WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:06.560 My setup at work hasn't changed much in a long time. I've got the same chair, 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:10.240 the same custom desk PC, and even the same peripherals that I've had for years 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:15.040 now because once I find something that I'm comfortable with, I generally like 00:00:12.719 --> 00:00:22.880 to just stick with it. The one exception is my monitor. Over the years, I've gone 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:25.840 from 16x9 to ultra wide to even ultra 00:00:22.880 --> 00:00:30.640 wider. And as you guys can see here, I am still struggling to fit all the 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:36.719 things that I do on a very regular basis onto a single display. So today I have 00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:40.960 the solution. This is actually something that I've wanted to do for quite some 00:00:39.120 --> 00:00:47.120 time and I'm finally pulling the trigger. I am going dual monitor, but 00:00:44.800 --> 00:00:53.039 not in the way you might think. I am going dual 00:00:49.440 --> 00:00:55.840 super mega ultra wide 00:00:53.039 --> 00:01:01.609 49 inch monitor. Oh yeah. 00:01:03.120 --> 00:01:08.240 And they're going to be stacked. On the face of it, an upgrade like this is 00:01:06.720 --> 00:01:11.840 pretty simple. You open up the monitor, chuck it on the desk, plug in a display 00:01:10.240 --> 00:01:17.040 cable, and you're pretty much good to go. The problem is that, as you guys can 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:19.040 see, fitting two of these side by side 00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:24.000 on my desk is not going to work very well. 00:01:21.520 --> 00:01:27.360 Fortunately, we're going to try this, which I think 00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:36.079 will work, even though it's not technically rated for the full weight of these two displays. Caution, heavy. 00:01:32.880 --> 00:01:38.880 All right, so let's start by opening up 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:46.079 the monitor. Unlike some of the earlier 49 inch like extra wide monitors, this 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:48.799 one has a very similar pixel density to 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:55.840 the original 3440x440 ultrawide. So, because it's even wider, 00:01:52.240 --> 00:01:59.119 it's still 1440 pixels high, but it's 00:01:55.840 --> 00:02:04.799 actually 5120 pixels wide. So, it's kind 00:01:59.119 --> 00:02:06.960 of the equivalent of 5K except sliced in 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:13.520 half down the middle. That gives you effectively both the resolution and area 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:15.840 of two 27 inch 1440p monitors side by 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:20.239 side with no bezel down the middle. It occurs to me I don't actually need the 00:02:18.160 --> 00:02:26.560 stand. One moment please. 00:02:22.640 --> 00:02:28.959 Oh, touched my face. Sanitizing time. 00:02:26.560 --> 00:02:34.400 You already touched it. It's too late. And I might touch it again. So I'm going 00:02:30.560 --> 00:02:37.040 to sanitize. Oh man, these things are 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:42.640 beasts. Oh boy. It's really nice that most curved monitors these days ah still 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:46.959 managed to include a standard base amount because there was a while there 00:02:44.319 --> 00:02:51.280 where you had to get like weirdo special adapters that you had to purchase 00:02:49.120 --> 00:02:54.000 assuming you could even find them. And it's easy to say, well curved monitors 00:02:52.959 --> 00:02:59.440 are stupid. Why don't you just get a non-curved monitor? But the thing is 00:02:56.319 --> 00:03:01.280 when something is this wide, the curve 00:02:59.440 --> 00:03:04.720 actually does make a difference. So it'll help with any color shift that you 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:08.720 might get. I mean, it's an IPS panel, so it won't be a ton, but you will get a 00:03:06.800 --> 00:03:12.159 little bit. And also just makes it a little bit more natural, so you're 00:03:10.159 --> 00:03:15.519 looking head onto the display even when you turn your head, which you'll do. 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:20.239 This is really heavy. I need to put this down. Ah, okay. 00:03:18.640 --> 00:03:28.239 None of this has been a surprise so far, though. That's the exact same monitor I'm already using. The X Factor is the 00:03:24.480 --> 00:03:30.400 Vivo monitor table stand. It's rated for 00:03:28.239 --> 00:03:35.680 27 in stacked on top. These are basically 27s, but two of them. So, as 00:03:33.920 --> 00:03:42.920 long as their weight restriction here has some buffer built into it, I figure 00:03:38.159 --> 00:03:42.920 ah, we should be all right. Nuts down. 