This doesn't look right.... but it's AWESOME! - LG DualUp Ergo Monitor

LG's latest monitor, the DualUp, is exciting. It has an aspect ratio of 16:18 or 8:9, which is 2560 x 2880, effectively two 1440p monitors stacked on top of each other. So it's basically a vertical monitor, which might make you cringe at first, but after using it, we love it!

The LG DualUp 28MQ780 Monitor is expected to release in mid May. Link coming soon!

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - It doesn't feel or look right, but...
0:48 - Unboxing and assembly
1:58 - I/O ports
2:11 - Ergo stand
2:51 - Cable management and extension
4:06 - Sponsor - Seasonic!
4:33 - Panel issue?
5:03 - Monitor display setup and specs
5:33 - Productivity use perspective (Apple and PC)
7:24 - Display impressions
8:09 - Gaming vertically impressions
9:00 - Final thoughts

[nufmatt]

Next video: Ultra Wide Monitor, but vertically and gaming on it.

[aty]

I always love the impromptu visits from other members of LMG. It reinforces the non-scripted, casual vibe of Short Circuit, and it's always great to hear another opinion on the product as well.

[spdcrzy]

This is DEFINITELY a panel for engineering. CAD, FEA, CFD, or other simulation/analysis work would be WONDERFUL on this monitor.

[JessPatton]

I wish LTT and short circuit would pull in some of the devs from floatplane to evaluate some of these productivity products from a developers perspective. I think two of these could be pretty awesome for a developer setup, would love to see what they think about it.

[ratmdex]

"I'm right handed but i'm kind of busy" best quote on LTT

[GatoPaint]

this monitor but 144 hz I'd totally buy it , and a option that u could separate the monitor in half so its being recognized as u were connecting 2 monitors instead of just 1

[commandtheline]

Being an arcade guy I'm always interested in monitors that hit closer to a square. We really need a large format 4:3 monitor. Something around the 25 to 27 in. What would be really great if a manufacturer would make a retro panel that includes some really good scaling for retro gaming

[thomaswijnands]

Damn, this monitor is really the programmers dream, able to see your terminal and a decent amount of code🤣😎

[jernaugurgeh]

I see this as a side screen, to complement a 32" 4K display, especially when doing web dev and game dev. I've tried using a 27" both in landscape and portrait and it's too much, either too wide or too tall, but this would be ideal. I want one.

[Nytx]

For gamedev it does sound ideal! Thanks for mentioning it, it's a use case often left out in LTT reviews, understandably as it's not something you do in your day to day.
Just for that I might give this screen a try, WFH has made me on the lookout for anything that can help my workflow!

Also that aspect ratio looks nice to play retro games without (too much) stretching or black bars!

[MonsterSound.Bradley]

They should have made the top and bottom bezels the same width so it would look good when rotated 90.

[exturkconner]

I work in a medically related call center. And we often have two monitors. One with research and one with our tracking/call monitoring program. This would be killer for it. Having your research on the bottom half where it's easier to read but still having the top half fully accessible would be great. The fact that it's not super high refresh would be fine. It's higher pixel density then 1080 would be nice as well. I dig it.

[raza]

I remember when I saw the old square monitors in my graphics design class and joked about it with my professor, it was at that moment when I found out that monitors like these are meant for autocade and others like engineering and modelling work stuff like that, I'm probably not saying the use case properly but man when we did furniture modelling on both the wide and the square monitors I could see the difference
so yes as its for work only

[hdwblade]

I remember during the transition to 16:9 from square, I complained because I thought we were losing part of the movies/shows. Then everything moved that way and I had no choice but to move on. Kinda loving this (when on its side). I hope they make another with a higher refresh, oriented on the side!

[aslikhari]

This monitor can apparently also be used like 2 monitors vertically mounted, hence the name "Dual Up". This can be done from the nipple joystick at the bottom of the monitor. I think they should have touched upon that just see how it performs, cause that is what I wanted to see. Like if I use PS5 on top and work at the bottom how it would look and work...

[the_wiki]

This is kind of a silly aspect ratio, but I would like to see classic 4x3 and 5x4 monitors return. They make great second monitors off to the side of a main monitor. A second 16:9 makes you turn too far to the side to see the whole screen. A 4:3 monitor also has more height, so you can match the height of your 16:9 monitor with a smaller display diagonal. For example, a 19.5" 4:3 monitor is the same height as a 24" 16x9.

[RubyRoks]

This would be incredible for audio work. I get the host's comment about wanting more width to see the whole song/project, but with my setup in Reaper, this would be incredible for having the mixer and my tracks on one screen. I've never hurt for horizontal space, even on a traditional 16:9 panel, but have always wanted more vertical space

[ChampionBob]

Oh man, I would love this thing as a second monitor. For both productivity as a secondary screen during gaming, I think it would be awesome!
Think about the amount of lines of code I can see... If I did a 9:16 aspect ratio, the lines would get cut off, but this has the width to make up for it!

[emu]

This is one of those "how did no one ever think of this before?" monitors. I think it would go great bracketing a stacked ultrawide setup or a single large panel if you needed that much screen real estate.

[vectrobe]

having three of these would actually be amazing considering it would be the same as 2x6 'eyfinity' but without the middle bezels, which also means in games you'll get the full UI unscathed.
Even just two of these would be great for productivity, and even only one alone for a full streaming setup (game on bottom, chat etc on top) sounds good.