Amazon.com: Customer reviews: LG 4K UHD 27UD88-W 27" LED-Lit Monitor with USB Type-C

Perfect monitor for a MacBook Pro using USB-C

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020

I have had this monitor for any two years now. At first I used it at Wework a couple times a week for a few hours each time. It just needing 2 cables to function made for a very clean and minimalistic environment.

Last year I left the shared space and set up a home studio for myself. I got a desk that had a laptop basket at the bottom and I now use this monitor as my dedicated computer monitor. I have only opened my MacBook maybe 5-6 times in the last year for a total use time of maybe an hour. Pretty much every time it's related to updating my MacBook Pro. (So much for a touch bar haha)

I have a MacBook Pro 15" 2018 now and at Wework I would use a 13" 2017 model. This monitor is just perfect and very well priced for it having USB-C and being 4K, truly outstanding!

The included mount is very good, but you can always use your own VESA mount as it's compatible.

I've used it for hundreds of hours playing MMORPG games online and it performs magnificently. The color settings are great and I often use dimmed settings to read manga late at night with the room lights dimmed.

The colors are great for editing pictures and the screen size is just perfect for drawing on Photoshop using a tablet or iPad! Between the MacBook and the monitor's ports, I can connect many devices. This includes my Blue Yeti microphone that I use for video and audio work, as well as my desk fan and cable hub for when I need to plug extra devices such as eReaders, SD cards, and the rare ethernet for intensive online shooters.

It's a perfect monitor for anyone wanting the simplicity of USB-C PD pass through and 4K screen quality.

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Jason T. Hedrick

Great Monitor - May be too good for me to even use.

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

I'm not sure I've ever written a review on Amazon, but I labored over this purchase for a while because of the cost and discovered a few interesting things once I got the monitor. I've given it a 5 Star review, because I do think it's an impressive piece of gear and it's definitely meeting/exceeding my needs. I also seriously considered the UltraFine option in this same size, but ultimately picked this one.

Some of my opinion comes down to use model, but I'm guessing there are a lot of people in that same boat. I do some video editing, but I am neither a professional photographer nor a professional video production person. I run Apple Logic sometimes, but that's no longer my job. What I am is a tech dork that also cares about aesthetic and I want maximum usability in my devices. I'm driving this monitor with a 2017 MacBook Pro 15" w/ Retina and Touchbar.

So, I took this bad boy out of the box, set it up on my desk plugged it in over USB-C and it worked immediately. As an aside, the charging works fine - I don't know if it's perfect and I haven't driven it too hard with games or anything, but it charges the laptop fine even though it's a lower wattage than the specified requirements. Anyway, I set it up to the max resolution (3840 x 2160), which is slightly less than the UltraFine. Here's the thing - I couldn't read anything. It was just too small to be comfortable for productivity work. I'm running it at (3008x1692) and it's perfectly functional for me now and it looks great. But, I'm pretty sure I bought more monitor than I needed, because I can't run it at it's 'coolest' settings. Additionally, looking at a monitor this big is a little weird, and I might have been happier with an Ultra Wide screen because I could spread applications out horizontally which seems like it might be more conducive to a typical workflow.

Anyway, if you're thinking hard about the resolution specs and all of that, and you're not sure you want to spend the money on this monitor, this is just a real world data point. I think it's awesome, but I'm not sure I needed it and I can't really leverage everything it has to offer.

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Market Forces, Inc.

Awesome display and one cable to rule them all!

