First look: LG UltraFine 5K Display

Apple this week started deliveries of LG's hotly anticipated UltraFine 5K Display, a monitor developed to complement Apple's new all-Thunderbolt 3 MacBook Pro lineup. AppleInsider goes hands-on with the device in this first look video.

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22 Comments

bloggerblog

said about 7 years ago

Yes, the screen is beautiful but the display design is so un-Apple. It looks just like our Dell monitors at work, blah!

pulseimages

said about 7 years ago

bloggerblog said:

Yes, the screen is beautiful but the display design is so un-Apple. It looks just like our Dell monitors at work, blah!

Boo-hoo!

Rayz2016

said about 7 years ago

Good review.

alexmac

said about 7 years ago

Very nice video. Once the lid is closed you can turn the mac off thru the menu, but is it possible to turn it on? I guess only thru a external keyboard in hibernation?

SiSa

said about 7 years ago

Hey Max, unfortunately I do not agree on certain aspects, and suggest a second thought about: - ugly plastic frame/design that does not fit to any premium Apple product - and the thicker upper frame looks particularly ugly and distracting to me - only three USB ports: as you are a professional videographer you perfectly know these ports are not enough - even the legacy Thunderbolt Display featured more ports (3x USB, 1x ETHERNET, 1x Firewire) - no Audio output??? => how to connect my desktop speakers? A second cable to be attached to the Macbook Pro? - While all Mac products and displays feature feature premium glass panels with great anti-glare coatings, this one is a glossy plastic display. It looks particularly prone to glare, even in your first look video - when you touch/adjust it for horizontal alignment in your video, it looks quite flimsy/shaky, and not too solid The option to change brightness etc. via the direct Mac input makes this display a better alternative to Dell & Co, but it's far from being an appropriate product I would want to put in my home office, or even at work.