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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:51 Pixels is why we care. Or do we?
1:47 Apple is a certain way
2:51 Things don't line up
3:57 Does a graphic designer even notice?
5:44 Thanks Squarespace!
6:19 Dell's alternative to the Pro Display
7:58 How's the Samsung Viewfinity S9?
11:00 Their prices...

[@macaddress]

If you were to get a monitor for your Mac, what would you choose? The Dell, Apple, Samsung, Asus, or something else? Let us know down below! Check out news on the Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K Monitor: lmg.gg/xAOxR Buy a Dell UltraSharp U3224KB 31.5" 6K LED Monitor: geni.us/yGKpq Buy an Apple 27" Studio Display: geni.us/MJXlT Buy an ASUS ProArt 27" PA279CRV 4K Monitor: geni.us/y6pZ9 Buy a Mac Mini M2: geni.us/n0HWO Buy a Mac Mini M2 Pro: geni.us/y4JOVyr Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group.

[@itzsquealer8926]

For more budget options I would go for viewsonic... The little parrot is basically the only reason, but for higher end monitors I would either go for Asus or Samsung...

[@ErickQJaquez]

These are some of the highest quality LMG videos out there, kudos to Mac Address and Jonathan's impeccable hosting

[@kn665og]

+

[@ghomerhust]

agreed, they have a very nice, tight, professional feel, and Jon is an excellent presenter. and i know they're doing that to appeal to the people who usually tend to buy apple products.

[@alexk1418]

lmg?

[@kn665og]

@@alexk1418 Linus Media Group

[@foundouthowtochangeytnameb1997]

@@alexk1418Large machine gun

[@avacado6399]

honestly mac address seems one of the more artistically fun LMG channel

[@mavfan1]

How about dishonestly?

[@yaba2352]

it makes sense since it's a channel about Apple, a company known for their emphasis on aesthetics

[@avacado6399]

@@mavfan1 dishonestly, channel super fun

[@avacado6399]

@@yaba2352 gotta agree with you on that it really does have that massive presentation feel to it

[@TheStatisticalPizza]

Totally agree - Jonathan is a solid host and even though they don't upload often, the videos are always great

[@x8668x]

I think it's nice that apple is finally facing some sort of competition with monitors for macos.

[@yaba2352]

I mean, Apple kind of embraced it by selling LG monitors on the Apple Store

[@nexusyang4832]

facts.

[@4070super]

While we’re at it why not fix the scaling for 1440p and 4K?

[@MrCharlieBros]

Samsung fumbled the bag, Apple users that want a display of that quality, are gonna see both are the same price, and grab the obvious choice, the Studio Display

[@Metamine0]

@@MrCharlieBrosinitially yeah. But Samsung stuff never holds value. Give it a year, it'll be down to 800-900

[@serqetry]

Apple really just needs to stop being in denial about their limited UI scaling. All MacOS needs is a 1.5x scale version of all UI elements and suddenly 4K monitors would look perfect.

[@cjxgraphics]

There are so many easy, small things like this that Apple could do, but absolutely refuses to do for whatever reasons. And considering the company is worth like 3 trillion dollars, apparently it’s working for them. :/

[@Tirth-Patel]

Yes.

[@MaddTheSane]

Apple did mess around with non-integer scaling on older OSes (Around the 10.3-10.4 days). I think they moved away from doing so because that would mean a lot of work for developers. And considering how easy it is to just double-scale everything like in iOS…

[@bonaventuraxyz]

Intentional to sell their own displays

[@mikey88888]

it’s a lot easier said then done sadly

[@colbysolomon090394]

This guy has become my new favorite lmg host, very informative and well paced, beautifully shot

[@fattestallenalive7148]

this is basically the only remaining good content from them. maybe techlinked too, just for the cheap chuckles

[@AThousandSons1]

The LG Ultrafine 27" 5k is already basically 1:1 with a Mac studio panel, and it's currently on the market. Shocked you don't have one to compare, we have 3 deployed in a professional photo studio and they are getting great feedback.

[@filthyklownzssb4589]

It's literally developed with Apple. But it is considered to be an ugly display by most apple fans.

[@yeetmaster9010]

@@filthyklownzssb4589 It's what's on the inside that counts :)

[@pudicus2]

Yeah they did this before too. Mac Address seems to miss the mark when choosing which monitors to review.

