LG’s new 16:18 monitor looks like a multitasking powerhouse

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22848957/lg-dualup-32-inch-4k-ultra-fine-monitors-announced-specs

by hariswill • 5 years ago

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abraxas• 5 years ago

Very nice form factor but the DPI is just not there for me. At this resolution and screen size we're talking merely 140PPI. I refuse to work on anything below 200 with 250+ being more in the tolerable range. Fuzzy text bothers me a lot (and no, subpixel aliasing is not the answer to this).

naikrovek2• 5 years ago

so how much display bandwidth do you think most computers have?

140ppi is fine at 18 inches, isn't it? this isn't a phone you're holding 8" away from your eyes.

wodenokoto2• 5 years ago

MacBooks have between 220 and 250 dpi depending on the model.

Text is noticeably clearer on my Mac than on my external screen (or non Mac laptops)

microtherion• 5 years ago

An interesting form factor, but these days, anything that makes me adopt a different posture carries the risk of causing neck or back problems, and it might be difficult to evaluate this risk without buying the monitor in the first place.

DarkWiiPlayer• 5 years ago

and it might be difficult to evaluate this risk without buying the monitor in the first place

Just put one monitor over another and you get the same effect (?)

wodenokoto2• 5 years ago

Has the high-dpi external screens market just died? I haven’t really seen anything that can match iMacs except for the 2 LG Ultrafine that were recently pulled from the Apple store.

trevyn• 5 years ago

Replacements for those LG displays are coming: https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/16/apple-displays-24-and-2...

Probably timed to the Apple silicon Mac Pros.

throwaway815232• 5 years ago

Why 16:18? Why not 1:1? Is the shape trademarked by Square or something? Hasselblad used it much earlier, except they called it 6x6.

jdlshore• 5 years ago

"Standard" ratio is 16:9, so calling it "16:18" draws attention to the fact that it's the same size as two monitors stacked vertically.

throwaway815232• 5 years ago

Yeah that makes sense. I wonder if it's actually built as two 16:9 pieces somehow.

LG’s new 16:18 monitor looks like a multitasking powerhouse

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