1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:09,840 You've seen the commercials. You've heard the hype. You've uh probably read 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:15,960 about that whole router debacle with the faulty shielding. But that's fixed now. 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:26,960 And there's no denying then that the 27in LG 27 MD 5K ultra fine 5K monitor 4 00:00:23,359 --> 00:00:30,240 is one of the slickest on the market 5 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:34,079 right now. But does the fact that it's 6 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:36,640 being aimed primarily at Apple zombies, 7 00:00:34,079 --> 00:00:41,160 it even launched exclusively through the Apple Store mean that it's a nogo for 8 00:00:40,160 --> 00:00:48,480 Windows geeks? I mean, it's just a monitor, 9 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:51,440 right? It should be okay, right? Well, 10 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:57,800 let's peel back the layers of this sexy little onion and see if she makes us 11 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,800 cry. 12 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:12,400 Synergy is the software that lets you share your mouse and keyboard between 13 00:01:10,159 --> 00:01:18,720 multiple computers. Check it out now at the link in the video description. The 14 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:21,280 experience of unboxing the Ultrafine 5K, 15 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:25,759 though not quite on Apple's level, was definitely more pleasing than what we're 16 00:01:23,119 --> 00:01:32,000 used to from LG. Immediately apparent upon unboxing the product and removing 17 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:34,720 it from its super cool shiny space suit 18 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:41,560 are a couple of unusual characteristics of the LG 5K's industrial design. It's 19 00:01:38,479 --> 00:01:44,159 got a sophisticated matte finish. It's 20 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:49,759 disappointingly plastic rather than aluminum like the Apple Cinema Displays 21 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:53,200 of Yore, but it still looks and feels 22 00:01:49,759 --> 00:01:55,840 pretty good. It lacks buttons entirely. 23 00:01:53,200 --> 00:02:00,560 So that means no onscreen display for making adjustments to the inputs or 24 00:01:58,719 --> 00:02:04,799 image quality, though at least one of those isn't important as we'll see 25 00:02:02,079 --> 00:02:09,520 later. And the thickest side of the bezel, which would normally be on the 26 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:15,680 bottom, we'd call it the chin bar, is actually at the top. So do we call this 27 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:18,959 like a like a brow brow bar? But this is 28 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:22,480 interesting. It looks like they were 29 00:02:18,959 --> 00:02:25,040 making room for the ambient light sensor 30 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:31,120 that should be enabled through a future software update at some 31 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:35,599 point, and the only disruption to the 32 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:38,680 5K's otherwise totally clean facade, the 33 00:02:35,599 --> 00:02:40,440 very nice looking 1080p camera and 34 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:46,720 front-facing microphone. The base stands out from the 35 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:54,319 crowd as well. It's solidly constructed with a pleasing high quality vibe and 36 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:57,519 offers both a generous degree of tilt 37 00:02:54,319 --> 00:02:59,200 and near giraffe-like vertical reach. 38 00:02:57,519 --> 00:03:04,159 And if that's not enough, there's actually a vase amount included in the 39 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:10,080 box, which I guess brings us pretty well around to the back. The 6T power cord 40 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:12,920 attaches seamlessly Apple style to the 41 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:20,480 rear panel. And would you look at that IO? A single port type rules the entire 42 00:03:17,599 --> 00:03:26,720 panel. Whether you like it or not, this is probably a window into the USB type-C 43 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:33,360 dominated future that we are headed for. So these three are USB 3.1 5 GB data 44 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:39,360 ports, each capable of pushing 7 1/2 watts of power. So enough to charge your 45 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:42,640 phone or other USB device. And this one, 46 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:45,599 which is the only input on this monitor, 47 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:50,400 that's right, just one, looks the same as the other ones, but has far more 48 00:03:48,319 --> 00:03:56,480 going on under the hood. It's a Thunderbolt 3 input, which allows it to 49 00:03:53,599 --> 00:04:02,720 not only carry the data for those USB ports and the 50 00:03:59,159 --> 00:04:06,319 882 million pixels per second from your 51 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:09,439 machine to the display, but also to push 52 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:12,000 85 watts of power the other way. Enough 53 00:04:09,439 --> 00:04:17,280 to charge your laptop. That's right, kids. This one cord solution lets you 54 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:23,040 leave your charger in your backpack because the included 6 and 1/2 foot 55 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:27,639 cable is all it takes to transform your 56 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:31,120 supported laptop into a full-on 5K 57 00:04:27,639 --> 00:04:33,600 workstation. And they absolutely nailed 58 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:40,720 this whole experience with the 2016 MacBook Pro. Side by side, everything 59 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:44,560 about the image looks just right. From 60 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:47,600 the color to the eyepiercing 500 nit 61 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:51,160 brightness on max to the very similar 62 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:54,400 anti-glare glossy appearance to the 63 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:59,680 retina-like astonishing sharpness of the 64 00:04:54,400 --> 00:05:02,160 218 pixel per inch panel. But we 65 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:09,199 promised this was a Windows users perspective, didn't we? So, let's plug 66 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:12,280 it into a Razor Blade. 