I recently purchcased monitor and love It. Multiple verticle screens or just one big screen and the ability to have mutiple devices on one screen is a game-changer. I don't have to swivel my head back and forth between screens. I have reclaimed realestate on my desk. Day three as my daily driver... no compliants.
The first thing I think of when seeing this monitor is how it would be perfect for pulling up a pdf textbook in fullscreen, yet no review or photo I've seen seem to think that's worth showing.
this would be the perfect display for music production and sound design because a lot of software doesn't benefit at all from ultra wide screens. This lets you see so many tracks and plugins at a time. Definitely on my list.
I write books and I code my own webpage and I WANT THIS THING! I have a primary landscape on the left and this would do nicely on the right where I have a 24" rotated to portrait orientation.
Picked this up a few weeks ago. I have 49, 40 and 34 ultrawides. I got bad eye fatigue from using 49 and 40, and was okay with 34 but it felt both a little squished and a little short since I was used to super wide monitors. I like the DualUp for the most part but I wish they made the 21.5 inch at least 24, or better yet 27-29. 21.5 is just a little too narrow. I use mine in mostly landscape mode and I still mourn the width a lot.
@@Viewkreative 28 is measured diagonally, for example from the top left hand corner of the screen to the bottom right hand corner. If you split the screen in half with a line right in the center horizontally and you measure the outer corner of the monitor to the corner of that line diagonally, it's 21.5 which is why they say it's two 21.5" stacked. It's hard to explain this in words, if you google how monitor dimensions are measured, they might have some graphics to explain it better. But it's not measured straight across like you would imagine. Monitors are measured diagonally.
@@evehg117 yeah, i understand, i just asked to confirm that’s what you meant. That means i will surely no buy it as i already have two 24" monitor and was looking for a 3rd one, but bigger for more productivity on Premiere / After effect.
I take your point about the stacked monitor size being a bit small. I feel the same way, which is why I think the LG QHD Ergo Dual 27QP88D might be a better option. It uses the same ergo arm but comes with 2x 27 inch monitors which can be configured side by side or vertically stacked. If they're side by side you can have one in portrait mode and one in landscape. Nice! The downside is that you can't unify the two screens as one.
@@UKTonyMagill Yeah I've also seen one Ergo 32inch and the dualup together and that looks good too. I have 2x Dell U2414H that have been using for years, I'm just looking wondering what angle I should go for: - the 2 Dell + a 32" monitor - an ultrawide + a Dell - change completely... I need to test a 32" & ultrawide to see if I'm comfortable on them. My main concern would be stream/gaming related on Ultrawide (only play 16:9 games) as I'm sure it's awesome for design/video editing
Using this with early 2015 MacBook Pro. No matter what resolution settings I choose the display on LG looks vertically stretched, cannot get the resolution to look proper, any tips?
No, the m1 supports one external screen even if you output to the same screen. It sounds like there are some adapters that might work. Check out Sonnet’s DisplayLink™ Dual DisplayPort Adapter
I believe the monitor has a built in KVM but not sure how it works on it. does it automatically toggle between windows? reason why i asked is because i use two laptops for work. i keep on switching from one laptop to another using an external KVM switch to use only one keyboard and mouse. also have an hdmi switch because i need always a second montior when working on one laptop. so imagine having 2 switches to use ( hmdi and kvm). i was thinking if this monitor will give me the feature to use pbp mode using extended display on both laptops and having to use only one keyboard and mouse on all 4 monitors ( laptop 1 montior + LG pbp1 & laptop 2 monitor and LG pbp2).
Can you use a single USB C cable to connect to the monitor, and the monitor does the daisy chain internally to use PBP? If yes then this is really dope!
I like the picture by picture feature, I wish the plug can be supplied by one cable. but that still works. definitely going to look for these in the market soon.
How does this work with two vertical displays? I currently use two vertical monitors and one horizontal and am looking to change if it does the same as my two verticals
I use this with 1 vertical so I use the LG as "horizontal" as possible, heck it's still on vertical mode but I manage to horizontal windows. Like one using 3/4 of the screen and the other 1/4, still being horizontal windows
Gee, if that PCP function would play my tv at the top or bottom and the computer on the other, that would be a very decent upgrade to what I have to do over and over, which is switch back and forth.