[@filthyklownzssb4589]

@@yeetmaster9010 to some, yes. If you want your desk to look nice, the LG displays aren’t cutting it though. Also the displays had terrible problems the first years after release. I have no idea if they fixed those problems, but I won’t be spending money on them because of that.

[@Blacksonaudio]

@@filthyklownzssb4589 there's a B model that came afterwards just before the release of the Apple Display. That's the one to get. If you get one from eBay be careful of model number... the latest ends with a B

[@rfzw]

What was Samsung thinking, pricing their monitor the same as the Studio Display? No Mac user would buy the Samsung unless it was cheaper.

[@ThatMartianArt]

I definetly know enough Mac Users that don't really care to only have Apple products. Also, Samsung will price down their displays over time. Apple probably won't

[@LaidBackDeveloper]

Samsungs monitor comes with a far more complete package and already has things that apple charges extra for. Such as a height adjustable stand or a matte screen or even the fact that the studio display is known for bricking itself. And above that you get a far superior camera too

[@justinedzard]

Mac users' way of thinking are a lot different than the usual Apple/iOS users'. If the other product fit the bill perfectly for them, they'll definitely go non-Apple

[@dproulx222]

@@LaidBackDeveloper I will choose the Apple Studio Display over Samsung all-day-long. I detest matte screen.... Only Apple offers glossy.... Samsung has the smart app/tv functionality which I 'do not want' I hate targeted advertisements. Samsung has inferior speakers... I much prefer the sound quality of the ASD. Samsung's monitor is still wobbly = Fail Samsung monitor looks objectively inferior to the ASD beautiful all aluminum frame Samsung has lower nits of brightness = fail Samsung's Infinity Display is overpriced.... So is Apple's.... Both companies get an (F) Which monitor would I choose... Apple all the way....

[@AlexPrevost]

Let’s be honest the ViewFinity will be “on sale” every other month so Samsung comes away as the better value display.

[@Pot8oes]

To think this was edited on an IPAD is freaking INSANE LMG is really advancing and i am here for it ! Love this channel

[@shadowtransfix]

Appreciate the detailed review, and your point on matching the 218ppi pixel density with macOS. However, let me share my personal standpoint. That level of pixel density leads to much smaller on-screen elements on 27-inch monitors, which in my case, causes eye strain and reading discomfort. Given this, I found my sweet spot with dual 4K monitors running at 200% scaling. This setup not only ensures comfortable viewing and reading, and is still quite sharp, but also provides extensive screen space, much more than a single 5k monitor, while costing less than a single 5K Apple display setup.

[@RandomUser2401]

4K at 200% scaling is just wasting an enormous amount of content you can fit. Given they are 27", 150% or at least 175% still give reasonably large UI elements while fitting a ton more content compared to 1440p at 100% scaling.

[@andybrice2711]

Exactly my thoughts. 218 ppi is too dense. We should be making larger panels and simply placing them slightly further away. There is enough room on most desks.

[@andybrice2711]

And while we're at it: Computer monitors should not be a 16:9 aspect-ratio. Wide-screen is ideal for televisions. But 4:3 is better for almost all tasks on a computer. And also works as 3:4 when rotated. And enables more ergonomic multi-monitor setups.

[@shadowtransfix]

@@andybrice2711 Indeed, I am using the LG 4k 16:9 as first monitor, and the Huawei 3:2 4k as second monitor.

[@shadowtransfix]

@@RandomUser2401 While it's true that 150% or 175% scaling setting offers a good balance between space and the size of UI elements, there is another aspect to consider. The 150% or 175% scaling is a non-integer value, results in macOS having to make approximations when rendering. This can lead to a slightly less crisp image as compared to pure 200% scaling. At 200% scaling, macOS renders the screen at twice the resolution in both dimensions, so each pixel in the lower-resolution 'image' cleanly matches up with a 2x2 block of pixels on the higher-resolution screen. This results in clean lines and text that's free from blur or distortion.

[@acedude112]

I don't even use a mac, never even really used an apple product, but I love this channel. LMG and Jonathan really hit it out of the park here.

