EugW
macrumors P6
What country are you in? In certain countries, there are no tariffs, but shipping varies. In fact, when I was looking, the shipping fees varied by as much as US$40 from day to day, so it may pay to keep checking.
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LG Ultrafine 6K announced
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Alameda
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The United States of Tariffs.
I mean... it's only a monitor stand. The monitor already comes with one. Getting a nicer one is attractive at $79 but not at $154. I'll keep checking.
EugW
macrumors P6
There should be no new additional US tariffs on monitors imported from China. They were exempted a year ago (April 2025), although any base tariffs from eons ago remain. I would have assumed it was the same for monitor parts, but I'm not 100% sure.
Trump exempts computers, smartphones, and more from tariffs
This is good news for the tech sector as tariff impacts continue.
Alameda
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Here is the breakdown:There should be no new additional US tariffs on monitors imported from China. They were exempted a year ago (April 2025), although any base tariffs from eons ago remain. I would have assumed it was the same for monitor parts, but I'm not 100% sure.
Trump exempts computers, smartphones, and more from tariffs
This is good news for the tech sector as tariff impacts continue.www.tomshardware.com
Item: $88.00
Shipping: $6.22 [Super-Slow Method; 5-6 wks]
Discount: -$8.80
Import charges: $28.58
Sales tax: $6.74 [6.25% of what??]
Payment Fee: $3.62 [Pay us a fee to take your money]
Total: $124.36 [$154.62 with standard shipping]
As far as I can tell, they charge state sales tax on import duty. (($79.20 + $28.58) x 6.25%) My guess is they pocket the sales tax they charge on the duty, because it's supposed to be non-taxable.
Alameda
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I just got back from the store and set up my LG 6K. So far, I am very happy with this display.
It is enormous, and the power supply brick is huge! But setup was very fast with my MacBook Pro M5 Pro. I attached the Thunderbolt cable from my Mac to the monitor, and I attached my TB 4 dock to the monitor, so I still have single cable connectivity. I haven't tried attaching my 27-inch 4K screen as well, as it seems like too much screen.
I already had the BetterDisplay software installed, and perhaps that is why my Logitech keyboard's volume and brightness controls work fine with the display. The sound is better than the MacBook's built-in speakers.
I tried the display in portrait mode and it's very overwhelming and does not seem useful this way. In landscape mode, I could not lower it as much as I'd like, but I can lower my desk (electrically), and so now my desk is quite a bit lower. This is probably better for keyboard use.
I then tested it for the notorious dark edges reported by several. I tried a solid black and a solid white screen. For the most part, the right and left sides are a little darker and it is because of the anti-glare coating, not because of the screen itself. If I move my head and look directly at the sides, the darkening is mitigated quite a lot. The left edge does have some bleeding, and the bottom left corner looks a bit dark. So the screen is not 100 percent perfect, but it's extremely productive for me. Best Buy gave me 15% off for applying for their credit card, so the price was quite good and with their $50 annual club membership, I have 60 days to decide whether to return it. So far, it looks like a keeper and I'm looking forward to putting it through more of its paces.
It is enormous, and the power supply brick is huge! But setup was very fast with my MacBook Pro M5 Pro. I attached the Thunderbolt cable from my Mac to the monitor, and I attached my TB 4 dock to the monitor, so I still have single cable connectivity. I haven't tried attaching my 27-inch 4K screen as well, as it seems like too much screen.
I already had the BetterDisplay software installed, and perhaps that is why my Logitech keyboard's volume and brightness controls work fine with the display. The sound is better than the MacBook's built-in speakers.
I tried the display in portrait mode and it's very overwhelming and does not seem useful this way. In landscape mode, I could not lower it as much as I'd like, but I can lower my desk (electrically), and so now my desk is quite a bit lower. This is probably better for keyboard use.
I then tested it for the notorious dark edges reported by several. I tried a solid black and a solid white screen. For the most part, the right and left sides are a little darker and it is because of the anti-glare coating, not because of the screen itself. If I move my head and look directly at the sides, the darkening is mitigated quite a lot. The left edge does have some bleeding, and the bottom left corner looks a bit dark. So the screen is not 100 percent perfect, but it's extremely productive for me. Best Buy gave me 15% off for applying for their credit card, so the price was quite good and with their $50 annual club membership, I have 60 days to decide whether to return it. So far, it looks like a keeper and I'm looking forward to putting it through more of its paces.
Alameda
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I attached my old 4K monitor to my Thunderbolt dock, and it works.
This gives me my 6K monitor, plus a 4K monitor and the Mac's built-in 14" display. And all of my peripherals, as well.
With one cable, I have power, two displays, Ethernet, keyboard/mouse, my 4K webcam, and a few card readers.