For a dual-screens, does 28MQ780-B support multi-stream transport over USB-C or DisplayPort? Many monitors have this feature which allows for a Daisy-chain of two monitors together ( for example, Laptop connected to Monitor 1 then from Mon. 1 to Monitor 2
for productivity use this is much better view than the ultrawide, it's not fatiguing to your eyes if you are near to the monitor.. ultrawide shines on gaming when you are a bit far from it
I want this so bad for coding, time to save up some coin. Would still keep my second monitor but I could see tis being my main monitor in a hot second.
Very cool, I have been looking at these for a while, will get one or two next year when the price goes down a bit unless they have a good deal for Black Friday.
Would have been very interest to see the two monitor set up side by side in addition to vertical. For web development this would allow me a full monitor on its side for a long view with one monitor. Then it would allow me a second long monitor in a long view to compare other code or view the work in a browser. Also curious to see what it’s like using it sideways (side by side dual monitor through one display) using one monitor and further splitting that in half. Constant access to code, browser, and slack. Giving this one full long form monitor for the IDE, and the second monitor split in half vertically with browser and slack. All of that with the 16in MacBook screen as a third display sounds pretty ideal. I just don’t know how effective the monitor’s size is like that. Otherwise I think I would need to go with something like the 42in LG C2.
I got this monitor for a single cable solution but was super annoyed to find out that I actually need to use a 2nd cable(hdmi) to get PBP working on a single computer. Makes no sense when it should just be doing USB-C DP alt mode routing internally.
I don’t think that would be possible but also it’s not necessary, there’s plenty of apps to manage the size/position of your window apps so you could easily place one window on the top half and the other on the bottom I for example use one called Swish
I still cant accept the fact that I will not be able to look in the distance over the monitor outside the window. The whole face is just covered by the screen.
I got this monitor in April. I was very happy with the overal use etc. But yesterday i wanted to move it closer to me and something broke inside and i got a black screen. I called lg support and explained it and got an answer that shocked me. Its not covered by the warranty, and fixing the problem might cost more than buying a new one. I'm happy this happend because we were thinking on getting these monitors for our entire team @ the office. Dodged a bullet there :-).
@@David.P. Hey, got em today. They are up and running. One has an issue where the top half is flickering, so i'll have to return it... Otherwise it's pretty neat. The text is a bit too small on these, because of the high dpi. If you aren't sitting too far from the screens or if you increase text size it works fine. I like it so far and im gonna daily drive them. I'm a Developer and enjoy having these 4 screens on 2 Monitors. It's charging my Macbook which is nice, but i miss daisy chaining them. I can recommend and not only as a side monitor. Because of their size you could easily have 3 of them next to each other. The stand is absolutely great. Invisible when you sit in front of the screens. Makes them look like they are floating. Maybe i could make a video with my iPhone.. :D Do not order at LG directly. They said their online store is new. Tracking does not work at all. They wont send me a monitor first and then let me return it which would save time and cost on both ends.
@@danielh.2665 Congratulations! I would never order from LG directly it was always a mistake to order from manufacturers directly lol. Excited to hear that it works well! I would probably order it for development this just sounds like a dream! Video sounds nice, if ever you have time keep me updated I'd love to see that :)
Yeah, I just can't buy the "Top stack is better than side by side" argument. It may be the best secondary monitor, but is hard to beat side by side like a super ultrawide 49". Maybe for coding, since it uses more vertical space, but the same problem applies when dividing it in two monitors, you'd have to move your neck up and down way more than side to side on a super ultrawide.
I don't understand that... you can literally just flick your eyes (with maybe a tiny head movement) from one desktop to the other with vertical monitors yet you think that's more work than scanning across a 49" display? I've always found the ultrawides ok for gaming or watching media but productivity stuff needs to be focussed centrally, not at the extremes of your peripheral vision to avoid excess movement. Each to their own of course.
@@garyg68 I get what you're saying, but have you ever used the Odyssey G9? It has a bigger curve, which makes you able to see everything without problems. It is basically two 27 inches monitors side by side without the bezel, so you can put windows on the middle, side by side, however you want. I also have a top monitor and that is why I say that, looking up to it becomes painfull overtime, that is why I only keep stuff like spotify and discord up there. You don't have to believe me, but that is real experience, mine at least. And Chau himself said he'll be back to his super ultrawide, so....
They are right you can’t buy it. I tried to buy two to add to my C1. One each side for productivity and the 48in widescreen for media. But guess what not a single unit in stock in the whole of the UK. It joke that all TH-camrs get sent free stuff. I watch their videos try and buy it and nope zero stock. It’s the PlayStation 5 all over again.
