Hello everyone it’s SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video. And today I’m showing
you my new 4K HDR monitor from LG which not only looks great but it also has some pretty
awesome features I wanted to show you.
So this is the LG 32” Ultra Fine display, complete with an impressive Ergo Stand, 4K
HDR and a USB C hub. Its full name is the 32UN880. It basically does everything I need
from a monitor and works with both my Windows Laptop and my MacBook Pro.
I’ll do a quick unboxing, set it up and show you why this is the best monitor I’ve
owned and how it’s genuinely improved my productivity too. I’ve also dropped a link
to this monitor in the description.
Right, before I start I’m just going to remove everything off my desk. The new display
will be replacing the 27” QHD screen that I’ve been using for the last 6 months or
so. I did cover this in a previous setup video.
And, here’s a quick look at what we get inside the box.
There’s the power pack and the power lead. 3 cables including an HDMI, a USB C and an
extension cable for the power lead. A grommet plate that we can use for mounting the arm
to the desk. Manuals and a disc.
Then this is the arm, also known as the ergo stand, which feels heavy and pretty solid.
And here’s the monitor. That’s everything we get, but more than enough to get up and
running especially with all of the cables provided.
I’ll get this setup quickly. I can tell you now this is the easiest monitor I’ve
ever set up. You don’t need any tools and it can all be done by hand in about 2 minutes.
So what’s great about this monitor is the arm that it comes with. This arm alone is
something that should be sold separately. It's that good.
As you can see here it’s a matte black tubular design, with a few joints at the top to allow
fluid movement and a C-Clamp at the bottom to attach it to your desk. It’s also got
some awesome cable management which I’ll demonstrate once we’ve set it up.
So we just take the bracket, loosen the C-Clamp, which will fit desks up to 90mm or 3.5”
thick, then tighten it up using the screw. Just to demonstrate it I’ve attached it
to the front of my desk, I’ll move it in a minute. If you can’t clamp it onto the
side of your desk, it is supplied with a grommet so you can attach it through the desk instead,
you’d just need to drill a hole for that.
But you can see just how much movement it has already, those joints at the top move
really freely.
You can move and manipulate it to practically any angle you want. You can swivel it side
to side, pivot, tilt, extend and even change the height.
Now I’m happy with the placement of the arm, I’ll just take the monitor and it’ll
click onto the plate. That’s it. No tools and no screwing it, it’s really easy. Then
if you wanted to remove it again, just press the little button on the bottom and pull the
screen up again.
But this stand is incredible. This is the type of arm you’d pay 150-200 dollars for
just for the flexibility, movement and cable management. Plus it looks awesome.
So here’s the full movement you’re getting with this, there’s no other angle or setting
you’d need, it covers every posture you’d need.
You can rotate it landscape or portrait, ideal if you have two screens. It’ll extend all
the way forwards and backwards. It moves left and right and you can pivot up and down. Honestly
the flexibility on this arm really is next level, and it feels solid. So whether you’re
sitting, standing or need to rotate the screen away from you, it’ll pretty much do it all.
What’s great about this screen is, not only is it USB C and HDMI ready, but the screen
can act as a hub. Which basically means you can plug everything into the screen, say an
SSD or external speakers, and then have just one cable going to your Mac or computer. This
is how I use it so I only need the one USB C going into my MacBook.
And what’s great here is this one cable will not only transfer the image and sound
to the screen, it also charges the MacBook. So I only need one cable attached to my Mac
to do it all.
These are the ports. 2 HDMI, 1 USB type C, 2 USB type B, a display port, headphone out
and the power port.
Just before I turn it on, there was something I forgot to add, and that’s the LIFX Z strip
lights I use. So I did have a 1 meter strip on the old monitor but I’ve bought another
so I can have 2 meters behind this one. If you’ve seen my TV setup videos you’ll
know that I have 5 meters of these lights behind the TV, and these are great. You can
customise the zones of the strip so it’s not just one solid colour. And as well as
looking nice, it helps with eye fatigue.
Ok, so the screen is set up, now I just need to put everything back on my desk again. We’ve
got the Grovemade monitor riser, the felt pad also from Grovemade and the keyboard and
mouse.
A few other bits here like the tray I’m using for random items and my trusty notebook.
All of the items I’m using today are linked in the description if you want to check that
out after.
But let’s talk about the screen here, and this 32” display pretty much does everything
I need. So it’s a 31.5” Ultra HD, 2160 4K HDR10 IPS display. Wow that’s a lot to
take in.
But the fact is, it’s sharp, it supports HDR10 and it’s 4K. So whether you’re using
it for writing, editing or just watching content it looks awesome.
Now when I read the specs for this it showed the brightness at just 350nits. Which at first
I thought was going to be way too dim to use, but do you know what, I have the brightness
set to 50% and it’s bright enough for me. So don’t be worried about that figure at
all.
The colour accuracy on this screen is really good. So I’ve got my MacBook hooked up to
it here, and as you can see, the difference is minimal.
You can see here just what it looks like up close, not sure if my iPhone is doing it justice
but it gives you an idea.
So I sit here every day editing photos, creating my videos, replying to emails and even watching
YouTube and movies.
Now with this new screen, being that little bit bigger than the 27” screen I had before,
I’ve gained so much more space that it’s instantly made me more productive. I mean,
I could snap windows and have two browsers open at the same time before, but on here,
it looks even better.
I usually only have 2 windows open at a time. So it could be a script and Audacity to record
my voice. Or it could be my emails and my website if I was working on it. It’s definitely
a great productivity screen for me now.
It’s also got an anti-glare coating, which means that for me it’s perfect having a
window so close to me. I’ve had screens before, just like my MacBook, which are glossy.
And yes they look a little bit clearer overall, but the reflections drive me mad.
Viewing angles on this are pretty decent, and obviously like with any screen you’ll
get some glare, but this looks good.
To change the display or picture settings on this screen, there’s a little button
on the bottom. You can just press this and then move it left right forwards or backwards
to change the settings on screen. Pretty easy.
Now this screen is not really aimed at gaming, but you could definitely use it for that.
It’s got a 5ms response time, a game mode and AMD FreeSync. So although not perfect
when compared to a gaming monitor, it’s not bad at all. It also has a 60Hz refresh
rate, so for any non-competitive gaming, this screen will look pretty good. I could definitely
hook up any of my consoles to this and use it.
Cable management on this arm is awesome. I hate seeing cables in my setups, so it’s
great that you can actually hide the cables inside the tube of the arm. You just pop the
top off, remove the small cover and feed any cables you’re using through it. Then slide
the cover and the top back on and your cables are nicely hidden out of sight.
This is so neat. I really like this.
I wanted to quickly mention that this screen does have internal speakers. Now it’s not
something I use, as I’m either using headphones or my desk speakers. But the fact you’ve
got speakers internally it’s great. They are 2 x 5watt speakers creating a 2.0 channel.
In terms of cost, this UltraFine Ergo display costs $700 or £600. Now that’s not cheap,
but you are getting an awesome ergo arm as well as the 4K 32” display. I’d pay good
money just for this arm.
I’ve dropped a link in the description if you want to check that out.
So here you go, this is the new 32” UltraFine Ergo display from LG. I think it looks great
and the picture quality is noticeably a step up from the 27” non-4K display I had before.
So £600 or $700 seems a lot to spend on a monitor, I mean you can pick up other screens
for a lot less, but honestly it’s worth it. I’d highly recommend getting this if
you’re in need of a 4K, stylish, sleek and productivity driven display.
Let me know what monitor you’re using at the moment, are you using any of the Ergo
monitors already?
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