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2017

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

We bought 5 of these for our office and LOVE them. Everything just works as advertised, including:
* Beautiful 4k display. Deep blacks, great color saturation, low latency.
* USB Type-C connectivity bidirectionally charging and displaying: Using the included USB Type-C cable, we're using three different new Mac and PC laptop models and all can charge *from* the monitor *and* send 4k video *to* the monitor *and* use the monitor's USB-A ports for low-power USB devices. Our laptops models are:
** Late-2016 MacBook Pro 13"
** Late-2016 MacBook Pro 15"
** Early-2017 HP Spectre x360 15"
* Even though the 15" laptops come with larger 87w and 90w USB Type-C power supplies, they still charge just fine (albeit slower) off the monitor's 60w output. Since we're at our desks much of the day, slower charging is just fine and allows us to keep our factory power supplies at home, saving $100/each on buying additional power adapters per laptop.
* We each have Microsoft Sculpt wireless keyboards and Logitech wireless mice, and the two nano wireless USB transmitters plug simply into the back of the monitor since it's a USB hub.
** Note that with the 15" laptops, the remaining available power (there's only 60w total to go around) to the USB hub ports on the monitor is *very* low. For example, we can run a Microsoft nano USB wireless transmitter for the keyboard, and usually a Logitech nano USB wireless transmitter for the mouse, but *cannot* run a higher-end Logitech Unifying receiver (uses more power apparently than the non-Unifying nano receiver) and if you try to charge a device from one of the two USB hub ports simultaneously with the other port used by the Microsoft nano USB wireless transmitter, the transmitter will keep cutting out and you'll have a frustrating keyboard day. There's just only so much power to go around, this isn't the monitor's fault.
** This doesn't seem to be a problem with the 13" laptops because their USB Type-C power requirements are lower so the 60w from the monitor goes further.

All this said, we have full desk setups now with absolutely minimal cabling:
1) Power to monitor.
2) USB Type-C from monitor to laptop.
3) Wireless input peripherals with close-proximity transceivers (back of the monitor).

Highly recommend this awesome monitor.

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Gregg Wessler

Beautiful Image Quality

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2016

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

Beautiful Image Quality. Great Specs

I have had the LG 27UD88-W monitor for about two weeks now, using it in Gaming, Web browsing, everything else I normally do. In a word…WOW! No complaints so far. (the seller Video & Audio Ctr did a great job shipping & answering questions.. see below).

Now for some background. I did an exhaustive 3 month search online for the ideal monitor for my needs. 2K, 4K, G-Sync, non G-Sync, curved, half a dozen or so manufacturers. Upgrading from a Samsung Syncmaster TN 1080p panel that was about six years old and still going strong, this upgrade is just jaw dropping beautiful! I am an avid gamer and also do a lot of surfing & reading and writing online. I stare at my screen 3 to 12 hours a day. My greatest concern moving up to 4K was not the image quality. I knew that was going to be great. It was the text size and other elements of the GUI being drastically smaller than 1080 or even 1440p.

I have no problems with small text size although I prefer to either zoom text larger or just use Win10 scaling. Less eye strain (I wear glasses). However my wife has visual challenges that would have totally prevented her from using 4K quality with only a 27” panel size (at default, 100% normal scaling, everything readable is incredibly SMALL). So I gambled with this monitor knowing I would be very happy with the quality, backlight, pixels, panel design… but the text??? The scaling BETTER be good! So once it was set up, the first thing I did was play around with scaling, just in Windows10. At 200% scaling, everything looks much more readable, about the same as it was for my wife on the 1080p Samsung monitor. So the gamble paid off. I post this info for anyone who, like me, didn’t want to pay the premium and move up to 30” or higher that 4K would scale better without tweaking windows. I have read and agree that at 4K resolution, 30 to 32” is really a ‘sweet spot’ which just makes reading better. But both windows and LG did a great job with scaling.

So LG's web site has a bunch of software/driver downloads and I got the latest Windows driver, also tried the TrueColorPro 3.5.8 which I liked the idea being able to calibrate the color. I just could NOT get this software to work. I could tweak a couple things (Gamma, brightness) but the software won’t even recognize this device. Also this software requires the monitor be plugged via USB port to the PC. Did that. Then the software gave an error on every boot up, and takes too much memory to run in the back ground. Uninstalled it. Fortunately LG factor calibration really is just great. I don’t really see the need to tweak for my needs. As for the other necessary piece of software.. OnScreenControl; LG did a nice job but don’t expect EVERY menu setting that is available to the joystick OSD menu to be in this menu that you access via your mouse. Disappointing that. But LG does make additional UI scaling options ABOVE what Win10 gives. So for those of you wanting to go crazy and scale up above 200% you can. It goes as high as 300% (windows caps out at 200%). In this stratosphere expect some tweaking to get things to behave and fit. Takes a bit of patience if you got it. A side note – my wife and I share 1 PC and each have our own user account. She has a higher windows scaling set and mine’s lower. Windows will save/remember/allow this environment no issues. But, change the desktop resolution? It will be global and change both user accounts at the same time. So no custom resolution folks. As a nod to LG I think they just kept the On Screen Control simple and yielded most used settings quickly accessible via a right click on the task tray icon.