I recently purchcased monitor and love It. Multiple verticle screens or just one big screen and the ability to have mutiple devices on one screen is a game-changer. I don't have to swivel my head back and forth between screens. I have reclaimed realestate on my desk. Day three as my daily driver... no compliants.
would it be okay for gaming as well ? if you flipped it on its side is it do able or is the ratios too off ? thank you
The first thing I think of when seeing this monitor is how it would be perfect for pulling up a pdf textbook in fullscreen, yet no review or photo I've seen seem to think that's worth showing.
Want to wonder the same thing
I have two of these now surrounding the new LG 40 5k2k. This has become amazing for productivity on my work days.
this would be the perfect display for music production and sound design because a lot of software doesn't benefit at all from ultra wide screens. This lets you see so many tracks and plugins at a time. Definitely on my list.
I write books and I code my own webpage and I WANT THIS THING! I have a primary landscape on the left and this would do nicely on the right where I have a 24" rotated to portrait orientation.
Picked this up a few weeks ago. I have 49, 40 and 34 ultrawides. I got bad eye fatigue from using 49 and 40, and was okay with 34 but it felt both a little squished and a little short since I was used to super wide monitors. I like the DualUp for the most part but I wish they made the 21.5 inch at least 24, or better yet 27-29. 21.5 is just a little too narrow. I use mine in mostly landscape mode and I still mourn the width a lot.
Hey, when you say 21.5, you mean as of it was 2 21.5 inches monitors?
I’m wondering as it says ut’s a 28" screen in all descriptions.
@@Viewkreative 28 is measured diagonally, for example from the top left hand corner of the screen to the bottom right hand corner. If you split the screen in half with a line right in the center horizontally and you measure the outer corner of the monitor to the corner of that line diagonally, it's 21.5 which is why they say it's two 21.5" stacked. It's hard to explain this in words, if you google how monitor dimensions are measured, they might have some graphics to explain it better. But it's not measured straight across like you would imagine. Monitors are measured diagonally.
@@evehg117 yeah, i understand, i just asked to confirm that’s what you meant.
That means i will surely no buy it as i already have two 24" monitor and was looking for a 3rd one, but bigger for more productivity on Premiere / After effect.
I take your point about the stacked monitor size being a bit small. I feel the same way, which is why I think the LG QHD Ergo Dual 27QP88D might be a better option. It uses the same ergo arm but comes with 2x 27 inch monitors which can be configured side by side or vertically stacked. If they're side by side you can have one in portrait mode and one in landscape. Nice! The downside is that you can't unify the two screens as one.
@@UKTonyMagill Yeah I've also seen one Ergo 32inch and the dualup together and that looks good too.
I have 2x Dell U2414H that have been using for years, I'm just looking wondering what angle I should go for:
- the 2 Dell + a 32" monitor
- an ultrawide + a Dell
- change completely...
I need to test a 32" & ultrawide to see if I'm comfortable on them.
My main concern would be stream/gaming related on Ultrawide (only play 16:9 games) as I'm sure it's awesome for design/video editing
How do you setup the kvm for this monitor with two computers at once?
What is the resolution of each split screen please?
Two of these on the sides of a 32" 16/9 monitor might be the perfect setup!
Using this with early 2015 MacBook Pro. No matter what resolution settings I choose the display on LG looks vertically stretched, cannot get the resolution to look proper, any tips?
hi!! this monitor looks great for productivity. Do you happen to know how big each window is when you have two, one on top of the other?
thank you!
How do you flip this to landscape view please. Cant find the settings.
Great video! Could you share links to the light you have on top of the monitor along with the webcam?
Would you be able to use it as 2 monitors (as PBP) with M1 MacBook Air as it only supports one external monitor? Thanks
Really interested in knowing this too lol
No
No, the m1 supports one external screen even if you output to the same screen. It sounds like there are some adapters that might work. Check out Sonnet’s DisplayLink™ Dual DisplayPort Adapter
I believe the monitor has a built in KVM but not sure how it works on it. does it automatically toggle between windows? reason why i asked is because i use two laptops for work. i keep on switching from one laptop to another using an external KVM switch to use only one keyboard and mouse. also have an hdmi switch because i need always a second montior when working on one laptop. so imagine having 2 switches to use ( hmdi and kvm). i was thinking if this monitor will give me the feature to use pbp mode using extended display on both laptops and having to use only one keyboard and mouse on all 4 monitors ( laptop 1 montior + LG pbp1 & laptop 2 monitor and LG pbp2).