[@YuProducciones]

yeah Im here only becuase its apple, the host and this video quality, feels way more interesting than watching a crazy boss playing with servers and expensive shit almost nobody can afford... and, I'm a budget pc user by the way.. not Apple user. but congrats for this channel, its so clean

[@laloreta798]

I hate this topic so much because this is a subject where apple is clearly in The wrong and they should support standar 28 and 32 4k displays

[@RandomUser2401]

standard 4K displays are 27", not 28.

[@rudolph842]

just here after the edit on ipad vid XD

[@tipoomaster]

There are apps that try to fix the situation of macOS looking worse than it needs to on non-hiDPI monitors - trying those programs would be an interesting follow up to this video. SwitchResX is one.

[@domenicscrenci9274]

One of my pet peeves with macOS, thanks for covering! Pleasantly surprised that you covered the monitor, caught my eye when it was announced.

[@vladivanovich]

Ngl, you got a real laugh out of me when saying that Apple had the was the correct ppi. Then I got to thinking and yeah, we should prioritize ppi, that’s a smarter way of measuring resolution because as you later stated, for 4k the pixel amount stays the same and the screen size can change and will give varying sharpness. That’s why I like MAC address!

[@MoneybagsUkulele]

I recently got my first ever Mac (M1Pro MacBook Pro), and text sharpness on my 24" 1440p monitors was driving me crazy! Last week I discovered an app called Better Display which has helped a lot. Apple really needs to figure this kind of stuff out.

[@Blacksonaudio]

I use better display also.

[@vladibarraza]

So do I, at 2048 x 1152 HiDPI on a 4k 27" display.

[@rimbaud0000]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Most work places use standard external monitors and font rendering looks terrible on the Mac

[@MoneybagsUkulele]

@@Rew123 nope, just a user.

[@xero110]

Comparing what other types of tech work with Mac is a good angle, I would love to see more coverage like this.

[@yurymleh]

0:42 This viewfinity is not the first 'retina' PC monitor. There have been a few 5K monitors a couple of 8K over the last decade or so. HiDpi wasn't Apple/Mac only feature. The usual LTT research quality on display. 5K 27" Iiyama ProLite XB2779QQS-S1 from 2018 5K 27" HP Z27q from 2015 5K 27" Philips 275P4VYKEB - from 2015 5K 27" Dell UltraSharp UP2715K - from 2014 6K 31.5" Dell U3224KB - from a bit earlier this year - 2023 8K 31.5" Dell UltraSharp UP3218K - from 2017 8K 31.5" Sharp 8M-B32C1 - from 2021

[@creativewizard]

The video I was waiting for. Thank you!

[@sp3edstr]

I really look forward to new videos on this channel. Mac Address should crank out videos more often! 😁

[@bertietheboy]

Bloody love these videos. Super creative and fun to watch!

[@partial_]

Some of what you mentioned about scaling isn't entirely true. Nowadays scaling is performed on the display although it can be performed on the gpu. It's more about choosing resolutions that scale niceley with Apple's resolutions to avoid uneven scaling artifacts. This is less prevalent on Windows machines as they are more flexible about different displays and scaling and have cleartype.

[@vithorio]

Not on MacOS, you will have performance degradation with the current OS implementation, including Sonoma that's in Beta. For most tasks it may be fine, but for a more demanding professional usage it's easy to notice.

[@Kolton88]

Unless you want to use an OLED or QD-OLED on Windows, in which case it renders font somewhat poorly since the sub-pixel layout is different on those display types.

[@Linschutler]

Lets Go! New Mac Address video, always a great day when you upload.

[@trashpandatee]

Been waiting for a new episode, I recently threw myself into the mac sphere (ipad, macbook, etc.) nice to see the new up and comings from this universe lmao

[@badconversation956]

Love the casual artistic approach. And seeing people that are seen less.

[@joaobfontoura]

This is definitely the best LMG channel / overall tech channels out there. Kudos for such high quality and elegance guys!

