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CES 2021: LG Unveils First OLED UltraFine Monitor and 39.7" UltraWide 5K2K Monitor
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We need a poll:
- Have you used a curved monitor
- Do you prefer a curved or flat monitor
- Your age
My old-man eyes take a while to refocus (it’s called presbyopia kids, and you’ll eventually get there) - curved displays significantly improve the usability of an ultra-widescreen.
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This is great! But will it cost more than their existing 42" OLED HDR TV?
I wish there was a reliable/easy way to use their TVs as HDR display, I've had no luck with several 4K60 HDMI dongles.
I wish there was a reliable/easy way to use their TVs as HDR display, I've had no luck with several 4K60 HDMI dongles.
My C7 OLED has just succumbed to burn in although LG are replacing the screen for £250 once the lockdown has finished.
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I have the 34" LG 5K2K 21:9 Ultrawide and used to have the Dell U3415W 34" Ultrawide.
The LG I have is 5120x2160 and the Dell was 3440x1440.
If the new LG is like the Dell, offering 5120x2160, then it is lower PPI than my current 34" LG and likely a higher price point.
I think I'll pass. More money for less pixel density...
The LG I have is 5120x2160 and the Dell was 3440x1440.
If the new LG is like the Dell, offering 5120x2160, then it is lower PPI than my current 34" LG and likely a higher price point.
I think I'll pass. More money for less pixel density...
Outside of creatives and professionals, who make up a relatively small slice of the overall market, the monitor market is mostly low margin. In addition, Samsung went for the small panel OLED market (mobile devices), and LG Display went for the large panel OLED market (TVs).
Fortunately, there’s actually little difference these days between TVs and monitors, if you want to use the former as the latter. 20-40” monitors will also be the beneficiaries of refined OLED tech. So it’ll be worth the wait.
Been dreaming of the day when OLED comes to the 27-32” size so I won’t have to keep going to my TV for reference. I wonder how they tackled burn-in for those multi hour long final cut sessions. I’m assuming this is at least $5000, I’ll wait until I can get one for 999, hopefully less than 5 years from now.
Also, no mention of refresh rate. I’m guessing 60hz because of hdmi 2.0 not 2.1, but 120 like the CX line would be the cherry on top
Also, no mention of refresh rate. I’m guessing 60hz because of hdmi 2.0 not 2.1, but 120 like the CX line would be the cherry on top
It has a lot to do with how they are made and the level of demand. LG OLEDs work differently than Samsung OLED ( RGBW-OLED vs AMOLED to be exact) and LG's method require committing to a range of sizes when they build the assembly line. These smaller OLED screens are only possible now because LG just opened up a second factory that has lines for very big (77+) and very small (sub-50") screens.
I'm actually surprised they've got one THIS small but perhaps after the success of the 48" CX last year they worked some magic. Luckily I can't justify a new screen this year because I love OLED and would put up with the low-PPI to get one of these.
I would like to see what Vim feels like on an OLED monitor...
The wait for the perfect monitor continues ...
My wishlist, not that it matters:
* 120+Hz variable
* 4K
* IPS or equivalent
* 28" or bigger
* USB-C hub & power delivery
* Decent HDR (this seems still a mess at the moment)
* Downwards facing ports
* Dell-equivalent quality adjustable stand.
and the big one:
* reasonable price.
Not sure about curved or not, need to get a test after lockdown. Meanwhile I make do with my perfectly fine Dell 2715 27" 1440p 60hz IPS.
My wishlist, not that it matters:
* 120+Hz variable
* 4K
* IPS or equivalent
* 28" or bigger
* USB-C hub & power delivery
* Decent HDR (this seems still a mess at the moment)
* Downwards facing ports
* Dell-equivalent quality adjustable stand.
and the big one:
* reasonable price.
Not sure about curved or not, need to get a test after lockdown. Meanwhile I make do with my perfectly fine Dell 2715 27" 1440p 60hz IPS.
It's an easy box to tick - if I just need to swap out a monitor and not replace cables / other peripherals at the same time, that'll be convenient.
The UltraFine pro is more than a wee bit disappointing. 4k stretched to 30+ inches isn't UltraFine at all, it is just a 4k OLED television sold as a monitor. If it where 6K it would be a beast, but clearly something had to give, the Apple 6k display remains the best bang for buck for photo editing.
I really wish that 31.5" display had the 6016 × 3384 resolution of the Apple Pro Display XDR. At 4K, it has even fewer pixels than the 27" iMac.
Best news of 2021 so far! especially for HDR content creation this could be perfect if brightness can be sustained at 1000nits. Even SDR content benefits, watching a dark scene on the Pro Display in a very dim environment shows blooming which will not occur with OLED. But I doubt we'll see Apple down resolution to 4K from a 5K 27" or 6K 32" unless they swing marketing as higher resolution LED / perfect black OLED choice.
Not many devices support more than 5k with a single cable... thus market is too small -- its due to an obvious business reason, if you ask me.
In 2021 Macs from the entry level 13" Macbook Air all the way up to the Mac Pro do. Not really that niche if you ask me.
Sure not every casual user will be interested in such a display but $1000+ monitors have never appealed to casual users anyway but that category has been a thing for 20+ years.
I still use a 30" Apple Cinema Display. It came out in 2004 and needed a special type of dual layered DVI to be developed with it because regular DVI didn't have the bandwidth for 2560x1600. It cost half of what the the XDR does and still looks great today cosmetically. If there was a market for that in 2004, there is definitely a market for 3rd party displays with merely the same display features as an entry level 27" iMac in 2021!
Your ACD has probably turned yellow and/or stained if you haven't replaced the CCFL on time. At this point it's unobtainable.
Sigh.
If you want a 200+ppi retina display for desktop, choice is virtually zero. Very happy with my Ultrafine 5k though. Still it's a problem, because everything sub 200ppi now looks like 1990s.
If you want a 200+ppi retina display for desktop, choice is virtually zero. Very happy with my Ultrafine 5k though. Still it's a problem, because everything sub 200ppi now looks like 1990s.
I'm not advocating people buy old 30" ACD's, quite the opposite I'm literally looking to upgrade but can't find a worthy monitor!