LG Electronics UHD 4K Monitor 27UN83A-W, 27 inch, 4k, 60Hz, 5ms, IPS Display, HDR 10, AMD FreeSync, Energy Saving, HDMI, DisplayPort, USB C, Anti Glare, Adjustable Stand

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If you mount the monitor vertically, say for display advertising, the image can be rotated using a software control. However, while the stand can be tilted vertically, it can’t be rotated

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I like this monitor. I don’t play games, so the refresh rate is fine. The colors are lovely. The resolution is crisp and shows me I need to improve my ability to focus an image.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. 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. 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. For most users, these ports should give them everything they need. We connected a MacMini using the USB-C port and a couple of game consoles via HDMI. And because the USB-C port carries power as well as video and audio, the monitor can be used to charge a MacBook (or other USB-C laptop) while also acting as an external screen. You'll not only get UHD resolution and HDR but you can also expect a fast response time, decent brightness, an anti-glare screen for eye comfort, a heigh-adjustable stand and even bundled software to help tune the display to your exact needs. It's one of the best 4K monitors for your home office.

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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. If I only used this monitor to view images, I’d probably run it at its full 4K resolution. But menus look too tiny and are very hard to read at that size. Scaling it somewhat smaller helps a lot.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. This calibration works the same as every other Mac-compatible monitor, which is what I would expect, except that you adjust the monitor using the toggle switch on the monitor itself, not software controls. 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. 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. 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.