Size does matter... Long Term Review of the LG 43UD79-B 4K

It's finally time to review the monitor I've owned for nearly two months, and one I've used professionally for nearly a year.

But first... What am I drinking???
Stone IPA (Escondido, CA), 6.9%, 77 IBU
A good example of what the West Coast IPA is supposed to be. Not the best IPA I've had, but still very solid. It's good, just not remarkable.

It's the LG 43UD79-B... It's a 43" 3840x2160 4K Monitor with factory calibrated color and a 60Hz refresh rate. Its IPS panel provides superb viewing angles, and that thin bezel gives this panel an even more premium feel. What isn’t obvious is how excellent this monitor is for productivity and content creation.

So on paper, this thing has everything you need for tons of screen real estate and content creation, but how will that translate into real world use?

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[Vilmir]

I love the beer glass going down as the video progresses. Best progress bar ever!

[JayJones]

Thank you! Clear and accurate review of this screen. I was hesitating with Iiyama, Philips and other brands and you made me take my decision so I just bought the LG 43UD79-B 4K

[markwhitfield]

I tried your channel sober a few weeks back (once), I can report it's still good..

[rebirth_mishap]

Soon as I saw the beer glass and your channel name I put 2 and 2 together and subbed. Love the idea

[GM_Sanjit_Ramesh]

Just got my ultrawide a week back so I'm happy, but damn that monitor does have awesome features

[TheAppleLab]

just bought this monster for my cMP...glad to see your review, helped me to choose the right one...cheers !

[mrmohantyexperiments]

Got one used for $400 locally after watching your review. Love it, extremely good.

[ON-zdvf]

This was a great review. Covered all the important topics. Thanks!

[shadowrd]

I'm looking at getting this on Christmas. As a Christmas gift to myself. But I'm thinking of getting 3 of them. Gaming on 3 monitor's is epic. But to have 4 screen's in one monitor. Awesomeness hands down. So if in time I get 3 of them. Than I can have 12 different screen at one time. I love this Tech Channel. PLUS the Community is second to none..

[rodneydangerfield]

Thanks for the informative video!...Just received the LG 43UN700-B (aka 43UD79-B) and will connect to my m1Mac mini...As a non-gamer, will be watching mucho sports and movies!...Keep those videos coming!

[shadowrd]

Hello out there. I found your channel by accident. I’m looking at getting this monitor. It’s like having 2, or 3 monitors. But no (BIG Ugly Bezel). I liked your review. An honest reviews about a product. You sir have a new subscriber. Can’t wait to see more videos. Keep up the great work.

[kostakontos]

Thanks for the great review. Your wall-mounting bracket piqued my interest. I quickly tried to find a video in your channel where you covered this but nothing obvious came up in my search results. Please consider doing a video on it? Its installation in particular. I suspect I'm not the only DIY noob that would appreciate this.

[rvbeauchamp]

Great information. What is the name and part number of the wall mount you used.

[lewisvoltaire]

Just found your channel man. I’m a huge fan. Working on upgrading my system currently.. although I think I’ll wait on the monitor until last :-)

[wawanbalik]

Thanks a lot for a very informative video Jeff!

[moky]

Nice! The Star Citizen wallpaper 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 cheers 🍻

[alohajayofficial]

I just reviewed the monitor after watching your nice review. THANK YOU. I think LG UN700 is also good monitor.. released in dec 2019

[ericpatino]

Great review and the IPA was a true home run!!! what a boss! You sir got one more subscriber! Cheers!!!

[izes_palacsinta]

4:53 isnt this monitor supposed to be freesync?

[uther]

Thanks for the vid. Been debating this to replace a 25" and 24" that I have vertically mounted on the left of my main gaming display.