As for the infamous backlight bleed notorious with IPS tech, this monitor has very very minor bleed on the lower corner(s) and even less at the top. Honestly if I didn’t know what it was and didn’t look for it, I would not even notice. Also there is NO application that I have used so far which even shows it. Just when the monitor is not plugged into a source but is on. Dead Pixels? None (yay!). I am also pleased with all the design elements of this monitor, from the height adjustment which is a breeze to raise & lower, to the rotation (I will never use that), to the USB ports in the back, to the fact that this monitor does NOT have built-in speakers. It is very hard to find a quality & high end monitor that puts all of it’s design, build and money into what I WANT (image) and not into something I will never use (crappy speakers). So that was a plus. There is NO Pivot option, which I actually need, so my fix? Place hand towel below each leg, a towel that has one side some nylon stitching embedded face down. This thing pivots like it’s factory made to do that. Just don’t turn it unless you grab the stand, not the panel.

Coming from an older TN panel I had just gotten used to the lame color reproduction and crappy viewing angles and especially the off whites and brightness. Imagine TN tech yields very bright panels but the whites look light beige or washed out dull. LG did a fantastic job here. I mean whites are like bleached and bright, and the colors just POP! Watching 4K videos are really great, I even took a magnifier and looked up close at the screen… NO visible pixels. To anyone not sure what that is about, it means no matter how close you sit or how awesome your vision, this monitor is going to look clear, bright, colorful and great. EXCEPT – if the image source is less than optimal. Don’t expect a great experience if you are watching a 720p video or lower on youtube. So in essence this monitor is going to reproduce an experience for you that I can best describe as ‘what you see (stream) is what you get’. If you have a great video, photo or game that is hi-rez you will love it. Which nowadays is not an issue as almost all newer game titles and all the web sites are using modern software and embedded elements that just look fantastic.

My graphics card is a bit dated at GeForce GTX 750Ti so I ran Warframe at 3840 x 2160 and it played good, looked great but I had to dial it back a bit to keep it running smooth. At 4K resolution it was between 10 and 30Hz. I keep this game at 1440p until I get a better graphics card. Planetside2 and DCUniverse also look great. Even though my experience is not fully realized at the higher rez, everything else is a HUGE bump for me. I just never get tired of looking at this monitor.

Sleek thin bezel design, stable not to wobbly stand, comfortable joystick navigation for On Screen Display (menu). After several months comparing just about every high end monitor (over 20 models) it came down to about six and I had to pull the trigger on something. This model had way too many great features and so many positive reviews so I was confident and have no regrets. While I would have loved G-Sync (yes, I should get AMD card but am Nvidia loyalist) and wish it were a larger screen, turns out you can’t have G-Sync and 4K over 28” size. And that 1 choice yields a TN panel. Why bother. So at 27” to have Gsync you get a couple other choices, one from ASUS and another ACER, both of which are sweet but close to $900. Wasn’t worth it for me at this time. In a couple years I give this monitor to my wife and pull the trigger on a larger 4K or 1440p Gsync gaming monitor.

I have to compliment this retailer Video & Audio Center. I never heard of them, but have 4,778 reviews as of this writing, with 100% positive reviews. I figured this is a good bet. The item shipped within 24 hours which was great, and I didn’t get a usable tracking number right away (for some reason UPS didn’t have it in their system) so I contacted the seller by phone to ask why. They answered right away and the rep was very nice, informative, English, and helpful. They sent an email response as well. The item was trackable the next day, and was delivered within 5 days of order. It arrived packaged very well (original box inside another cushioned box) no damage to product.

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C. Struble

This monitor was great... at first. Poor panel longevity, 2.5 year review.

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

I bought this monitor 2.5 years ago. I was very happy until recently, when severe visual defects have taken over the display. Call me a whiner but I can't ignore it while working on dark backgrounds all the time. It came on gradually over a month or two.. The corners of the panel have developed discoloration, and a large section of the bottom right of the panel is glowing quite bright against black.
I contacted LG and they said it would be $120 to fix it. I know I'm a year and a half out of warranty, but I've seriously never had this happen with a monitor, many that were much cheaper when I bought! They should fix it gratis, I'm surprised at the poor longevity of this panel.
I've done some research in customer support forms and it looks like what's happening is the layers in the panel are separating. I've seen the same pattern advanced a couple months and it's dismal. Very disappointing position to be in: go without the monitor for a month while they repair it and take my money, or just throw this one in the work room and buy something higher quality.
I mean, don't get me wrong, it was great! It has been great. The thunderbolt connection is super convenient, the monitor is bright and crisp, adjustments are tight. UNFORTUNATELY, and despite what I expected from LG and the relatively high price for a 27" monitor, this one has not withstood the test of time.