Can you use a single USB C cable to connect to the monitor, and the monitor does the daisy chain internally to use PBP? If yes then this is really dope!
Also wondering
with the built-in kvm, can u have a input device (like laptop/dektop) and daisy-chain to a 2nd monitor?
i have a 29" ultrawide monitor, could this be a good addition to my setup? FYI I mostly watch yt, play games and 3d model
What type of clock is that in backgrounds?
does it feels tiring?
my eyes seems like struggle more doing focus for vertical movement rather horizontaly
I like the picture by picture feature, I wish the plug can be supplied by one cable. but that still works. definitely going to look for these in the market soon.
I want this in 4K at 144Hz
is it possible to connect dual LG DualUP with macbook pro m1 MAX ?
Thanks for the great review. Can you tell me please how low will the monitor go - how close to the table will the lower edge be when in portrait mode?
I think it would be great for streaming and having chat up!
what i was thinking to use one for
looking at adding this as a second monitor along with my Samsung G9. Any feedback on using it this way?
what chair is that? I checked the amazon link, but the one listed looks different
It seems brilliant for photo editing
Nice review bro!
Got mine today 😊 looks great!
How does this work with two vertical displays? I currently use two vertical monitors and one horizontal and am looking to change if it does the same as my two verticals
I use this with 1 vertical so I use the LG as "horizontal" as possible, heck it's still on vertical mode but I manage to horizontal windows. Like one using 3/4 of the screen and the other 1/4, still being horizontal windows
The quality of this video is 🔥. Honestly this is an Interesting monitor.
Gee, if that PCP function would play my tv at the top or bottom and the computer on the other, that would be a very decent upgrade to what I have to do over and over, which is switch back and forth.
iPad Pro with the monitor?
For a dual-screens, does 28MQ780-B support multi-stream transport over USB-C or DisplayPort? Many monitors have this feature which allows for a Daisy-chain of two monitors together ( for example, Laptop connected to Monitor 1 then from Mon. 1 to Monitor 2
Sadly no Daisy chaining. I'm missing this feature as well. I've got two of them.
solid video my g!
Thanks homie 🙏🏽
text quality?
for productivity use this is much better view than the ultrawide, it's not fatiguing to your eyes if you are near to the monitor.. ultrawide shines on gaming when you are a bit far from it
What is the refresh rate?
I want this so bad for coding, time to save up some coin. Would still keep my second monitor but I could see tis being my main monitor in a hot second.
Very cool, I have been looking at these for a while, will get one or two next year when the price goes down a bit unless they have a good deal for Black Friday.
Love it especially when I will be creating tutorials...definitely something I will consider when I will be buying a monitor
What’s the screen size of each monitor when split into 2 screens
1440p
21.5 inch
21.5 inches
Would have been very interest to see the two monitor set up side by side in addition to vertical.
For web development this would allow me a full monitor on its side for a long view with one monitor. Then it would allow me a second long monitor in a long view to compare other code or view the work in a browser. Also curious to see what it’s like using it sideways (side by side dual monitor through one display) using one monitor and further splitting that in half. Constant access to code, browser, and slack. Giving this one full long form monitor for the IDE, and the second monitor split in half vertically with browser and slack. All of that with the 16in MacBook screen as a third display sounds pretty ideal.
I just don’t know how effective the monitor’s size is like that. Otherwise I think I would need to go with something like the 42in LG C2.
Awesome review ✊🏽
Nipple button... LOL.
I've never heard that term before when referring to that switch.
I used that term all the time when using my old IBM Thinkpad / Toshiba
Great video Justin. I loved the editing and camera work in this one. Also the screen looks amazing. Currently very tempered to get one.
this monitor is so amaizng, i love it!
this is incredibly cool
Nice clock😮
Saying there is audio in a monitor is like saying there is toilet paper in a public bathroom. Yes there is but does anyone want to use it? No.
Nothing better than wiping with your hands
@@eclipsedigi I mean what's the difference the toilet paper's so thin.
Nice Stand..
Hello, Congratulations. Cool. Excellent 👍👊
Same price as the 32” 4K and it’s not even 4K. Better just get the 32” one and use it in portrait mode 😂
I got this monitor for a single cable solution but was super annoyed to find out that I actually need to use a 2nd cable(hdmi) to get PBP working on a single computer. Makes no sense when it should just be doing USB-C DP alt mode routing internally.