The LG 6K has no problem with Sleep, although it is a bit slow to Wake from sleep. My old LG 4K still has trouble with sleep; this has been widely reported with LG monitors so I'm glad they fixed it, though I wish they'd give me firmware to fix it on my 4K.
This gives me my 6K monitor, plus a 4K monitor and the Mac's built-in 14" display. And all of my peripherals, as well.
With one cable, I have power, two displays, Ethernet, keyboard/mouse, my 4K webcam, and a few card readers.
The LG 6K has no problem with Sleep, although it is a bit slow to Wake from sleep. My old LG 4K still has trouble with sleep; this has been widely reported with LG monitors so I'm glad they fixed it, though I wish they'd give me firmware to fix it on my 4K.
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EugW
macrumors P6
Macrumors' review by Eric Slivka:
www.macrumors.com
It's dropped in price considerably too since last year. It's now US$1299 / CA$1999, which is a drop of US$700 / CA$800.
LG UltraFine 6K Review: A Premium 6K Display Designed With Mac Users in Mind
With Apple's discontinuation of the Pro Display XDR earlier this year, Mac users looking for a larger high-resolution display suddenly found themselves with fewer options on the market. Apple's current display lineup now includes its 27-inch Studio Display and Studio Display XDR, both of which...
www.macrumors.com
It's dropped in price considerably too since last year. It's now US$1299 / CA$1999, which is a drop of US$700 / CA$800.
zach-coleman
macrumors 65816
So does it actually support the brightness keys without the program? I saw some comments saying the MR article was wrong about it requiring a program, I’m not sure how both could be true.
EugW
macrumors P6
I use MonitorControl for brightness controls using the Mac keyboard.
I don't use the LG software because it's a bloated mess. I installed some of the LG software to update the firmware but then uninstalled it after finishing the update. I do keep LG Calibration Studio installed, but it doesn't need to do anything in the background so that's fine. I last ran that application a half a year ago or something like that.
Alameda
Contributor
Same with me; I have not installed any of the LG software, and I use BetterDisplay software, which is exceptional. I like it so much that I paid the fee to upgrade even though I don't need the added features. I just felt that the author deserves the support.
Algr
macrumors 6502a
Macrumors' review by Eric Slivka:
LG UltraFine 6K Review: A Premium 6K Display Designed With Mac Users in Mind
With Apple's discontinuation of the Pro Display XDR earlier this year, Mac users looking for a larger high-resolution display suddenly found themselves with fewer options on the market. Apple's current display lineup now includes its 27-inch Studio Display and Studio Display XDR, both of which...
It's dropped in price considerably too since last year. It's now US$1299 / CA$1999, which is a drop of US$700 / CA$800.
Disappointing. It's probably going to be hard for me to go down in size. 8k TVs exist, but they are too big. 8k/42" would be perfect.
Pressure
macrumors 603
You can load multiple LUTs onto this monitor as it supports hardware color profiling, like the Apple XDR.
That means you can have one for 120 nits and a brighter one if you really need it. Then you just switch between them with the OSD controls.
My displays are usually calibrated at 120 nits, 6500 Kelvin and Gamma 2.2 (for print and photography).
That means you can have one for 120 nits and a brighter one if you really need it. Then you just switch between them with the OSD controls.
My displays are usually calibrated at 120 nits, 6500 Kelvin and Gamma 2.2 (for print and photography).
Alameda
Contributor
How do you perform this calibration?
And are you calibrating for print matching or for generally matching most displays?
Pressure
macrumors 603
I work mostly with print, so that is my primary goal to color match (so it's either P3-D65 or P3-D50).
If you want to use the hardware calibration feature of the monitor you need to use the LG Calibration Studio application and a colorimeter (currently using the Calibrite Display Plus HL).
As a general rule it is always a good idea to start out from a clean state, which you can do by opening the ColorSync application and make sure to reset the display to use the factory calibration profile it comes with before calibrating.
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My ASUS 6K has arrived and is in the process of being set up. Busy at the moment but I imagine it’ll be “operational” in a couple of weeks. I’ll probably have to dive back into the world of colorimetry that I’ve managed to avoid for about twenty years; wish me luck! I do have BetterDisplay and it’s already helped with resolution scaling.
But I can say that there is no real comparison with my matte Studio Display right beside it. I didn’t think there would be, but I hoped it wouldn’t be this obvious. Hopefully the tweaking (that I don’t need to do on the SD) will do the trick…
But I can say that there is no real comparison with my matte Studio Display right beside it. I didn’t think there would be, but I hoped it wouldn’t be this obvious. Hopefully the tweaking (that I don’t need to do on the SD) will do the trick…
Pressure
macrumors 603
Unless you do color critical work it doesn't really matter that much 😅
With the Asus monitor you just use your preferred colorimeter and the accompanying software. It doesn't have hardware calibration as far as I am aware.