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Omar

Think I received a Korean model, but will keep based on the price point

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2016

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

Initial thoughts after receiving this monitor.

I ordered the monitor from the seller dayssale at $450. I believe they are actually selling the Korean model as the monitor came with an adapter for the plug to convert it to an American socket (and was shipped from Korea). I don't particularly like this because there is no ground prong. I believe the model they are selling is 27UD88 versus 27UD88-W based on the model number listed on the box. Also, the power brick associated with this is rather large.

As far as the monitor is concerned, the picture is great. I'm not a gamer and haven't done any testing with the free sync configs. I have this hooked up with a Rankie mini-DP to DP cable, on a 2015 Macbook Pro. I am getting 60 fps with this setup. The Macbook will wake up the monitor when it goes to sleep, but there is a slight delay that causes the laptop to think there is no monitor connected for a second, then reconnects. This happens fairly quickly, but it causes any application you had opened on the laptop screen (when the monitor went to sleep) to move to the monitor when it wakes back up. A slight annoyance for me since I keep my email client on the laptop screen and have to move it over whenever I wake it up.

Using this cable also passes through the audio to the monitor, which I hooked up speakers to via the headphone jack on the monitor. This will disable the ability to control the volume levels via the Macbook and require volume adjustments to be made with the physical button that is under the monitor (joystick type button) or via the OSD software you can install on the Macbook.

LG's explanation of some of the settings for the monitor such as their smart energy saving feature is vague at best. I have no idea what low versus high does for this setting and there is no real description that I can find. Also, when searching their site for product support, they have nothing available yet including the manuals for this monitor. I did download the software for the 27UD68 model and this worked to control the OSD settings for the monitor.

I can confirm the USB-C port will rapid charge a Nexus 6P. Additionally, you can turn off / on the quick charge for the USB 3 ports, but this will disable any upstream data going through these ports (per warning on the OSD, have not confirmed myself). It should be noted that you can only turn on the QC for both ports or neither... so, if you wanted to quick charge your phone while using the other port for a mouse, keyboard, USB hub, etc... this would not work. I do not have a USB-A to USB-A cable, so I have not been able to test the integration of the USB ports on the monitor for data purposes.

Monitor stand allows for movement up / down and rotation to vertical position. It will tilt up about 30 degrees, but will not tilt down past the 90 degree position. VESA mount option as well.

Scaling resolutions in Macbook Pro Mid 2015 w/ AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2048 MB:
1504x846
1920x1080
2560x1440
3008x1692
3840x2160

4/18/16 - Update regarding USB port integration:
Now that the official documentation is available for this model on LG's site, I know that only the USB-C port on the monitor will work for upstream data. If you're using a Macbook with a USB C port, this should work for both the picture display and the data. For myself, I would need to run a USB-A to USB-C cable to the monitor in order for the other USB ports on the monitor to function. The problem here is that I lose the ability to fast charge my Nexus 6P directly off the monitor's USB-C port with this configuration.

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Pat

Absurdly distracting on standby, very slow wake-up, poor automatic input switching, but actual display *was* great

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

UPDATE, September 2018, 2 years later: Just installed the latest firmware (3.21) and it's clear that LG is never going to fix the major issues I mention below. Also, the upper-left corner of the display has burned in. I won't be buying another LG product.

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I've used this display daily for months, I'm on the latest firmware, and I must say that LG has some important issues they should fix in a firmware update:

The power button has an absurdly bright LED light that constantly blinks when the display is set to standby. The blinking lights up an entire room at night. There is no way to completely disable this in settings (where LG's "Power LED" option should disable the blinking, but it doesn't on standby). I've taped a piece of cloth over the power button to avoid the light but still have access to the button/switch.

As if designed for maximum distraction, the automatic standby screen is some black text over a jolting light-gray background (it should be a dark background like most other displays on standby).

