Fair video. I have had the M28U for about three weeks. So far, it's great. I work from home and play games from time to time. I wanted an good all rounder that had 4k resolution and at least 144hz refresh rate. This was the only thing I could find that wasn't crazily expensive. I still paid quite a lot for this, about £530 UK pounds. I play games in 4k and it's great. I am happy with it as a work monitor. I won't be changing it for a few years. I feel it's the best value buy in the current market.
The only problem with this monitor is brightness, I mean when you turn on HDR on Windows 11 and the Local Dimming you can see the real Peak of Brightness and it's sad that you cant use that peak on SDR mode.
By the way if you that, and try to play games and other thing the HDR trys to compesate colors and blah blah and then you lose the peak, so is just to show the full pontencial, if someone could change the firmware just to turn on the local dimming we could use this monitor on 500 nits all day.
Nice review. I am planning on buying a monitor but it would be 60-70% office work like working on visual studio, terminal, browser and 30-40% gaming like call of duty, ac valhalla etc. Could you please let me know if it has good text clarity, etc for office work ?
@@krazywabbit thank you for the informative reply. I can now buy this monitor without any worry thanks to you. Hopefully it will work great with a macbook pro 2018 intel corei7 version.
@@TheyCallMeRo M28U is working really well with the 2018 version macbook pro. It auto adjusted the text size to a larger font which is easily readable. There are options to change the font size manually in the settings as well.
How does this monitor act regarding the MacOS display scaling issues? MacOS is notorious for requiring specific PPI in order to not show blurry fonts and I struggle with selecting the best budget monitor for it.
To be honest, I do not have any issues on my end when I change the screen resolution. For example, when I turned 52, I popped the screen 100x and I could read without issues. Does that answer your question. Probably not. I'll leave.
if anyone has a m28u and cru and use hdmi, can you export BIN file in cru (bottom left) and post a link pls, i messed up my hdmi, dp works though, cru reset doesnt fix it for me
does it support adjusting brightness from macOS Settings or using MonitorControl (DDC/CI)? or do I have to go into the monitor settings every time. I tend to disable automatic adjustment and just turn them both up and down at the same rate (MacBook pro and external) with the mac brightness controls on keyboard
Man, can you helo me please ? Wilk this play nice with new mac mini m4? In terms of scaling and crisp text ? I am considering this or HP Omen 27K. Thanks !
One thing that bothers me - red signs like “delete” or something like that, appearing in Pixelmator or a similar programs - they look pixelish. All is great but this red thin sings on buttons... They look bad.
It’s not something I do but according to this article. Hope this answers your question seekingtech.com/how-to-enable-gigabyte-m28u-and-m32u-vrr-support-for-ps5/
thanks for stopping by. I do not know who this wabbit was from a few months ago. Modular had my interest and I avoided that rabbit hole. I just like making noise, having fun and hopefully inspiring others to do what you find enjoyable. Stay safe out there!
Read same too. It’s not affected my experience. Granted, I’m over 50, so it’s probably taking 1 second to get to my eyes. Hmm. No wonder I’m getting reflected from hand invites. Time to retire.
@@krazywabbit haha. im updating the firmware through the gigabyte osd sidekick software via pc to f07. it does make the m28u much brighter and cuts the response time in half. f08 and f10 firmware decreases brightness again. on which firmware are you?
@@johnmachter40 It's a 2ms response time not 20ms. Your human eye can't even notice the difference between 1ms and 2ms. It's perfectly fine for gaming.
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Fair video.
I have had the M28U for about three weeks. So far, it's great. I work from home and play games from time to time. I wanted an good all rounder that had 4k resolution and at least 144hz refresh rate. This was the only thing I could find that wasn't crazily expensive. I still paid quite a lot for this, about £530 UK pounds. I play games in 4k and it's great. I am happy with it as a work monitor. I won't be changing it for a few years. I feel it's the best value buy in the current market.
Fair reply. Enjoy. Stay safe.