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:49.440 Where'd this come from? Must go the other way then. 00:03:47.519 --> 00:03:52.239 The slotted ones are here. So, unless you want it to be able to slide out, but 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:58.640 then I guess you anchor it. You know what? I'll look at the instructions. Oh, I missed a step. 00:03:56.400 --> 00:04:02.000 Gee, pole cover. I don't see an obvious way to detach the plate from the mount 00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:05.599 here. So, yeah, I really think it'd be easier to slide the monitor on. Then 00:04:04.239 --> 00:04:10.080 again, maybe not. I don't know. It's going to be so heavy by the time I'm doing that. There really doesn't seem to 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:13.840 be an industry standard for who is supposed to provide the screws for a 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:17.600 vase mount. Here, LG has included the screws, but I've seen lots of monitors 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:21.519 that don't include the screws. I'm going to use LG's screws. They're black and 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:25.600 they match. Oh, shoot. I forgot the washers. 00:04:23.840 --> 00:04:34.240 Does it matter? We're going to put the washers on. Okay, 00:04:29.440 --> 00:04:37.240 this here. This thing weighs about 30 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:37.240 lb. 00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:44.160 Ow, my finger. You know, maybe there's something to be said for Apple's 00:04:42.080 --> 00:04:49.000 thousand stand. I don't know if I can wrench this any tighter. Okay. 00:04:50.320 --> 00:04:57.400 Oh boy. Oh man, I'm cranking this so hard. But I'm worried it's going to 00:04:54.080 --> 00:04:57.400 shear off. 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:08.400 Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh, I think it's holding. Wow, that was 00:05:06.479 --> 00:05:12.520 an uncomfortable amount of pressure. Time for the tricky part now. 00:05:12.960 --> 00:05:20.720 So long there, buddy. Nice knowing you. Wow. Where am I going to put my webcam? 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:24.560 Okay, this time I'm going to crank this mount 00:05:22.080 --> 00:05:27.840 while it's easy to get at cuz we are way over the rated weight. 00:05:26.479 --> 00:05:33.759 How are you going to do that? You need two people, I feel. No, I got this. Don't worry. 00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:39.600 Oh my god. So long. Yeah, that's what she said. 00:05:37.199 --> 00:05:44.639 Oh no, the plastic insert is coming out, but it's it's on there too much to 00:05:41.440 --> 00:05:47.280 easily get it off now. 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:51.759 Hopefully I don't get guillotined here. Oh, 00:05:48.880 --> 00:05:56.960 okay. That's heavy. Maybe that's our thumbnail. Okay, come 00:05:54.080 --> 00:06:01.520 on. Okay, both of the plastic inserts came out. 00:05:59.039 --> 00:06:04.319 These suck and they're bad and I hate them. Now they're back in there. But 00:06:03.039 --> 00:06:09.280 like what keeps them in there? I don't know. Do you need help? 00:06:06.080 --> 00:06:09.680 No, I'm good. I got this. I got this. 00:06:09.280 --> 00:06:17.199 Look. Oh, the people paid good money to watch me struggle. Don't worry about it. It's 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:18.000 fine. was flexing a lot. 00:06:17.199 --> 00:06:21.440 I went back. Are you okay? If you need to take a break, you should take a break. 00:06:20.960 --> 00:06:24.400 One second. And if we need to switch to a lighter camera, we should switch to a lighter 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:30.560 camera. I'm fine. I'm fine. Dennis, making fine adjustments to this 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:35.199 is not going to be possible. Oh, come on. Stop. 00:06:32.479 --> 00:06:38.400 No. What are you stuck on? Keep getting my fingers crushed. That's going on 00:06:37.840 --> 00:06:43.039 easy. Are they on there properly? You feel 00:06:41.280 --> 00:06:45.360 that? Do they look like they're on there 00:06:44.479 --> 00:06:51.440 properly? I thought you going to say like we're done. Like 00:06:47.600 --> 00:06:55.520 no. Jake said even for his 34s he had to 00:06:51.440 --> 00:06:57.840 like crank the Jesus out of these. Ow. I 00:06:55.520 --> 00:07:01.440 just bruised my palm. Wait, what? What is it even hitting? Okay, well that's 00:06:59.360 --> 00:07:04.639 progress. Hey, credit to LG for the packing material for this monitor. And 00:07:03.280 --> 00:07:11.039 if you think this looks horrible, you should have seen what Jake had to do for 16K gaming. That was 16 monitors. I 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:14.639 think the whole stand is leaning forward. 00:07:12.960 --> 00:07:19.039 I think the whole desk is leaning forward. Oh my god. 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:22.000 Can we switch to a lighter camera? It's not on right. Recording. 00:07:20.560 --> 00:07:28.800 So, we're down to our fifth string camera operator. Don't move anything heavy. And go fill 00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:30.560 out the form. Dennis, he hurt his back. 