Waking the display is cripplingly slow; it always takes 5 to 10 seconds to display anything (including the display's own UI for switching inputs, etc.).

I use the display for both a Macbook (USB-C) and a PC (DisplayPort). When I power off one computer, the display doesn't automatically detect and switch to the other computer. You have to manually select the input by pressing the display's power button/stick, flick it right, then flick it down or up to select another input, and finally pressing again. The only automatic input switching the display offers is a front-and-center LG prompt when you plug in a computer.

The 4K display itself is [UPDATE: was] marvelous. But some shockingly bad software design choices make this display far from perfect right now. I'll gladly update my review if LG issues a firmware update for these addressable issues. In fact, I would declare that "Life's Good" with LG if they would address these issues.

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DS785

Absolutely amazing montior, but need right graphics card.

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2016

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

These are amazingly high quality displays. I have a dual monitor configuration, running at 4K @ 60Hz. The picture is astounding, and looks like a huge Retina display. You can't see individual pixels even if you are 1' away from the monitor. They monitors are also VERY thin, super lightweight, and run cool to the touch. They are in fact significantly lighter than my old Dell 24" 1080P monitors, which also ran super hot. So you are getting great display, sleek design, and highly energy efficient. Plus at the time of this review, was the only 27" monitor that I found to support HDCP 2.2. So you are future proofed for UHD/4K protected content. The only thing this monitor is lacking is HDR support. But as of this date, I have seen zero computer monitors support HDR. I suspect in 2017 we will see HDR enabled computer displays, such as we see with existing UHD TVs. I strongly recommend this monitor.

Be careful which graphics card or motherboard you pair this with though, specially if you want dual heads. Many Z170 motherboards by Asus and Gigabyte have a fatal HDMI 2.0 flaw that does not allow this LG monitor (and others) to function. Intel and Gigabyte seem to have zero interest in fixing the problem. So, I'm using a low end GTX 760 Ti and it works great for 4K @ 60z over DP and HDMI. Unfortunately, this card does not support HDCP or H.265 hardware encode/decode offload. So my suggestion is to use the new $200 AMD graphics card being released the end of June 2016 which fully supports HDCP 2.2, H.265, 4K 60Hz, etc. That will future proof you non-gamers for several years to come.

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Mr A.

Resolution is problematic for Mac users, otherwise, a decent USB-C Monitor.

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2016

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

Mostly good, but not suitable for Mac OS.

Let's start by saying that I paid $600 for this. Prices seem to fluctuate wildly, so bear in mind that I am using that price as a reference for what to expect, not the outrageous $800 that Amazon is asking at the time of writing this.

The main problem with this monitor is its resolution. 4K on a 27" screen size is a very unfriendly resolution for Mac users. This is because Mac OS is designed to work well in the 100 dpi range or, as a "retina", in the 200 dpi range. This monitor falls right in between those values, as indeed do all the 4K 27" monitors out there. It seems that manufacturers have found it convenient to make 4K 27" panels and are trying to shove them to consumers, even though it is not what works best for consumers.
This monitor is UHD, which means that it can be used as a native 4K monitor (the "more space" option in the Mac settings) and in that case everything on the screen is so small that you cannot read it unless your face is 10 inches from the screen. Or you can use it natively as a 1080p "retina" option, that is as 4xFHD resolution - the "default for this display" in the Mac settings. That gives you lovely crisp text, but it is also way too big: you have to sit much further away from the display than most people would want to.
Most users will instead choose an in-between resolution: 2560x1440, or 1440p, because at that resolution, with the Mac OS interface, a 27" canvas looks just right. The problem is, if you set your resolution to "looks like 2560x1440" you lose all the advantage of having purchased a 4k monitor, force your graphics card to do nasty scaling, and may see some artifacts or blurry fonts. I cannot stress this enough: if you are running a 4k monitor as a 2560x1440, you are wasting your money. You should have bought a (good quality) 2560x1440 monitor instead.

Let's say it plainly: for a Mac, the "correct" resolution for a 27"-32" monitor is 2560x1440, or 4x that for 'retina', which is a 5K display: 5120x2880.
The correct resolution for a 20-24" monitor is 1980x1080, or 4x that for 'retina'. That is a 4K display.

So for the best experience on a Mac, you should skip this monitor and get a 4K monitor in the 20-24" range, or visit your bank manager and then order a 5K monitor.