Can the LG Dual Up monitor show a dual display layout (two split screens) from one connected computer?
I don’t think that would be possible but also it’s not necessary, there’s plenty of apps to manage the size/position of your window apps so you could easily place one window on the top half and the other on the bottom
I for example use one called Swish
I'd buy one if it was 5 or 6 inches bigger...
This is great cause my LG logo wont be sideways :D
The webcam is too high
Perfect Mac studio monitor, just needs 120hz
I still cant accept the fact that I will not be able to look in the distance over the monitor outside the window. The whole face is just covered by the screen.
I got this monitor in April. I was very happy with the overal use etc. But yesterday i wanted to move it closer to me and something broke inside and i got a black screen. I called lg support and explained it and got an answer that shocked me. Its not covered by the warranty, and fixing the problem might cost more than buying a new one. I'm happy this happend because we were thinking on getting these monitors for our entire team @ the office.
Dodged a bullet there :-).
imagine dual screening 2 of these...
It's time to refactor that code, Chau.
Halcyon fan for VSCode? hahaha
No more scrolling yea.
also known as, vertically rotating your current monitor
Same as buying a 27" monitor and rotating it vertically. Except for the 2 inputs.
Both of you are wrong. You rotate a 16:9 it becomes 9:16...this is 16:18 or 18:16 rotated
Who's it for? #6 Retro gamers... spin that baby on its side😉4:3 ... well close enough😊
Hear me out, 2 of these side by side
Agreed, just ordered two of these to replace my 2 WQHDs. Side by side is gonna be damn good.
@@danielh.2665 Keep me updated ! I'm very curious to see that
@@David.P. Hey, got em today. They are up and running. One has an issue where the top half is flickering, so i'll have to return it... Otherwise it's pretty neat. The text is a bit too small on these, because of the high dpi. If you aren't sitting too far from the screens or if you increase text size it works fine. I like it so far and im gonna daily drive them. I'm a Developer and enjoy having these 4 screens on 2 Monitors. It's charging my Macbook which is nice, but i miss daisy chaining them. I can recommend and not only as a side monitor. Because of their size you could easily have 3 of them next to each other. The stand is absolutely great. Invisible when you sit in front of the screens. Makes them look like they are floating. Maybe i could make a video with my iPhone.. :D Do not order at LG directly. They said their online store is new. Tracking does not work at all. They wont send me a monitor first and then let me return it which would save time and cost on both ends.
@@danielh.2665 Congratulations! I would never order from LG directly it was always a mistake to order from manufacturers directly lol. Excited to hear that it works well! I would probably order it for development this just sounds like a dream!
Video sounds nice, if ever you have time keep me updated I'd love to see that :)
@@danielh.2665 how is it after two weeks? I’m thinking about getting a double setup
Good for tiktok video.
Yeah, I just can't buy the "Top stack is better than side by side" argument. It may be the best secondary monitor, but is hard to beat side by side like a super ultrawide 49". Maybe for coding, since it uses more vertical space, but the same problem applies when dividing it in two monitors, you'd have to move your neck up and down way more than side to side on a super ultrawide.
I don't understand that... you can literally just flick your eyes (with maybe a tiny head movement) from one desktop to the other with vertical monitors yet you think that's more work than scanning across a 49" display? I've always found the ultrawides ok for gaming or watching media but productivity stuff needs to be focussed centrally, not at the extremes of your peripheral vision to avoid excess movement. Each to their own of course.
@@garyg68 I get what you're saying, but have you ever used the Odyssey G9? It has a bigger curve, which makes you able to see everything without problems. It is basically two 27 inches monitors side by side without the bezel, so you can put windows on the middle, side by side, however you want. I also have a top monitor and that is why I say that, looking up to it becomes painfull overtime, that is why I only keep stuff like spotify and discord up there. You don't have to believe me, but that is real experience, mine at least. And Chau himself said he'll be back to his super ultrawide, so....
Dude, I can't buy this. It's a freaking square bro
What’s wrong with that
They are right you can’t buy it.
I tried to buy two to add to my C1. One each side for productivity and the 48in widescreen for media. But guess what not a single unit in stock in the whole of the UK. It joke that all TH-camrs get sent free stuff. I watch their videos try and buy it and nope zero stock. It’s the PlayStation 5 all over again.