traditionally computer monitors have been much smaller than tvs you know to
fit on your desk and with much higher pixel density to make them suitable for
up-close viewing of fine details like text
but thanks to 4k ultra hd resolution
a 43-inch tv would actually have the same detail
level at an equal distance as a 21.5
inch 1080p monitor which seems to be exactly what lg was
thinking when they created the 43 ud-79
a product they're calling a monitor
that's the size of a tv for a price that's somewhere in between
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the 43 ud 79 or ud as i'll be calling it
is the biggest monitor ever to grace our
lab beating the previous champ phil who you can meet over here by three whole
inches the idea here is that the giant factory
calibrated ips panel will give you wide viewing angles and accurate though not
professional grade colors making tasks like heavy multitasking system
monitoring and wolf of wall street style stock trading super immersive without
the head turning or disruptive bezels that a multi-screen setup would require
okay then with you so far
this giant uncurved monitor then rests
on a 13 pound stand that gets an extra bonus by the way for being super hefty
but and this won't be the last tv-like thing about it like most tvs has very
limited mobility we get a nice amount of tilt but no height adjust or swivel
which might actually be a bigger deal than normal if you want to quickly turn
ud from your office chair to your bed for movie time
around the back io is unusually well labeled a really nice touch for anyone
who doesn't have the resolution support chart memorized for every revision of
HDMI not to mention super comprehensive
the extra type c port for displayport is particularly forward thinking and here's
something interesting it's got an rs232c
port this was the standard for connecting modems and other peripherals to your pc
before usb came along and more importantly in the home theater world
it's used to connect your home automation and control systems so you
can do things like automatically mute the tv when the doorbell rings cool
right but wait a minute it's almost as if lg
wants you to use ud like you would a tv
he even comes with a freaking remote that you can use instead of the nipple
interface to turn the brightness
up and down and control the volume
volume that's right like again many of lg's tvs
ud is equipped with two 10 watt speakers
and unlike most monitor speakers they're surprisingly not bad
okay Linus so what's the hecking difference between a monitor with
speakers and a tv then well if you're my
grandparents and you still have a coax cable plugged into the back of your tv
instead of a digital set-top box that connects via HDMI i guess there's that
but otherwise not much
so let's talk then about what it's like to use a tv-like monitor
frankly at normal desk distance it is not my
favorite personally yes you can use lg's included screen
splitting software to have four 21-inch Windows open at a time
but most of the content we create around
here and consume like word documents and just
about anything on the web is better when your window is taller
than it is wide so even though ud is six
inches taller than the 38 inch ultra wide on my desk
the whole ultra wide pitch also from lg
was that it fits your field of view so then depending on your personal
preference that might end up being six inches of not very useful space because
you need to move your mouse not to mention your eyes a long way between the
bottom and the top of the screen which combined with the stand's immobility can
make for a fatiguing experience and finally there's pixel density
everyone agrees 4k tvs look amazing from
the couch but we're sitting really close here at
this size neither james nor i was that impressed and with high-end displays
shipping with retina-like sharpness
this really felt like a step backwards to me and in response to your comment
jeff no i'm not gonna move the screen back
because if i was gonna do that wouldn't i just save a buck and get a smaller
screen all of that said not everyone will agree
some of you will really want a ginormous
display but this one at 43 inches and 700 costs
about what a 4k 55 inch tv would
so why not just buy the tv then
well pixel density at that size is even more
of an issue but other than that there used to be some additional and serious
concerns when using a tv as a monitor like high color compression that made
text look blurry and brutal input lag
that made gaming nearly impossible but these are non-issues on many modern
tv sets where 444 chroma sub sampling
keeps the text readable and features like game mode lower the input lag to
more workable levels though it must be said that not every
new tv's game mode actually turns all image processing off displaylag.com is a
great resource for finding one that doesn't suck bottom line then
a lot of tvs have pretty much caught up to monitor performance except for
special features like ultra high refresh rates that are demanded by hardcore
gamers so back to ud then if beauty had
cutting-edge monitor-only features like freesync or g-sync for gamers as well as
higher refresh rate and super low input lag
then it would be able to clearly differentiate itself from both a tv and
a monitor as it is though it's an in-between size with mostly tv-like
performance and features at a reasonable price
making it a solid product and one that lots of people will like especially
given the matte panel when most tvs are glossy
but it's not for me personally so i'm going with the official
meh it's up to you i guess stamp of approval i mean that is what you guys
pay me for right if you know i fix it you know that they
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they're constantly posting tear downs and repair videos for popular devices
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it's got a flex extension it's got a bunch of plastic opening tools so you
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