The stand uses a wide arched foot that provides enough desk space immediately in front of the monitor to accommodate your keyboard when not in use, or make space for other desk items.

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System Preferences > Display > Arrangement makes it easy to indicate the physical position of the monitor. Scrolling the mouse from one monitor to the other is flawless. During our time with the LG 27UL850 we enjoyed the breadth of its capabilities. The IPS panel means colour and contrast remain consistent when viewed from any angle, while the resolution, HDR, brightness, response time and refresh rate are all good for working, gaming and watching video. The display doesn’t particularly excel in any one of those use cases, but in a world where we are all working at home more than ever, a do-it-all display is of more value than one that is superb at gaming but is overkill for spreadsheets and Zoom calls.

For those who want to tweak this monitor beyond what its simple menu is capable of, LG includes the True Color Pro software. This can be used to optimise colour performance to make more use of the display panel’s wide colour spectrum. However, this software requires a physical calibrator and one isn’t included in the box so you’ll have to source that separately. The monitor has a pair of 5W speakers, and while LG boasts of its MAXX Audio technology, sound really isn’t the strong point here. It’s acceptable for general computer notifications and occasional radio and podcast listening, but if you want to play music or watch movies and TV you are much better off connecting the monitor, or your computer, to a separate speaker or audio system.

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The total image area is 3840 x 2160 pixels, which equals a UHD display. However, it defaults to Retina Display behavior which means that it changes the screen resolution to 144 ppt, then pixel doubles a 1920 x 1080 image. This makes text much easier to read, without, as far as I can tell, damaging image quality. The default settings at power on are pretty near perfect, I just turned the brightness down a bit because my editing suite is pretty dim. NOTE: One of my favorites is “Return to Initial Settings” which allows you to recover in the event you’ve so totally confused this monitor that nothing looks right.It can also upscale regular SDR (standard dynamic range) content into HDR, using an algorithm to improve tone mapping and luminance. It’s not true HDR, but a nice feature to have nonetheless. The stand is both curved and wide, running about 2/3 the width of the entire display. While stable, the stand makes it awkward for the monitor to share space with other devices on a desk. However, when powered on, the stand essentially recedes into invisibility, so that all you are looking at is a lovely image. So, I needed to get a new monitor. After extensive online research it came down to the Apple / LG UltraFine 4K Display, sold by Apple, and the LG 27″ UHD 4K Display sold by a variety of outlets.

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When you first turn your Mac on, the monitor does not turn on. The power switch is located on the underside of the case, immediately under the LG logo. This monitor has a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160, making it 4K. It also has a refresh rate of 60Hz via all of its inputs, offers HDR 10, and is compliant with the VESA DisplayHDR 400 standard. This isn’t the greatest version of HDR, and you can certainly find greater dynamic range and higher peak brightness on higher-priced monitors, but if this is a monitor used mostly for regular computer work you won’t be using HDR much anyway. LG makes lovely display panels. Colors are clean, resolution is crisp, the image holds up extremely well, even when compared to the 27″ iMac it is sitting next to. In fact, I ran the Apple Display calibration software when I first connected the display. It was right on, no adjustments were needed.For all my external storage, a TB 3 to TB 2 adapter solved the problem. But, not for my trusty Apple Cinema Display. While it still worked perfectly after all these many years, it did not work with my Thunderbolt 3 iMac.

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In addition to changing settings using the on-screen monitor controls – which can’t be screen captured, or I would show them to you – you can also adjust and calibrate the monitor using System Preferences > Display > Color. Your sense of color may be different than mine, which is fine. There are several controls you can adjust to make this look the way you want. Another thing I really like about this monitor is that it runs cool. It doesn’t get hot and it doesn’t radiate heat. In summer, in LA, I appreciate that. When given HDR content, the display automatically shifts into the right mode and cranks up the brightness to deliver a more immersive experience. The monitor’s HDR capabilities are most often seen when watching compatible content on streaming services like Netflix, or when gaming with a compatible console.It was a sad parting. When I upgraded my computer from a 2013 iMac to a 2017 27″ iMac, I also made the change from Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3. Assembly required attaching the stand and connecting the HDMI and power cables. The entire process took 15 minutes; I timed it. You’ll need a Philips screwdriver to attach the stand. However, even though the printed instructions are cryptic, you won’t have any problems assembling this.