[@joesalyers]

There is a company called Innocn that makes 3 Mini LED 4K monitors, 27 inch 60 hertz $499 27' 165 hz, $749 and 32 inch 144 hz $899 all with 100% P3 and HDR 1000. These are the monitors you want if you need a bigger monitor to compliment the Macbook Pro or iPad Pro Mini LED display. I first bought the 60 hertz monitor and later picked up the 32 inch just because high refresh rate monitor are great for Pro Audio with moving meters and graphs. I even turned the 32 inch into a touch display with one of those infrared USB snap on kits for $80 to use as a live audio controller when working outside in the bright sun using the Vivid app and pushing the panel to 1000 nits all the time. Just remember to turn on local dimming in the menu when you get the monitor. Mini-LED is just the perfect style monitor for me, I tried a couple OLED monitors and they were too dark and dim. Even at 500 nits OLED doesn't get the same pop as mini LED when watching HDR content. But I would like to see a 5K Mini-LED monitor if even at 60 hertz just to compete with the Pro Display XDR.

[@nikolarun]

most people i know struggle with a 32" 4k display with 100% scaling. one of the most common issues I have seen while supporting large companies when upgrading monitors, is people complaining about text being too small , and of course the scaling in windows is rubbish... so higher PPI without proper scaling is lost on most.

[@FarrelClement]

Meanwhile, I've got two 27" 4k displays...

[@nikolarun]

@@FarrelClement and i have 2x 32" 4k ones

[@anita.b]

@@nikolarun and I have 3x 36" 4K HDR ones

[@RedBeardedRabbit]

This is mostly an education issue (and windows should default to maybe 150% scaling at that size+rez). I am aware some software won't scale correctly (but it SHOULD be larger, if soft), but majority of apps that most people use does scale. I'm a pro software dev and I use 24" 4K with 200% scaling. 1440p @ 24" is just not sharp enough.

[@yuristocat]

So happy to see a new mac address episode

[@FrankHouwelingBoskoop]

I love the pace on this video so much. MacAddress is such a great addition to ltt.

[@darreno]

this video is one of the best so far, gj to the mac address team!

[@filthyklownzssb4589]

Whats going on with the yellow stripes at 10:50??

[@RudeGerbil]

I am glad to see Mac Address is back! That was an excellent video on MacOS display issues!

[@TheSlowpC]

More great and beautiful content from the Mac address team!

[@SAerror1]

You should mention refresh rates too, after working on a 120hz monitor for years I couldn't go back to 60hz so I went with 4k 144hz displays for my new mac studio.

[@Skiman601]

What display did you end up buying? Looking for something for my MacBook Pro.

[@Th3_ArCh0n]

YEP. Obviously not mentioned because Apple can't/won't figure out high refresh rate displays

[@milkyy4168]

@@Th3_ArCh0nTheir laptops and ipads?

[@rajat1960]

@@Th3_ArCh0n bro onto nothing

[@chocolateboi3539]

Great video. I face the same problem when looking for a monitor for a desktop mac. Unfortunately they are both too expensive for me. This is why I am so excited for the m3 imac pro. Unless of course they make that overpriced too, lol.

[@Hyperion9700]

Felt like a documentary and I m really enjoying this video

[@chman2]

Using the light bar to demonstrate the surface finish of the screens was a great idea. Keep it up

[@DominikW118]

SUCH a good intro!!!

[@biblionerd]

When making these videos, could you also mention color accuracy for each of the displays. It's super useful for designers and photographers.

[@BenjyP.]

For me the sharpness is necessary as a software engineer as I mainly look at text all day long and the studio display just looks nice as well

[@RonaldJayBuayan]

just got the apple studio display a week ago which is what i am using at the office and yep.. wouldn't go for other brands when the first reason i bought the studio display is due to i have already been impress with the studio display.. for adjustment you can basically get the vesa option and buy a 20-30 bucks vesa mount

[@X862go]

wow the editing is wow!

[@benjaminmosnier]

I bought a pro art CRV because of one of the mac address advice and i am very happy with it. As a developer (not graphic designer) i can’t see the difference in sharpness with the 5k imac display. The price was 600€ in France 2 month ago.

[@laggingdaze]

What are the marker lines at 10:50 supposed to show?

[@localblackman427]

As someone who does all of my macos work thru nreal airs ... this was a cool video

[@tituslafrombois1164]

Funny that this is the first video I'm watching on the 4K monitor I just picked up locally today - a Dell P2715Q from 2015, if anyone's interested. Still holds up incredibly well for such an old monitor!