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:33.840 He was laughing at me. That's why that's how he did it. Oh, yeah. Well, 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:37.919 so if you guys notice, the camera's a little 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:40.800 Yeah. Sorry, guys. That's That's Riley. He's helping us out 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:45.360 here. Well, that looks crazy. You know what? I'm going to run my 00:07:43.520 --> 00:07:50.080 DisplayPort and power cables first because this is uh going to be 00:07:47.759 --> 00:07:57.199 challenging. I didn't cut an entry slit for a second monitor here. Ow. Oh, man. 00:07:54.560 --> 00:08:01.280 Riddle me this, Riley. Should I go with them not quite buted together, but with 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:04.639 the top one angled down at me a little bit, even though that means a slightly 00:08:02.879 --> 00:08:08.400 bigger gap here? I mean, I feel like you probably should 00:08:06.319 --> 00:08:11.440 angle it down a bit, eh? How triggered am I going to get by this gap, though? 00:08:10.240 --> 00:08:17.440 I'm going to butt them up together. Yeah, tightness. That's my specialty. 00:08:14.080 --> 00:08:20.000 Damn. That's what I like. Settling. 00:08:17.440 --> 00:08:22.160 It'll do. Yeah. You need help. You need help. No, I can move it. 00:08:21.599 --> 00:08:30.720 Okay. Don't move anything heavy. Oh god, that's heavy. Okay. 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:38.080 You want me to move the keyboard? Hopefully it won't scratch the glass. No. No. I got this. I got this. I got 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:39.760 this. Oh. Oh. Twist a little. 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:43.839 The people paid good money to see me struggle. 00:08:41.599 --> 00:08:49.040 And right now they can't see me cuz I'm behind the monitor. But oh, I assure you 00:08:46.720 --> 00:08:54.160 the struggle is real. I think they just need to 00:08:51.440 --> 00:08:57.160 like that. There's a chance it's still aligned. 00:08:57.680 --> 00:09:05.200 Oh. Oh, that's good. That's where the DP goes in. This is where the second DP 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:09.279 goes in. I can't get behind it to lift it, you know. Uh, this is where you 00:09:07.040 --> 00:09:12.000 could almost need uh use help of some kind. 00:09:10.160 --> 00:09:15.600 Okay, way back. Yeah, you know, it held uh 50% more than 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:19.360 its rated weight. You know what's funny is I believe LG 00:09:17.519 --> 00:09:24.480 actually moved the nipple from the bottom here to over here in case of 00:09:21.839 --> 00:09:31.680 installations like this. And I laughed at them at CES. I laughed at them. I was 00:09:27.920 --> 00:09:33.279 like, "Nobody's going to do that." 00:09:31.680 --> 00:09:36.800 Now, all I need to do is get all my Windows arranged. Now LG and there 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:40.880 actually third parties that have window management programs that allow you to 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:44.800 split your screens up into many more zones than the normal window snap where 00:09:42.800 --> 00:09:49.120 you just or arrow snap or whatever they call it now where you just kind of go 00:09:45.839 --> 00:09:51.200 like that. But in the meantime, this is 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:55.680 where I kind of expect things to land. So I want something for my Microsoft 00:09:53.279 --> 00:10:02.160 Teams chat. Yes, we use Microsoft Teams. No, it's not perfect, but um well, we're 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:04.640 using it uh here. whatever I'm currently 00:10:02.160 --> 00:10:08.240 writing or uh reviewing someone else, you know, a web browser for maybe I'm 00:10:06.640 --> 00:10:12.080 doing some research or browsing the forum to see what people are saying over 00:10:10.160 --> 00:10:16.240 there. Uh here where I can go through all of our video ideas. This is a much 00:10:13.920 --> 00:10:19.680 older version of this sheet that I can show you guys because it's all stuff 00:10:17.360 --> 00:10:26.240 that we did ages ago. And then up here, this is this is the big one. being able 00:10:22.880 --> 00:10:29.279 to stretch out Trello here so that I can 00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:30.959 see every stage of the production queue. 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:34.880 Um, and all the assignments. I can't show you the writer ones cuz there's a lot of projects that we haven't released 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:40.079 yet. Better make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss any of them. But, uh, being able to see what everyone's 00:10:38.160 --> 00:10:43.920 supposed to be working on all at once and then organize things into it without 00:10:42.160 --> 00:10:49.920 moving back and forth between different browser Windows and stuff like that. 00:10:46.480 --> 00:10:53.040 Really very excited about this. I'm not 00:10:49.920 --> 00:10:55.839 100% sure on the ergonomics. Could I 00:10:53.040 --> 00:11:01.519 have just put a TV on my desk? Yes. But damn it, this is Linus Tech 00:10:59.360 --> 00:11:08.399 Tips. Okay. It's not how we do things around here. Here 00:11:04.320 --> 00:11:09.920 we we mount our webcams 00:11:08.399 --> 00:11:14.320 where I'm going to end up with the solution from all those laptops. Put it up here 00:11:13.200 --> 00:11:18.240 and point it up the nose. No. Oh, that's going to be awful. Now that 00:11:17.040 --> 00:11:24.880 you're done watching this video, you might actually want to check out the video where I tried out a 55 in OLED 00:11:22.480 --> 00:11:28.640 monitor. Well, TV, I mean the color monitor, whatever. 55 in OLED display as 00:11:27.279 --> 00:11:33.680 a gaming monitor. It's pretty cool. It's from Alienware. Uh, go watch that video. 00:11:30.800 --> 00:11:33.680 It's a good video.