How easy is it to change inputs between ps5 and a laptop on this monitor? I've currently got the Samsung G7 and switching sources is a pain.
very easy@@alexb74284
@@krazywabbitis the M28U Good for a ps5
you paid £530 for 28 or 31.5?
Great to listen to an opinion from a real user! Ty for sharing!
The only problem with this monitor is brightness, I mean when you turn on HDR on Windows 11 and the Local Dimming you can see the real Peak of Brightness and it's sad that you cant use that peak on SDR mode.
By the way if you that, and try to play games and other thing the HDR trys to compesate colors and blah blah and then you lose the peak, so is just to show the full pontencial, if someone could change the firmware just to turn on the local dimming we could use this monitor on 500 nits all day.
Thanks for the comment. In my personal experience, hasn’t reduced my gaming experience. But that’s me and I’m aware I went budget on this monitor.
My m28u random restarts when I’m using it. Anyone else having this problem or know a fix?
Add an earth connection to power & change HDMI
Nice review. I am planning on buying a monitor but it would be 60-70% office work like working on visual studio, terminal, browser and 30-40% gaming like call of duty, ac valhalla etc. Could you please let me know if it has good text clarity, etc for office work ?
Thank you. Zero issues on the text quality. I work from home and have no issues on that front. Good luck and if you secure one, I hope it works out!
@@krazywabbit thank you for the informative reply. I can now buy this monitor without any worry thanks to you. Hopefully it will work great with a macbook pro 2018 intel corei7 version.
@@Hannibalbartha hi, did it work well? I have the same macbook, does the text looks good in size or is it too small?
@@TheyCallMeRo M28U is working really well with the 2018 version macbook pro. It auto adjusted the text size to a larger font which is easily readable. There are options to change the font size manually in the settings as well.
@@krazywabbit I bought this monitor and it is working really well for me. Thank you for the recomendation.
I only get USB 2.0 using USB 4 cable on my macbook pro M1 Pro :(
Also it changes back to 60hz/144hz instead of VRR when waking up
How does this monitor act regarding the MacOS display scaling issues? MacOS is notorious for requiring specific PPI in order to not show blurry fonts and I struggle with selecting the best budget monitor for it.
To be honest, I do not have any issues on my end when I change the screen resolution. For example, when I turned 52, I popped the screen 100x and I could read without issues. Does that answer your question. Probably not. I'll leave.
No issue at all bro, I have tested it with my 16/512 m2
if anyone has a m28u and cru and use hdmi, can you export BIN file in cru (bottom left) and post a link pls, i messed up my hdmi, dp works though, cru reset doesnt fix it for me
does it support adjusting brightness from macOS Settings or using MonitorControl (DDC/CI)? or do I have to go into the monitor settings every time. I tend to disable automatic adjustment and just turn them both up and down at the same rate (MacBook pro and external) with the mac brightness controls on keyboard
if the question is can you control the monitor settings from the mac, no.
No ghosting issues at 60hz ?
Not a refresh rate I use.
How did you reduce the blur on fast movement on ps5 ?
How?
try find motion blur option in settings of your game and turn it off
Still recommend in 2024?
absolutely. it's still kickin!
@@krazywabbit Thanks for fast response. I want this monitor for both my MacBook and PS5 can wait to get it
@@Sky_hwk Same! Just saw it dropping for black friday deals. Was between this and the MSI MAG 274UPF
Man, can you helo me please ? Wilk this play nice with new mac mini m4? In terms of scaling and crisp text ? I am considering this or HP Omen 27K. Thanks !
@@obiko2fix hello! In terms of your question, I don’t have the m4. It should but I can’t answer truthfully
@krazywabbit thanks, because 144hz is mandatory for me, resolution is like 2nd priority
@@obiko2fix did you end up going for it? Thats literally why I got this monitor but haven’t got the Mac mini yet.