[@taylor1038]

Sitting here with a 1440p 170hz HDR monitor next to a 4k 60hz. I never notice the pixel difference but definitely noticed the refresh rate and black level difference.

[@mikesilverii7535]

Finally, someone that accurately explained macOS and it’s weird scaling. I hate that it is the way that it is, but it’s exactly why the Studio Display / Pro Display XDR are leaps and bounds better than other displays for me when using a Mac.

[@stevams]

I dont understand this video... which means that you need to the exact ppi for like apple studio for images to look nice ?

[@AnthonyChopra]

ill defo look into it as im fedup with LGs 4k monitor ive had since may 2020. major issue was the screen having a peace of dirt under the lcd then hdmi1 port broke even tho its a fullsized one. i did get rid of the dirt but now its got two dark dirt marks behind its backlight thing im hoping to get the LCD replaced my self as a SelfFix Project but im going to try getting close to a apple display like thing

[@Lord_Mangoat]

I run 2 4K LG displays (model: 27BL85U-W) with my Mac Studio and I'm fine with it. My current settings are set to use a scaled resolution with them and I thought this was fine, but now that I think of it, it might be why I seem to have more RAM issues than other Mac users I know. Assuming the RAM use is increased due to the scaled resolution setting. For example, I run these 2 4K displays and I am currently going on 5 days of no shutdown or even sleep mode with my setup. My memory usage is currently at 45% with a few Safari windows open, a few Firefox windows open, Discord, and a small game. Occasionally Safari seems to have an issue when I try to type. Beach ball cursor issue. One of my brothers owns one of the newer iMacs, unsure the specs, but he does have a 2nd display connected to it. I'm unsure his display settings, but he says he only ever restarts for an OS update and rarely puts it to sleep. He tells me he never has the issues I seem to have. I have had the issues I've described above when I used to own an Intel iMac, an Intel Mac Mini, and even the M1 Mac Mini. Have I been using my Macs wrong all these years?

[@ClarkMercer]

Using a 4k monitor on macOS gave me a headache because of the display scaling issues. Sprung for a Kuycon G27X 5k monitor. Half the price of the studio display and uses the same panel. Pretty happy now.

[@dangitnicky]

3:40 absolutely brilliant presentation of whats going on

[@HugoLamarche]

As someone with a 4k 43 inch monitor I have to choose between scaling too small or too big… If I choose in between softwares such as Blender will be noticeably slower because of the supersampling … Really hope they fix this in the future.

[@EchoConstellation]

Which keyboard are you using in this video Jonathan? And does it have command ⌘ key caps?

[@GoatDR]

I actually think that 27” 4k monitors look nice hooked up to my MacBook. I naturally like having my screen zoomed in so the 1080p sized interface looks great to me.

[@Pringle412]

I love Maria having more interaction in the channel!

[@AlNemec]

Looking at the field of monitors for my wifes mac I eventually went with the Alogic Clarity. 4k, 60hz, Glossy display, Good P3 color accuracy. ~$800

[@MohamadAlRifai]

Would love an update on the samsung s9, more details on the color accuracy after calibration etc..

[@stever1514]

I wouldn't have watched the video if I had known the price, haha, nice job leaving it to the end

[@ThePwig]

did y'all ever do a video on the LG 4K and 5K Ultrafine monitors? I love mine

[@The-Drone-Hobbyist]

Amazing video! Every time I see they upload I say “Yess”! As always thank you for fueling my inner Apple Sheep

[@Oscar_Myk]

How well does Mac OS work with something like the LG CX48? You'd be sitting further away so the resolution scaling from 5k down might not be as noticeable. Been tempted to get a M2 Mac Mini as a lower power (energy-wise) WFH machine.

[@powerLuser]

Really glad you mentioned the default behavior where everything’s bigger. Too many critics act as though fuzzy text is the only option

[@TheLunchboxGuy]

Just a heads up MA, your highlight for etched glass appears at 10:51 instead of at 10:42

[@artofnoise5013]

Appreciate the explanation of ppi on Macs. I didn’t know Apple was so locked into a standard.

[@Fenrir11119]

I wish the studio display was cheaper but a glossy screen is a must for me. Maybe Apple will make a cheaper version in the future. When I was looking for a new computer I decided against a Mac mini because I couldn’t find a display that met the Apple criteria for a price I was happy with. Ended up with a MacBook instead. Essentially, the intended resolution is important for me. I can see the difference.

