Hello, awesome people of the interweb 👋🏻! Welcome back to another This is E episode where we talk about one of the best ultrawide displays out there. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have and remember that 👍🏻👎🏻 help the channel!
My goodness, Iskren! That monitor is HUGE!! Haha...it looks amazing! 5K2K - I'm glad you explained what that was all about. Makes a lot of sense 😀 As always, top quality work. A pleasure to watch! 👌🏻
I hate how every other Tech RU-vidr is FALSELY calling this monitor a 5K Ultrawide when in reality this monitor is a 4K Ultrawide monitor which THIS channel ACCURATELY states. Bravo! 😎
Awesome explanation, i discowered this monitor yday and going to buy it as soon as i can. This channel should have at least 200k cuz of great Q Content. Thank you
@@ThisIsE Well then you're basically the only smart RU-vidr while everyone else thinks this has 5K resolution. I'm glad you see through LG's crap marketing "5K2K".
Had problems with this monitor and returned it. Very well seen difference between left and right parts, left red right green tint on grey background. Check it before buy.
This is an awesome review...really well done. Question: have you used LG's CURVED ultrawide screens? If so, what do you personally prefer? Flat or Curved.. Thanks
Thanks Alex! I have used both and to tell you the truth, after a week, the curved monitor doesn’t make much difference to me. The way I see it, it is more of a stylistic choice and which would look better for your setup rather than usability.
I'm looking for such a display for my new laptop. I bought myself a Lenovo ThinkPad P17 Gen 1 with an internal Intel UHD Graphics P630 currently running 4K (3840x2160@60Hz). Main usage is programming using Visual Studio 2019/Code, Remote Desktop, and some database management software alongside a few Word and Excel docs, some image editing but not a graphist at all, so no need for PhotoShop or the like. So first question is: will my internal laptop graphic adapter be able to drive such a big 5K2K monitor? Second question is: will it get tiring to have such a big screen before me all day long, or will it ease the strain on my eyes by the end of the day? Third question is: does it allow for tiling windows to simulate multiple screens on a single monitor? Fourth question is: why most of 4K ultrawide monitors only come with a 1440p resolution? Because my wish is to use a single monitor just like I had six FullHD monitors, mostly. That is, three windows first row on top, and three other windows at the bottom, given an average equivalent of 6 1920x1080 screens on a bigger screen without putting to much restraint on my eyes. Your answers and/or recommendations are appreciated.
thanks for noting in title that the monitor is REAL it's truly insane that it is REAL i expected it to be FAKE, can't wrap my head around how REAL it is though, amazing, truly unbelievable that REAL monitors exist
Thanks for the review. I have to get a new monitor, mine just died. I come from a dual monitor setup in full HD. Knowing that, would you recommend this screen or the Dell U3219Q ? Having the LG, will it be confortable if using it with a second monitor (like the Dell U3219Q) ? I really love the dual monitor setup, but I don't know if Ultrawide screen go well with 32" screens. Thanks for your awesome review!
Tough question Victor. I wouldn’t recommend having a dual screen setup with an ultrawide because it defeats the purpose of you ask me. I would recommend either ultrawide, dual 27” or dual 32”. I currently use the new 32” ultrafine and I absolutely fell in love with this form factor. My latest video is on it.
@@ThisIsE thanks! I'm giving a try to the 34" 5k2k, and albeit it's huge, I may get the 32" on the side. It is less far away than what I was thinking now that I have installed it (received yesterday the 34" 5k2k!), I'm working as an Engineer and having the 5k2k resolution is awesome, but I feel I will have to get a second screen for few other programs I will need to. And thanks for the review of the 32" LG ;) I may get it somewhere near end of this year :)
Let me know what you think once you get the 5k2k. Read the compatibility first however because I’m not sure what device you are planning on plugging into
@@ThisIsE I'm using a MBP 16" and works beautifully (I checked first because I know this resolution isn't for all laptops). My first impressions after 2 days of use is: AWESOME! I have never been so comfortable by having this amount of screen real-estate. This really changes my productivity. I highly recommend it if you're looking for huge space and if you're constantly with multiple windows (I usually have 1-2 browser windows, 1-2 code editors and a terminal window). Expense, but worth every single penny :)
Thank you very much. I was researching on these 2 LG's and I found your video on the first one, the second one seems great for the price in the UK at least and seems very similar with the huge price difference. Any thoughts and advice? Thanks. LG 34WK95U-W vs LG 34WL850-W.
Quick question: I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Will this monitor work with my Macbook? Is my Macbook powerful enough to work with this monitor ?
Nice video. I use the iPad folio keyboard too and whilst it lacks some of the features of other similar products I think the slim form factor far outweighs any perceived limitations. I have a K380 on my desk so will sometimes use that with the iPad whilst I have it resting on a stand.
I don't even like the 21:9 as much as the 32:9 which would actually be two normal 16:9 monitors combined. Especially for in a van because 21:9 is not that much of a help to me. This is more like one and a half displays.
