WEBVTT 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:09.840 You've seen the commercials. You've heard the hype. You've uh probably read 00:00:07.120 --> 00:00:15.960 about that whole router debacle with the faulty shielding. But that's fixed now. 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 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:30.240 is one of the slickest on the market 00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:34.079 right now. But does the fact that it's 00:00:30.240 --> 00:00:36.640 being aimed primarily at Apple zombies, 00:00:34.079 --> 00:00:41.160 it even launched exclusively through the Apple Store mean that it's a nogo for 00:00:40.160 --> 00:00:48.480 Windows geeks? I mean, it's just a monitor, 00:00:44.480 --> 00:00:51.440 right? It should be okay, right? Well, 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 00:00:54.800 --> 00:00:57.800 cry. 00:01:05.600 --> 00:01:12.400 Synergy is the software that lets you share your mouse and keyboard between 00:01:10.159 --> 00:01:18.720 multiple computers. Check it out now at the link in the video description. The 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:21.280 experience of unboxing the Ultrafine 5K, 00:01:18.720 --> 00:01:25.759 though not quite on Apple's level, was definitely more pleasing than what we're 00:01:23.119 --> 00:01:32.000 used to from LG. Immediately apparent upon unboxing the product and removing 00:01:27.920 --> 00:01:34.720 it from its super cool shiny space suit 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:41.560 are a couple of unusual characteristics of the LG 5K's industrial design. It's 00:01:38.479 --> 00:01:44.159 got a sophisticated matte finish. It's 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:49.759 disappointingly plastic rather than aluminum like the Apple Cinema Displays 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:53.200 of Yore, but it still looks and feels 00:01:49.759 --> 00:01:55.840 pretty good. It lacks buttons entirely. 00:01:53.200 --> 00:02:00.560 So that means no onscreen display for making adjustments to the inputs or 00:01:58.719 --> 00:02:04.799 image quality, though at least one of those isn't important as we'll see 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:09.520 later. And the thickest side of the bezel, which would normally be on the 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 00:02:11.680 --> 00:02:18.959 like a like a brow brow bar? But this is 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:22.480 interesting. It looks like they were 00:02:18.959 --> 00:02:25.040 making room for the ambient light sensor 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:31.120 that should be enabled through a future software update at some 00:02:27.720 --> 00:02:35.599 point, and the only disruption to the 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:38.680 5K's otherwise totally clean facade, the 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:40.440 very nice looking 1080p camera and 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:46.720 front-facing microphone. The base stands out from the 00:02:43.760 --> 00:02:54.319 crowd as well. It's solidly constructed with a pleasing high quality vibe and 00:02:50.160 --> 00:02:57.519 offers both a generous degree of tilt 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:59.200 and near giraffe-like vertical reach. 00:02:57.519 --> 00:03:04.159 And if that's not enough, there's actually a vase amount included in the 00:03:01.480 --> 00:03:10.080 box, which I guess brings us pretty well around to the back. The 6T power cord 00:03:07.040 --> 00:03:12.920 attaches seamlessly Apple style to the 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:20.480 rear panel. And would you look at that IO? A single port type rules the entire 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 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 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:39.360 ports, each capable of pushing 7 1/2 watts of power. So enough to charge your 00:03:35.680 --> 00:03:42.640 phone or other USB device. And this one, 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:45.599 which is the only input on this monitor, 00:03:42.640 --> 00:03:50.400 that's right, just one, looks the same as the other ones, but has far more 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:56.480 going on under the hood. It's a Thunderbolt 3 input, which allows it to 00:03:53.599 --> 00:04:02.720 not only carry the data for those USB ports and the 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:06.319 882 million pixels per second from your 00:04:02.720 --> 00:04:09.439 machine to the display, but also to push 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:12.000 85 watts of power the other way. Enough 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:17.280 to charge your laptop. That's right, kids. This one cord solution lets you 00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:23.040 leave your charger in your backpack because the included 6 and 1/2 foot 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:27.639 cable is all it takes to transform your 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:31.120 supported laptop into a full-on 5K 00:04:27.639 --> 00:04:33.600 workstation. And they absolutely nailed 00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:40.720 this whole experience with the 2016 MacBook Pro. Side by side, everything 00:04:37.440 --> 00:04:44.560 about the image looks just right. From 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:47.600 the color to the eyepiercing 500 nit 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:51.160 brightness on max to the very similar 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:54.400 anti-glare glossy appearance to the 00:04:51.160 --> 00:04:59.680 retina-like astonishing sharpness of the 00:04:54.400 --> 00:05:02.160 218 pixel per inch panel. But we 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:09.199 promised this was a Windows users perspective, didn't we? So, let's plug 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:12.280 it into a Razor Blade. 