, but for what I paid for the LG, I don't miss it that much at all

Curious to know, what was the reasoning to replace the ASD? Is the LG monitor an improvement against the ASD? Or was it an opportunity to get the same quality but get some money back?

Asking because Im considering the ASD, but that price tag is a scary one...

 

[Royksöpp]

I used one for years. It's a great monitor. I didn't mind the plastic case, the adjustable height was nice. The one negative was the plastic screen that wasn't easy to clean. Oh btw, just call it the 5K Ultrafine, no one ever referenced it by the model number.