This is a serious usability problem for Mac users that not many people talk about (and the industry is trying to 'hush'). I suspect many of the users of this monitor set the 'wrong' 2560x1440 resolution and then are unimpressed with the display's quality. But the display is excellent when used at its native resolution! It's just a Mac unfriendly model. Do you think it is a coincidence that now that LG released two monitors in partnership with Apple, they went for a 21.5" 4K and a 27" 5K? Those are the same sizes and resolutions as the iMac. That is what works best on a Mac.

Like many others, I decided to ignore this problem, even though I knew about it, because I wanted to see if it was all an exaggeration made up by some pedantic resolution freaks. It's not. This is the reason I will ultimately be returning this monitor and I will buy a 24" 4K monitor with USB-C...when someone makes it!

Apart from that, this seems to me a good monitor.
Yes, it is annoying that you cannot control brightness and volume via the Mac keyboard.
Yes, the USB hub at the back works only so-and-so. In my testing, sometimes it fails to power up a standard 2.5" HDD. An iPhone will charge even if "Quick Charge" is not enabled (though very slowly), but an iPad will not charge at all. If you enable "Quick Charge", the data connection over USB stops -- this is not a fault (they say that it will be the case as you enable it) but it's nonetheless quite stupid.

I have not had any problems with the USB-C cable....except once, when it flickered a few times before coming on.

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atppp

Beautiful image quality but fails at pretty much everything else

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2017

Color: White/SilverVerified Purchase

I really tried to like this monitor but its USB-C simply doesn’t reliably charge my MacBook Pro, like some other reviewers experienced. This is a deal breaker for me and I decided to return it and buy the 5k LG monitor from Apple site.

Here’s some more details of using it with MacBook Pro -

- Doesn’t reliably charge thru USB-C. It’s just ridiculous that it runs out of battery while connected.
- 4k 27” isn’t the right resolution for Mac OS, as another reviewer (Mr A.) mentioned. Simply put, if you seriously work with Mac OS all day, and want a 27” monitor, either buy a 5k, or 1440p for non-retina mode.
- Downstream USB-A ports don't work with quick charge enabled, while the 5k one sold by Apple has three 5Gbps USB-C downstream ports. This fortunately isn't a huge issue for me because the only USB connectivity I need is to a printer. I would love to leave that connected behind the monitor (in which case I would have to invest a second USB-C to USB-A adapter), but it's not too big of an issue to connect directly to the laptop occasionally when I need it. For those of you who hope to use the monitor as a "docking station / USB hub" for many other peripherals through a single USB-C cable, this isn't the monitor you want.
- No internal speakers. I connected my own speakers to the monitor's 3.5mm headphone output (you could also get power from the monitor USB-A port so speakers won't require another AC power outlet). I wasn’t able to control volume through laptop's or external Mac keyboard and initially I thought I might be able to live with that because it's very easy volume adjustment using the joystick button under the monitor - it's a single step - just move it left or right. Also, I felt that when I was using an external monitor, it could feel more natural to adjust volume using the monitor button because that's roughly where the sound was coming from. Well, I was wrong. I really missed the ability to adjust volume on my keyboard! It’s not just because of habit, but also because the monitor isn’t within my arm reach unless I move my body too. It sounds subtle but believe me it’s a huge difference. Also, the external speakers did need a bit extra desk space. Speakers seem a pretty standard feature for monitors since like 15 years ago?? I don’t understand why LG didn’t put that in with this model.
- The blinking LED is freaking bright when the monitor is in sleep mode and there's no option to turn it off. It would have been really annoying having to completely turn off the monitor after use (and you have to turn it on when you use it next time), but fortunately this monitor isn't in my bedroom.
- Huge external AC adapter while the 5k one on Apple website has builtin power supply. It doesn't feel as elegant and it's one more thing to collect dust.
- No webcam/microphone. I never really needed them on external monitor though.
- Less bright (350 v.s. 500 cd/m^2) but I usually don’t run it at full brightness anyway.
- Can't control brightness through laptop keyboard, and brightness isn't auto adjusted with ambient light condition. I almost never needed that when I am working with external monitor.

This monitor does have many different types of inputs (2 HDMIs, DisplayPort, USB-C), and it's couple hundred dollars cheaper than the 5k one sold by Apple. The image quality itself is gorgeous.

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