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:15.400 Okay, there we go. And uh 00:05:12.280 --> 00:05:17.800 wow, that actually looks really 00:05:15.400 --> 00:05:24.400 sh. Wait a tick. There's no five in that number. 00:05:22.160 --> 00:05:30.880 Why the heck is Windows capping the resolution somewhere between Ultra HD 00:05:28.320 --> 00:05:35.720 and the native 5K that the display supports? Windows 10 can go up to 8K. So 00:05:34.960 --> 00:05:42.720 what gives? Relax. Tech tips. Lionus. 00:05:39.199 --> 00:05:45.360 Techquicky. Lionus. Is that you? It sure 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:50.320 is. So, you remember that one cord solution that you were all excited about 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 00:05:55.440 --> 00:06:02.720 is an industry first. All other 5K and 00:05:58.880 --> 00:06:06.240 up monitors use two DisplayPort cables. 00:06:02.720 --> 00:06:09.080 Driving 5K over one is only achievable 00:06:06.240 --> 00:06:16.400 right now using special Apple shenanigans. Why? Well, a Thunderbolt 3 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:20.400 cable can actually carry two Display 00:06:16.400 --> 00:06:23.720 Port 1.2 two ports worth of data, but 00:06:20.400 --> 00:06:27.759 the Thunderbolt 3 port on your Windows 00:06:23.720 --> 00:06:30.479 machine can't send enough to fill those 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:36.960 eight DisplayPort lanes because of how it's hooked up internally. The reason 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:39.680 you can do this on your 2016 MacBook Pro 00:06:36.960 --> 00:06:46.800 is because Apple implemented a special controller that funnels the resources of 00:06:43.199 --> 00:06:50.479 two display ports into that single 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:54.000 Thunderbolt 3. That's why if you were to 00:06:50.479 --> 00:06:56.800 try to plug in two ultrafine 5Ks in your 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 00:06:59.280 --> 00:07:07.599 two opposite sides of the machine for both to work. The more you know, right? 00:07:04.800 --> 00:07:12.840 This episode was brought to you by Fresh Book. Hey, where you going from here? 00:07:15.280 --> 00:07:23.360 Okay then. So, in a nutshell, the 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:25.840 ultrafine 5K is more like the ultra fine 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 00:07:30.360 --> 00:07:36.560 unfortunately, it actually gets worse 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:42.479 than that. Because there's no onscreen display, you're relying on integration 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:47.039 with the OS to control the monitor, which is 00:07:43.800 --> 00:07:49.919 fantastic on the Mac, but your mileage 00:07:47.039 --> 00:07:54.800 may vary on Windows. We were able to control the volume of the surprisingly 00:07:52.400 --> 00:08:01.520 decent internal speakers, but we couldn't manage to adjust the screen 00:07:56.639 --> 00:08:03.520 brightness up or down. And it's not just 00:08:01.520 --> 00:08:09.520 resolution difference and lack of control that are iffy because Windows 00:08:06.319 --> 00:08:12.479 relies on applications to do all color 00:08:09.520 --> 00:08:19.960 matching rather than doing it pixel by pixel on the OS level like the Mac. PC 00:08:16.400 --> 00:08:23.199 users will never get to experience the 00:08:19.960 --> 00:08:25.520 consistently awesome color accuracy 00:08:23.199 --> 00:08:32.320 enabled by this factory calibrated display. To be clear, it's still a very 00:08:29.360 --> 00:08:38.959 good 8bit IPS panel with AFRC to simulate 10- bit color, and it's got 99% 00:08:35.839 --> 00:08:41.200 coverage of the DCIP3 color space. So, 00:08:38.959 --> 00:08:45.720 even on a Windows machine, it'll be suitable for photo editing and graphics 00:08:43.839 --> 00:08:51.839 work. But at $1,700, you'd be paying a premium for 00:08:48.800 --> 00:08:53.519 oomph that you aren't receiving. And 00:08:51.839 --> 00:08:58.839 this is especially true when you consider that both Dell and HP have 27in 00:08:56.640 --> 00:09:03.560 5K offerings with somewhat similar specs at lower 00:09:02.640 --> 00:09:11.279 price points. So while 5K at this size is 00:09:08.080 --> 00:09:13.920 awesome. I mean really I can clearly 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:20.160 make out objects in the backgrounds of thumbnail sized images. And the LG 00:09:16.480 --> 00:09:23.040 Ultrafine 5K will be arguably the best 00:09:20.160 --> 00:09:28.360 display experience on the market for the MacBook Pro until Apple challenges it 00:09:25.839 --> 00:09:35.760 with their own upcoming Cinema Display Refresh. On Windows, the experience 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:37.160 could be better described as fine than 00:09:35.760 --> 00:09:42.959 ultra fine. Synergy is a software download 00:09:40.160 --> 00:09:48.000 that solves the problem of having two keyboards and two mice cluttering up 00:09:45.519 --> 00:09:54.160 your desk. It allows you to share one mouse and one keyboard between two or 00:09:51.760 --> 00:09:59.040 even more computers, so you'll no longer get confused which keyboard or mouse 00:09:56.399 --> 00:10:03.519 goes for which one. They've got a basic and a pro option with a one-time payment 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:07.440 for lifetime access. And features include things like clipboard sharing 00:10:05.760 --> 00:10:11.600 between the computers, dragging and dropping files between the computers, 00:10:09.279 --> 00:10:17.320 the ability to set up hotkeys, and more. And what's even more amazing is it works 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:19.920 crossplatform, Windows, Mac, and 00:10:17.320 --> 00:10:25.120 Linux. So use our link in the video description to get 50% off Synergy 00:10:22.680 --> 00:10:28.880 today. So thanks for watching, guys. If this video sucked, you know what to do. 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:31.920 But if it was awesome, get subscribed, hit that like button, or check out the 00:10:30.640 --> 00:10:36.720 link to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description. Also 00:10:35.040 --> 00:10:40.720 down there is a link to our merch store, which has cool shirts like this one, and 00:10:38.640 --> 00:10:43.440 our community forum, which you should totally join.