Quick take video review: LG's UltraFine 5K Display

Announced in tandem with the 2016 MacBook Pros, LG's 27" UltraFine 5K Display was developed in partnership with Apple. Despite a modest design, the monitor's color accuracy, brightness, contrast and sharpness make it a worthy successor to Apple's defunct Thunderbolt Display.

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22 Comments

bobolicious

said about 7 years ago

And yes, it's plastic... ...would an upgrade to the venerable cinema/thunderbolt display with a 2160p (4K) or 2880p (5K) panel, usb-3.1 and tb-3 (usb-c) ports have been at least consistent, if not innovative...?

kma

said about 7 years ago

Could you please test the 27" UltraFine with a Mac Pro 2013? Sorry this is probably a stupid question, but do the FaceTime camera and speakers work through the tb3 to tb2 converter?

bobolicious

said about 7 years ago

kma said:

Sorry this is probably a stupid question, but do the FaceTime camera and speakers work through the tb3 to tb2 converter?

A reasonable question, as DisplayPort seems unsupported (yet?) too despite the TB3 spec, and the promise of a 'one connector' world...

Rayz2016

said about 7 years ago

bobolicious said:

And yes, it's plastic... ...would an upgrade to the venerable cinema/thunderbolt display with a 2160p (4K) or 2880p (5K) panel, usb-3.1 and tb-3 (usb-c) ports have been at least consistent, if not innovative...?

… and even more expensive, which would switch the complaints from 'ugliness' to 'price' though made by the same people.

Gust

said about 7 years ago

Kma said: Could you please test the 27" UltraFine with a Mac Pro 2013? With the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and a Thunderbolt cable, you can use the LG UltraFine 5K Display at 4K and lower resolutions with these Mac models: 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz Mac Pro (Late 2013)* yes please test the macpro late 2013 with the thunderbolt adapter.