Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video. If you saw my instagram
post a few days ago you'll know that i very recently switched over to an ultra wide monitor
and this 38 inch ultrawide monitor from lg offers a QHD+ display, a curved 21x9 aspect ratio, hdr10
and usbc which powers my macbook. But one of the best features for me is being able to run picture
by picture and displaying two inputs at the same time. Now the full name of this monitor is the
38WP85C, and today i will do a quick unboxing set it up and show you why this has become the
best monitor that i've owned, and how it can literally improve your productivity. I've also
teamed up with LG to offer one of you the chance of winning an ultra wide monitor for yourself,
i'll explain later in the video what you need to do to enter but the link to the competition is in
the description. Please make sure you watch the whole video so you don't miss it, and, good luck.
Right and here's the box that it comes in which on
first impressions i was concerned it wouldn't even fit on my desk
OK, so inside the box we've got a pack of accessories in here there's things like the
power cables and the power adapter hdmi and usb-c cables along with the manuals and a cd
then there's the feet or the bottom part of the stand the monitor itself which we will
look at once it's set up and then you've got the rear support for the stand and that's it
now when it comes to setting it up this is one of the easiest monitors that you
can put together you won't need any help or any tools to get this set up the feet attach
to the rear support using a very small inbuilt screw that you just tighten up then the screen
lifts and clicks onto the arm it really is as simple as that and it just takes a few minutes
let's flip this monitor around and check out the screen and first impressions this is awesome why
have i waited so long to try out an ultra wide monitor the picture quality looks great and i'm
loving how much extra space i've got already okay so the only reason you really need an ultra wide
is for that extra screen real estate being able to multitask or snap multiple windows and apps
so this is a 38 inch display well technically it's a 37.5 inch and it has a quad hd plus resolution
of 3840 by 1600 that means it's not quite 4k but it's more than 1440p it's also an ips panel so the
colors and vibrancy look awesome on it i actually have my 2021 16 inch macbook pro plugged in and
although that has an incredible screen resolution this new screen does a great job of keeping up
looking really closely you can tell it's not 4k the text is slightly blurry but sitting back is
absolutely fine and over the last couple of weeks i have been editing videos in final cut pro and
photos in lightroom and so far the images look sharp colors look great and the overall quality of
the screen is really impressive the hdr10 on this is 300 nits which does sound pretty low but for me
and my daily use is not been a problem at all it's also just a 60hz screen which is the same as my
last monitor but having recently got used to the gp950 and my macbook pro with 120hz screens it's
definitely not as smooth as i would like it to be you notice it most when you're scrolling or you're
moving windows around but if you're not using a 120hz device or screen you probably won't notice
so i've mentioned already that this is my first ultra wide monitor but it's also my first curved
screen the 21x9 aspect ratio is wide like really wide but that added screen real estate is just
incredible editing videos and being able to see the entire timeline is a game changer for me
now this might sound weird but i love being able to see all of this in one go and when i
edit on my macbook screen i'm always having to zoom and scroll so this makes it so much easier
now i often have at least two windows open at a time while i'm writing this script right now i'm
only using half of the screen and it's actually as good as having two monitors side by side and
it also means i'm not compromising on my workspace so on the other half of the screen i've got the
product information open in case i miss anything as i'm writing or when i'm recording my audio
i'll have my script open on one side and i have audacity to record my voice obviously most screens
can already manage two windows open at a time but it's when you want three or even four windows
is where this gets really impressive so i've installed an app called Magnet this was 6.99 on
the app store and it allows you to have almost any combo of windows that you need so here i've got
three windows in thirds but i can have them in any order or size that suits me this is perfect for
when i'm editing a video and i might want to have my emails or script open on one side if i press
the little toggle or the menu at the top here you can see the different options that are available
you can either choose it from the menu or you can use shortcuts or fail in that you can just drag
the window across the bottom and it will show you where you can drop it but this feature of having
multiple windows open in any kind of combination that i need is a huge productivity booster for me
i even like the virtually borderless design of this monitor as you can see here around the top
and the sides is incredibly thin and the bottom has a relatively thin chin showing the LG logo
but this looks really good and the screen also has an ambient light sensor too that means
the brightness will automatically adjust depending on the brightness of your room
this definitely helps with eye fatigue especially if you're using it at night or in a dark room
so if you've seen my previous videos you'll know that i used to have a very small felt pad from
Grovemade well i actually reached out to them a few weeks ago and i asked if they could make me
a custom sized one to fit the top and this is what they've made and i think this looks
awesome it doesn't snag at all with my mouse and it's nice and soft to the touch but check
this out they've even taken my logo and they've actually added it to their label how cool is this
so if you're interested in a felt desk pad for your own desk setup i have
linked to this in the description if you're interested in the different sizes available
okay, back to the monitor, and this is my favorite part so i showed you how i can have
multiple windows open at the same time but this next feature is awesome and that's the ability