67 00:05:09,199 --> 00:05:15,400 Okay, there we go. And uh 68 00:05:12,280 --> 00:05:17,800 wow, that actually looks really 69 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:24,400 sh. Wait a tick. There's no five in that number. 70 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:30,880 Why the heck is Windows capping the resolution somewhere between Ultra HD 71 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:35,720 and the native 5K that the display supports? Windows 10 can go up to 8K. So 72 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:42,720 what gives? Relax. Tech tips. Lionus. 73 00:05:39,199 --> 00:05:45,360 Techquicky. Lionus. Is that you? It sure 74 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:50,320 is. So, you remember that one cord solution that you were all excited about 75 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:58,880 a second ago? Uh-huh. Well, it turns out that driving a 5K display over one cable 76 00:05:55,440 --> 00:06:02,720 is an industry first. All other 5K and 77 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:06,240 up monitors use two DisplayPort cables. 78 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:09,080 Driving 5K over one is only achievable 79 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:16,400 right now using special Apple shenanigans. Why? Well, a Thunderbolt 3 80 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:20,400 cable can actually carry two Display 81 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:23,720 Port 1.2 two ports worth of data, but 82 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:27,759 the Thunderbolt 3 port on your Windows 83 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:30,479 machine can't send enough to fill those 84 00:06:27,759 --> 00:06:36,960 eight DisplayPort lanes because of how it's hooked up internally. The reason 85 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:39,680 you can do this on your 2016 MacBook Pro 86 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:46,800 is because Apple implemented a special controller that funnels the resources of 87 00:06:43,199 --> 00:06:50,479 two display ports into that single 88 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:54,000 Thunderbolt 3. That's why if you were to 89 00:06:50,479 --> 00:06:56,800 try to plug in two ultrafine 5Ks in your 90 00:06:54,000 --> 00:07:02,160 2016 MacBook Pro, which you can totally do by the way, you have to plug them in 91 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:07,599 two opposite sides of the machine for both to work. The more you know, right? 92 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:12,840 This episode was brought to you by Fresh Book. Hey, where you going from here? 93 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:23,360 Okay then. So, in a nutshell, the 94 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:25,840 ultrafine 5K is more like the ultra fine 95 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:33,759 4 and a bit K when it's used with anything but the 2016 MacBook Pro. And 96 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:36,560 unfortunately, it actually gets worse 97 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:42,479 than that. Because there's no onscreen display, you're relying on integration 98 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:47,039 with the OS to control the monitor, which is 99 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:49,919 fantastic on the Mac, but your mileage 100 00:07:47,039 --> 00:07:54,800 may vary on Windows. We were able to control the volume of the surprisingly 101 00:07:52,400 --> 00:08:01,520 decent internal speakers, but we couldn't manage to adjust the screen 102 00:07:56,639 --> 00:08:03,520 brightness up or down. And it's not just 103 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:09,520 resolution difference and lack of control that are iffy because Windows 104 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:12,479 relies on applications to do all color 105 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:19,960 matching rather than doing it pixel by pixel on the OS level like the Mac. PC 106 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:23,199 users will never get to experience the 107 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:25,520 consistently awesome color accuracy 108 00:08:23,199 --> 00:08:32,320 enabled by this factory calibrated display. To be clear, it's still a very 109 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:38,959 good 8bit IPS panel with AFRC to simulate 10- bit color, and it's got 99% 110 00:08:35,839 --> 00:08:41,200 coverage of the DCIP3 color space. So, 111 00:08:38,959 --> 00:08:45,720 even on a Windows machine, it'll be suitable for photo editing and graphics 112 00:08:43,839 --> 00:08:51,839 work. But at $1,700, you'd be paying a premium for 113 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:53,519 oomph that you aren't receiving. And 114 00:08:51,839 --> 00:08:58,839 this is especially true when you consider that both Dell and HP have 27in 115 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:03,560 5K offerings with somewhat similar specs at lower 116 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:11,279 price points. So while 5K at this size is 117 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:13,920 awesome. I mean really I can clearly 118 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:20,160 make out objects in the backgrounds of thumbnail sized images. And the LG 119 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:23,040 Ultrafine 5K will be arguably the best 120 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:28,360 display experience on the market for the MacBook Pro until Apple challenges it 121 00:09:25,839 --> 00:09:35,760 with their own upcoming Cinema Display Refresh. On Windows, the experience 122 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:37,160 could be better described as fine than 123 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:42,959 ultra fine. Synergy is a software download 124 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:48,000 that solves the problem of having two keyboards and two mice cluttering up 125 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:54,160 your desk. 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