[@Shady.Moustafa]

you could have bought used apple thunderbolt display 27 2k 60hz ips 375 cd/m2 its outaded but its better than others in same price but why you prefer glossy display ?

[@Fenrir11119]

@@Shady.Moustafa I find the colours to be more vibrant and just generally prefer that type of screen. I am not a fan of matte finish.

[@tenns]

you probably havent tried a good quality matte screen, as it is cheaper to have them matte. There is no difference between the two in terms of vibrance/color reproduction. You do get different reflections artefacts from the surrounding environment tho.@@Fenrir11119

[@Jake_Sachs]

Ok, I don't care about pixel density, and I'm already subscribed, so I'm following your directions. And your point of most other monitors being "the same amount of content, just bigger" is something I'm totally fine with.

[@hack_nug]

@macaddress need to take one for the team and review the Kuycon 5k 27" monitor 🙏

[@garrykanter5773]

I'm an old guy, and I finally became an Apple fan boy when I saw a 27" 5K iMac. Now I have three Intel iMacs (all bought used or refurbished), and whenever I have to stop using each one as a computer, I'll buy the $125 Luna cable/adapter and a Mac Mini, and continue to use those amazing displays.

[@mbvideos4448]

Given the current Apple external display lineup, I would consider the Samsung display if it offered 120Hz refresh rate. Full array local dimming would be nice too, but I can overlook that. I just want my external display to match the display of my MacBook Pro... Is that really too much to ask?

[@ohcaloz]

Especially with the price Samsung is asking for.

[@dericmiguel1]

as someone who spends hours reading text at a time and scrolling quickly (code + documentation), i havent found anything that matches my lg 5k and ASD. being able to adjust brightness and night shift mode + universal control across intel/m1/ipad has been *chef kiss*

[@mightyskull]

The transition to the SquareSpace ad was smooth. The kind of smoothness Linus wishes to achieve but can't.

[@jakobwolf167]

One thing to consider: on a deskatop if you have 4k screen that has low dpi because it is a big screen and you have the space, you can just position the screen father away from you and you will have the same effect as with a hight dpi screen. This is something you can't do on a laptop for obvious reasons.

[@ckelley87]

As another graphic designer, if you are using a 4K monitor on macOS you need to use the standard 2x scaling otherwise text and UI elements look poor, but it leaves you with a very large UI with not a lot of usable space. Alternatively, you need to use true 1:1 mode but then the UI elements may be too small. The LG 5K, Studio Display, and this new Samsung one are the best options for the best macOS experience on a 27" display.

[@FrChapeau]

I have a 2019 16" MacBook Pro, and I use it with a pair of Dell 4K 32" monitors at default scaling, and so far I'm pretty satisfied. Things may be a bit fuzzier, but I really have to stop and look for it. I haven't seen a performance hit, and my fans kick in less than when I was using a 1440p and two 1080p monitors.

[@morsikpl]

I'm DevOps/developer/Linux Server Admin and I work with text *A LOT*, like... all the time. Text in terminal, text in editors, code, automation, etc. I was using Linux for last 16 years or so (I'm 31 LOL) and I do really love Linux and it's tools for my work. But half year ago I switched to MacBook Pro M2 Max because I was tired of shitty scaling in Linux (which is also shitty on Windows). And trust me - scaling that macOS has with "fuziness" because of scaling down 5K image to 4K is the perfect one for this. REALLY. On Linux and Windows you actually get text rendered at 125% or 150% and it's shit. Tables rendered with 31px, 32px, 31px and 32px spaces all over the place because... rounding of numbers when calculating where line should land on screen, text rendering, etc. - everything about that is really worst in Windows and Linux and while macOS scaling-down may be performance hit - I don't feel that - and I really want 5K 27" display which would be ideal to have the sharpest letters. Looks like monitor for me, so I'll be waiting and watching!

[@PerdidosGTA]

Just noticed that the animations to point out apple charges more for the etched display glass was delay and apear a few seconds afterwards haha... almos unnoticeable, I want to get me one of those Dell Monitors

[@waldemarenns4874]

10:51 - there are some yellow marker-strikes on the video, probably have something to do with the "glossy screen" animation? :D

[@SpookySkeletonGang]

I love how this is exclusively a software problem that every other os has solved literally decades ago.