I know. I just keep having the old dream in mind of setting up photographic prints and thus all parts of the chain ought to be in sync because I’m OCD with colour and consistency.
Unfortunately, it’s over 20 years since I’ve done anything of the kind and it’s not like I really have the time to devote to it. But dreams die last…
FatLouie
macrumors 6502a
That is something I have to keep in mind also. Nothing I do is color-critical, so I can be less demanding than others. What I want to avoid are panels with moderate bleed, backlight, coverage, and vignetting issues. Still, I want a good image quality.
Two of my monitors are 4K, 32-inch Samsungs, purchased 4 or so years ago. They do surprisingly well for what they cost me, around $400 as I recall. I can be less demanding, but when I hit that +800 USD range, I become a little beotch. 🙂
Hey folks, anyone using this monitor with 2 computers (Mac and Windows)? If so, is it easy to switch between the two using the monitor and not hot swapping cables? Not doing anything crazy with it like video editing or photo shopping and for the price it may be overkill but it's cheaper than a Studio Display -- that excuse reason works right?
EugW
macrumors P6
The LG UltraFine 6K has multiple independent video inputs including one Thunderbolt 5, one DisplayPort 2.1, and one HDMI, and it's easy to switch inputs without swapping cables. There is joystick on the back of the monitor which allows you to switch the inputs manually. It also has a setting that allows the monitor to automatically switch inputs when it detects a new attached computer. Or you can turn this setting off and only let the monitor switch inputs when you manually select a new input.
The monitor also includes built-in KVM functionality to share multiple USB peripherals attached to the monitor with multiple machines. LG has KVM software you can install on your computers, but it is unnecessary, which is good because in general LG's software kinda sucks.*
I currently have the monitor set up mainly to use my Mac mini, but I can attach a laptop when I want without swapping cables. The way I have the KVM set up, there is an external Time Machine SSD attached to the monitor but which only works with the Mac mini. I have set the monitor so an attached laptop never sees this drive. The drive remains permanently connected to the Mac mini through the monitor, regardless of what input I am using. However, I also have a flash memory card reader attached to the monitor which can be seen by any attached computer, when its input is in active use. When I'm using the Mac mini's input, that card reader is seen by the Mac mini. When I attach a laptop, the monitor automatically switches to that input, and the card reader becomes available to that laptop (and disappears from the Mac mini). Configuring this setup properly was a bit confusing at first, but now it's all dialed in.
*I only have the LG Calibration Studio software installed but I have disabled the background LG service, and only run the software when desired, which isn't very frequently. I also installed LG's other software to run a firmware update on the monitor but then promptly deleted the software after the firmware update because the LG software is terrible and bloated, and wants to run background services.
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EugW
macrumors P6
Here is the TB/USB port situation on my system with the LG UltraFine 6K, as reported by WhatCable. Ignore the report about the limited data speed. The reason that message is displayed is because the LG UltraFine 6K has Thunderbolt 5, but my Mac mini is only Thunderbolt 4.
That external SSD in mentioned in the previous post is listed here as the ASMedia 246x, which is a USB 4 / Thunderbolt drive. This is only running at 20 Gbps, but that's because I intentionally put a 20 Gbps USB 4 cable there instead of a 40 Gbps cable. 40 Gbps works fine but runs hotter. Since I don't really need the extra speed as this is just a Time Machine drive, I decided to limit the heat generation by forcing it to 20 Gbps mode. As mentioned, this drive is permanently connected to the Mac mini only, through the monitor, regardless of what input on the monitor is being used. An attached laptop will never see this drive.
OTOH, the Kingston Multi-Reader for example can be seen by any attached computer, when its input is actively being used.
That external SSD in mentioned in the previous post is listed here as the ASMedia 246x, which is a USB 4 / Thunderbolt drive. This is only running at 20 Gbps, but that's because I intentionally put a 20 Gbps USB 4 cable there instead of a 40 Gbps cable. 40 Gbps works fine but runs hotter. Since I don't really need the extra speed as this is just a Time Machine drive, I decided to limit the heat generation by forcing it to 20 Gbps mode. As mentioned, this drive is permanently connected to the Mac mini only, through the monitor, regardless of what input on the monitor is being used. An attached laptop will never see this drive.
OTOH, the Kingston Multi-Reader for example can be seen by any attached computer, when its input is actively being used.
@EugW -- thank you, appreciate the info. I pulled the trigger on one. Costco has it online for $1100 + $100 Costco gift card so not bad.
EugW
macrumors P6
The monitor is fantastic but wow, that power brick is something else entirely!