to show two inputs at the same time for most that might not sound like a big deal but for me
it means i can have my macbook and windows laptop displayed here so i have a job outside of youtube
and that's where i sit with my windows laptop for six to eight hours a day and i usually plug
my macbook in the evenings but now if i wanted to i could have them both displayed at the same time
and switch quite easily on top of that as i'm using the logitech mx keys and mouse they are
paired to both devices so i can swap between them now to display two inputs at the same time you
just need to press the button under the screen go to settings input pbp and change the mode
then under the input list you just need to choose the two different inputs you wish to show
and here i've got my macbook pro and playstation 5 plugged in so while you're waiting for your teams
or your zoom meeting to load you can just play a bit of warzone although the response time on
this screen is 5 milliseconds it's not going to be quite as good as a dedicated gaming monitor
so fps gaming probably isn't the right choice but it's still pretty cool
now as i mentioned at the start i am pleased to announce i have teamed up with lg with today's
video and they're giving away one of these ultrawide monitors for you all you need to
do is click the link in the description and it will take you to this exact page
from here asks you which isn't a feature of my new monitor if you click the link here it will
then take you to the lg website where it shows you the full specs and prices for the monitor
now pay close attention as you will need this information to select the correct answer and then
press continue now just input your name and email address and hit save and that's it good luck to
everyone who enters and if you do win please tag me in your setup photos as i would love to see it
now looking at the stand you might think it's metal but it's actually a hard plastic with a
brushed metal style it definitely feels cheaper than it looks plus the footprint is pretty deep
to support the weight of the screen so for me it only just fits on my monitor riser i have
put the measurements on screen now in case you need it for your own setup but there are loads
of adjustments with the arm it can be moved up and down between 0 and 110 millimeters you can
tilt it left and right as well as angle it up and down the only thing it doesn't do is swivel left
to right you'd need to move the entire stand if you wanted to change that position but if
you don't want to use the stand you can also wall mount it as it does have vessel holes on the back
but unfortunately around the back there is no cable management tube or trunking on this monitor
it's something i've gotten used to on my ergo bracket that i had before where the cables were
hidden inside the arm and kept out of sight for now i've attached them to the back using
some little plastic clips in fact these are the same clips i use on my gaming desk setup
it helps keep all the cables tidy and it's easier to swap them out let me quickly show you the rear
it's got two hdmi 2.0 ports for your laptop games consoles or any other hdmi devices there's also a
displayport 1.4 two usb 3.0 ports and a headphone out then there's a usbc port now it's not just
any usbc it will send data to the screen as well as providing a 90 watt power back to the device
you've got plugged in now this is huge for me as it means i don't need the power cable plugged in
just to power my mac it can all be done with just one cable plus it looks a lot tidier this way too
i kind of wish it had more than just one usbc port it would have been great to have swapped
out one or even both of the usb 3s for more usbc plus as you can use the back of this monitor as a
hub you could have other devices plugged in things like an ssd speakers or another dock
so my desk is right next to a window so having an anti-glare or anti-reflective screen is pretty
important this one looks great and it handles reflections really well like with any display
you're obviously going to get some kind of glare but the curved screen has actually reduced it
compared to my previous monitor if you look under the screen there's a very small button that brings
up the settings menu you can adjust the picture settings in here color brightness temp and so on
you can change the input settings or jump to a different port then there's things like the
language energy saving led and the buzzer this is the sound that it makes when it turns on and off
okay so if you've seen my previous videos about this desk or any other accessories that
i've bought you'll know that i used to have some wooden kanto yu2s well i've removed those for now
only because they looked a little bit cramped on the top with the new screen
but what's great about this monitor is it does have speakers built in
they are two 10 watt stereo speakers and for a monitor they don't sound bad at all
they don't compare to dedicated speakers but they are very clear just take a listen to this
you might wonder if you can use this monitor for gaming on well technically you can i mean
it will work and it will look awesome but just note it has got a five millisecond response time
that's not necessarily slow and any games that are not competitive or an fps will be fine on top of
that is a 60hz screen so the image won't be as smooth as you would expect but honestly if you
wanted to use this as a productivity monitor but you also wanted to plug in a games console from
time to time you would have no trouble with it so this was the 38 inch ultra wide monitor from lg
the 38WP85C and i am massively impressed with it but what do you think do you think this is
too big or do you think an ultra wide is the best choice let me know what you're currently using or
what you would like to get next well i hope you enjoyed the video today as i did enjoy making it
and don't forget to give that competition a go one of you will win it it costs nothing to enter and
the answer is in this video good luck and make sure you tag me in your setup photos if you win
well you've just made it to the end of today's video so thank you for watching and if you drop an
ultra wide setup in the comments i will give you a thumbs up for staying until
the end and here's another couple of videos you might be interested in watching next
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