[@tommyrb]

I wouldn't put it past them to make 3rd party displays look worse on purpose by not solving this issue

[@niter43]

"solved decades ago" is very bold calm, scaling in Windows got usable in last ~5 years. And usable is still far from perfect -- with monitors with different scaling I still get to see blurry windows on daily basis.

[@AlexTheStampede]

I mean, Tiger did it perfectly fine 20 years ago. This is a regression, really.

[@RandomUser2401]

tf are you talking about. High DPI scaling has been horrible on Windows for ages and sometimes still is. Most Linux OS outright do not support it or only very limited like in Ubuntu which then breaks the moment you connect an external display to a laptop where both screens would require different scaling modes.

[@Fareoneo]

Linux entered the chat

[@driver288]

This was an interesting video! I’m far from needing pixel perfection for my work, and that is wasn’t a must even for a graphic designer is intresting, but clearly the philosophy of Apple apes a difference albeit an expensive one….

[@tramcrazy]

Heh, realised that MA is 2 years old now. I’ve loved the videos Jonathan and team! (I was in the first few hundred subs - WAN show lol)

[@allenellisdewitt]

"Only viable alternative" *rolls eyes*

[@Z4KIUS]

I'm still waiting till someone takes the Surface Studio screen and puts it in a monitor with a VESA mount... we really need these taller screens and reasonable widths!

[@magnawavezone]

My main machine is the 2018 intel Mac mini. You turn scaling on and its pretty laggy due to the spectacularly craptastic GPU. Otherwise the scaling doesn’t bother me much. Still excellent video, and right on the head. ppi matters for macOS.

[@ForstPenguin]

I'm really picky about monitors, and one of the main reasons is pixel density. There just wasn't any good non-Apple screens out there that would be anywhere close to Retina MacBook pixel density (the exception being LG UltraFine models). Nice to see what we're getting to the point when there's competition, but these displays are still behind Apple's current mini-LED offerings. Can't wait for OLEDs/micro-LEDs though, would love those deep blacks and no bloom!

[@TheBransynmotley]

I like how this channel focuses on less "tech-savvy" users. We tech heads get lost in the sauce, lost amongst tiny little details that don't actually make a difference. I'm not a MAC guy, but there's a reason they are the market leader. Quality and simplicity.

[@flamingkillermc2806]

5:38 if you use betterdisplay app you will have more flexibility, even 1x1 resolution native

[@zyzzuschrist3410]

Love this channel

[@DP-jl7rd]

Do gaming monitors benefit from high ppi and is it necessary for any gaming use cases?

[@seapanda-117]

If all the LMG videos were this good I might resub to the other channels. Barely even use my Mac anymore, but your videos are quite good.

[@Metal_Maxine]

I think the difference is that LTT has to push out 6 videos per week while MA only does 1.

[@swonkywonky2382]

For sure the best LMG Channel. Quality, Quality, Quality.

[@DctrGizmo]

I really do wish more companies would start caring about pixel sharpness instead of useless features like RGB. I've been shopping around for a new 4K monitor to game/work and I don't think I've ever seen one with >200 PPI. It's not a deal breaker for me though as long as text are sharp.

[@Piketom1]

What makes this monitor so exciting is that it supports DisplayPort. That means it is a legitimate alternative to the studio display for people who want to use a windows laptop. If you are using something like an XPS 15 or any of its direct competitors, this could be a great productivity display. Windows works well at native 1440P and 27” (just ask any gamer). Since 5K is exactly double the pixel count in both dimensions, 200% scaling will appear to be the same size but the image will be sharper.

[@BenjaminLupton]

You forgot the lg ultrafine line, however the lg 4k revised model breaks the resolution.

[@MindstabThrull]

More options for Apple products is always a plus. I will never say no to more options!

[@Sam-oz8tw]

What a missed opportunity for Sunrise by Richard Strauss!!! Those camera angles were MADE for it. It would have been so good. Mac address, you disappoint me. Great video otherwise. :)

[@ssaaffuu]

Lmg has a diverse work force I love it