@@groupfba4519 not yet bro
One thing that bothers me - red signs like “delete” or something like that, appearing in Pixelmator or a similar programs - they look pixelish. All is great but this red thin sings on buttons... They look bad.
hi~ may i know when I use type C cable plug in to macbook pro, can extend screen and charge macbook?
I am not quite sure what you are asking
@@blackbeard6423 thanks reply, never mind I solved the problem
@@ethanbryan Does it support display output through Type C from MacBook Type C?
@@tarekmahmud1904 im also not sure, i didnt bought this monitor in the end
Hi I'm planning to buy this monitor.
Does the monitor support vrr of the ps5?
It’s not something I do but according to this article. Hope this answers your question
seekingtech.com/how-to-enable-gigabyte-m28u-and-m32u-vrr-support-for-ps5/
@@krazywabbit thanks a lot!
How does this monitor compare to the other monitors you've used? Especially when playing on the ps5
I am choosing to buy a monitor for PC and PS5, which one will be better? Gigabyte M28U or LG 27GP950
I’d defer you to RTNGS website. I can’t give you an honest answer as I don’t have the LG monitor.
@@krazywabbit Ok.
does it charge through usb c for mac
@@joshuacarpentier951 yes
Bro is the monitor giving you yellowish tint out of the box too?
@@ثلاجاتمستعملة no sir. Damn, sorry to hear.
I heard that this model has some major coil whine, can you comment on that?
@@MissMartianDCAU I had to look that word up. Nope, I’ve not had that issue.
How is the hdr brightness..are there options to increase brightness in hdr..
I’ve had no problems. On my monitor, brightness in hdr is greyed out. The only choices I see are light, color, dark enhance and local dimming.
@@krazywabbit did you upgrade the firmware to f07...the sdr brightness increases to 500+ nits right with the f07 firmware..
For my ps5 should I connect both hdmi and usb?
I just use hdmi
@@krazywabbit is it bad to use both ?
What PC do you use or Mac?
Mac. No longer use the laptop with the monitor. Nothing wrong with monitor, just set up of my space has changed.
fellow synth/modular enjoyer? sorry was distracted by your front page lol. i prefer these more real world videos.
thanks for stopping by. I do not know who this wabbit was from a few months ago. Modular had my interest and I avoided that rabbit hole. I just like making noise, having fun and hopefully inspiring others to do what you find enjoyable. Stay safe out there!
In my experience the only thing that would make this better, is adding a second... ;-)
"Buy more monitors!" in a Synth Seeker voice
@@krazywabbit Agreed. I use 3 for some years now and look for more ;-)
Hey is the monitor good. Can you please provide some feedback. Wondering to order it for PS5 gaming
@@morski_ludak2239same question
po co tłumaczyć tytuły gdy cały film jest po angielsku? To tylko wprowadza w błąd
yeah, not gonna translate my comment as well
życie wprowadza w błąd
Does it support display output through Type C?
Yes
is the white colour look yellowish?
To me no. But these are 51 year old eyes. Do not trust me.
@@krazywabbit thank you very much
ive read it has 20ms response time. bad for fps games
Read same too. It’s not affected my experience. Granted, I’m over 50, so it’s probably taking 1 second to get to my eyes. Hmm. No wonder I’m getting reflected from hand invites. Time to retire.
@@krazywabbit haha. im updating the firmware through the gigabyte osd sidekick software via pc to f07. it does make the m28u much brighter and cuts the response time in half.
f08 and f10 firmware decreases brightness again.
on which firmware are you?
@@johnmachter40 ah. I didn’t know there was a firmware. Again, showing my age. I will jump on that before retirement. Thank you.
@@johnmachter40 It's a 2ms response time not 20ms. Your human eye can't even notice the difference between 1ms and 2ms. It's perfectly fine for gaming.
@@xhalfmoon6293 Yeah idk where he got 20 from lol
>tech advice from mac user
>opinion discarded
>life advice from a human being
>have fun
@Diogenes77 I am not sure if you are being ironic or if you are just clueless.
Hi! I'm planning to buy this monitor.
Does the monitor supports vrr of ps5?