I have a 2017 MBP 15 inch with RP560. Will this work or not? I've heard so many different stories about this monitor and it's making me hesitant to pull the trigger. I've heard if you get 5k2k, it's so tiny that you can't see anything and you just end up running it at a lower resolution. I've also heard that macOS Catalina makes using it a nightmare and it just doesn't recognize the resolution. Is this still the case? If you got it to 5k2k, how did you make it so the UI wasn't tiny? My goals are just to have the monitor for my work, and then be able to use it at 4k with black bars in gaming on a ps4 pro. Please let me know, thanks.
If the laptop supports it, you won’t have to worry about everything being tiny because the Mac supports scaling and everything looks pixel perfect. As far as compatibility, you shouldn’t have an issue since the 15” MBP can run up to 3 separate 4K displays so running one ultrawide shouldn’t be a hassle at all.
If u 've seen that on Amazon, check it's this monitor and not another one. Comments are a big mess outside Amazon US, products from the same brand are mixed together.
You CANNOT find this monitor (34WK95U) for $900. You are confusing it with the 34BK95U. Yes, they look exactly the same and there is only a one letter difference in the model name. But it is the difference between 600 and 450 brightness, with a couple of other minor things. (Additionally there is a curved version 34WK95C to add to the confusion). Also, it is unfortunate you did not mention anything about the resolution you are using or the mac There is a ton of reports that this monitor in fact does NOT work with the the MB Pros and does not scale well at all, resulting in "muddy" fonts, etc.
Also, it didn’t work with the 2018 MacBook Pro, and only a subset of those. So you can’t make the comment, “it doesn’t work with MBP at all.” That’s misinformation
Scaling depends on what you are doing. Not for editing, perhaps. For coding or writing, likely. Allegedly it does not work with the 2019 MB 16" either. You can read the reviews on B&H and other major vendor sites.
Now that I actually own one I can confirm that it works with MB Pro 16" at full resolution and scales. It is not as straight forward as other monitors and might require a restart and some tweaking. I like it.
@@flapflapflap Just go to System Preferences -> Displays. The resolution will be set at "Default for display" by default when the monitor is first connected. Hold down the "option" key and click on "Scaled" radio button. You will get the full list of available resolutions, including 5120x2160
Hey are you still using this monitor can you confirm if this monitor will support an 2014 iMac 5k Retina Display in latest IOS at thisburnstruth. pls reply because i ordering it right now
ThisIsE how can you do it? 😭 I have a mbp 13” 2017 and I can’t set that resolution.. i also called apple support they told me i can’t get more than 3440x1440 resolution..
@@ThisIsE this one is 4k? because i will pick this one over the 38inch one then. also, can u charge my macbook with this one? and if i plug my hard drive into the monitor, will it also be connected with my macbook then? thanks for the answer! u got a sub!
@@ThisIsE Thanks for the response E! So basically I close my Mac and then it's like my whole screen is zoomed in. So I am seeing like 25% of the screen. I did find a way around this today, but everytime I need to go : system preferences> display>scale. Not ideal.
i've just bought this monitor but when i plug in my macbook pro 2017 with the thunderbolt 3 cable the screen of the mac starts flickering what i need to do?
Waleed Alfudhaili so many people had this problem too without fixing So I’ve bough the LG34UC99 saving 400€, it is not in 5k but work perfectly And i gave it back my lg5k to amazon
alexandergoldman they’re both very good, but the 5k monitor is better for the material and resolution. Btw I think it should cost about 750€, for quality price the curved monitor is absolutely the winner. If you don’t have problem with money and you need more resolution the 5k is the right choice
trying to compare this one to the 38wm95c.. My main question is font size I'm both are running a full resolution is one harder to read text at. .For example when my 2019 MBP is at full res it's pretty difficult to read text in apps.. so I usually run that one less than full res.. and work of secon monitor for min work. The font size looked pretty big in the video but hard to tell.. any advice anyone?
@@ThisIsE Yup got to have mega multimedia to edit on the go. Sure wish they had more of that sort of thing in mind for these things. Would it hurt that much if it had a flatter back panel?
@@ThisIsE Hey, thanks for your answer! Could you power it at 5K resolution with only the Thunderbird port of the xps 13? Or had you to use two cable to get all the pixels?
@@aachenrich25 hey, I'm so sorry but I just realized I gave you the wrong answer. I have several monitor reviews and for a moment I thought your comment is under a different review of mine. I haven't tested it with this ultrawide. I think it will work but it won't be able to fire up all the pixels. Linus Tech Tips has coverage about this monitor talking in-depth about the Windows laptop support so I'd watch that and maybe reach out to LG about confirmation.
DO NOT BUY LG. DOES NOT RESPECT THE WARRANTY I bought a monitor for kings and a week ago streaks appeared all over the screen, and our "friends" of the LG technical service after seeing two photos have refused to repair it, not even seen it in person. They say that it is a blow and point, with a total arrogance and a lack of respect. There was no point in protesting. An LG 34WK500 monitor, an expensive monitor that has to end up in the trash or I pay for the repair so said by the sat technician.
