This 40' LG ULTRAWIDE Monitor Is TOO WIDE

After using the LG 40" UW 5k2k Monitor, here are my thoughts!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:19 The Specs
0:50 Everyday Use
2:35 Content Creation
3:22 Photo Editing
4:25 Video Editing
5:13 Architecture
6:14 Picture By Picture & KVM
7:35 Recommendation
8:04 Final Thoughts

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[anthony-]

What a lovely, honest, and informative review.

[socialwill]

I have the Dell version of the and it is a great monitor. The Dell version has a full dock in the back with USB and Ethernet over Thunderbolt and 90w power.

[vincentdoubt]

Great review, i love to upgrade to 40 ultrawide . i understand that you said too big for you, same like the 43" 16:9 monitor that i had, it's too big for me to operate at desk distance, but after i change to 31.5 16:9, now i was attract by 40" ultrawide . i think i more on buying than productivity .

[MelvinDlaCruz]

so what is the difference between this one and the dell?

[mobeezy]

watching this as I drive to go pick up the monitor! 5k2k!!

[Ezinma]

I like that you talked about feeling 'over-stimulated'. That's something that I hadn't considered in my search for an ultrawide. Frankly, I'd been looking between 34 inches / 38 / 49. This is the first 40 incher that I'd really watched a video about. I think I'll rule out that 49" now. Thanks

[klaymoon]

Nice review. For the productivity, I personally found 3 27” monitors were the best. But for media consumption, the ultrawide was the best. For gaming, for me a single 32” monitor was the best. Not easy to have one set up for all. If forced with one set up for all, I’d still go with 3 monitors.

[itsgmani]

Man I want this dell version they make now. I keep getting scared about Mac OS scaling and how it could affect performance when trying to do gpu intensive tasks like Final Cut. What are your thoughts?

[buildwithk]

Amazing final thought. Deciding between this and DualUp (similar industry too, i.e building, so I too view construction dwgs etc.). But mostly Spreadsheets. I need clarity (since using a retina screen on my MacBook, there is no going back)

[dpak]

Hello Jon, I noticed if I turn on "Thunderbolt Out On" is limited to 50hz if I turn off the "Thunderbolt Out Off, " it goes back to 72hz. Are you seeing the same problem?

[thcyprus]

5K2k ... The question is this, or a 38" LG monitor 3840x1600, 144Hz and higher brightness (and better HDR) for mostly productivity and media?

[matdilisio]

Yooo the fact that you can use keys to split the screen however you want is great 👌

[redshiftgalaxy]

Great review, thank you for sharing fine details from your own setup and experience.

[colenso]

Nice review! What is the actual resolution you are using this monitor with? My understanding is that if you use the native 5K resolution things look very tiny on a Mac. Thanks!

[farleylai]

Don’t you feel the brightness is a bit low?

[jazzyv]

Jon, I work with two monitors. I really want to get a big curved monitor that will work like my two monitor set up. Is that possible?

[schlenbea]

Do you know if the KVM has the possibility of 2 dual monitor setups? I'd assume the 96v usbc input would be able to take the 2 feeds from that, then have a second 2 monitor input using hdmi/display port.
Let me know if you've tried this. Thanks!

[jjasef]

Thanks for this review! What keystrokes/program are you using to resize the windows to full, half, and third?

[wesleywalls]

As an architect, I was surprised to hear you touch on that!

[fredericosantos]

Great video! I myself am debating on getting a 38" due to me playing video games as well! But I am considering the 40"