Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and today we're taking a look at a new monitor from LG the 40wp95c
which is a 40 inch ultrawide curved monitor with a 5K2K resolution it's got pretty much everything
that you would need from a productivity monitor including a 21x9 aspect ratio Thunderbolt 4 ports
picture by picture modes and of course decent picture quality so today we'll get this unboxed
set it up and show you why I switched to this over the 30inch Ultrawide that I had before plus as I
work from home full time I wanted a monitor that would be perfect for both Windows and Mac as well
as being decent for productivity thank you to LG for sponsoring today's video although all of the
opinions are 100% my own oh and if you want to see a 2022 desk setup tour please let me know in
the comments okay so here's the boxes it comes in and we've got all of the usual branding and
information on the side here so you want to look through the different specs that's available but
we'll get this opened up and see what we get first up we've got the two part stands that's the part
that collects into the back as well as the feet and then there's the box of accessories which we
will take a look at in a second and then of course we've got the screen itself which is pretty well
packaged right so inside this accessory box it comes with a thunderbolt 4 cable which is
perfect for connecting and powering my MacBook then we've got another USBC cable a display port
an HDMI cable a cable tidy clip and a power cable plus of course we've got all of the manuals and
the warranty information but that's all we get Now setting up this monitor literally takes you a few
minutes and it's a completely tool free install you just need to lay the monitor down on either
your desk or the box that it came in line the rear bracket up and click it in now we grab the feet of
the stand and you attach it to the bracket tighten up the inbuilt screw and we're good to go so yeah
this one click stand and setup is great and also means when you want to remove the stand again you
simply press this small button on the back and a monitor will lift straight off now while we've got
the monitor this way around let me show you around the back so first up I love this white back panel
we've got here it looks really clean and fresh we've got the LG branding across the top here
which is nice and you will notice we've got quite a few ports here which I think are probably enough
for most setups so we've got two Thunderbolt 4 ports we've got one in and one out a display
port a headphone Port two HDMI 2.0 ports and the power port then around the side of the monitor
we've actually got two USB 3.0 ports these will be ideal for connecting your external devices and
then using the screen as a hub and one awesome thing about this monitor is the PSU is built in
and that means there's no external power brick to worry about hiding and this is a huge advantage
over the 38 inch monitor that I had before also as the Thunderbolt 4 Port has a power delivery of 96
Watts it will easily power your connected laptop or your MacBook and that's how I'm using it so I'm
actually using this screen with my 16 inch MacBook Pro and that's with a single one cable setup not
only does it look clean but it means I only have to plug one cable in once I've docked it so the
40wp95c is a 40 inch Ultra wide curved Monitor and coming from using a 38 inch for the last seven
months it turns out those extra two inches does make a difference reference I'm already seeing the
increased screen real estate here haven't used it over the last two weeks now I use this setup for
everything practically every single day and one of the biggest reasons I like using an ultra wide
is for the incredible screen real estate that we get everything just looks better and from
our productivity point of view it's awesome I have tried using two screens side by side but I always
come back to an ultra wide if I've got something like Final Cut Pro open while editing videos I can
see the entire timeline in one single view I don't need to zoom out or scroll left and right as the
screen is big enough to view at all and not only that but this is a 5K2K display with a resolution
of 5120 by 2160 so the height is the same as you would get from a 4k monitor meeting we see more
than a typical Quad HD Plus display and on top of that it is better quality the 21x9 aspect ratio is
really wide and because there's so much more width and height you're able to snap multiple windows or
apps side by side most days I will have at least two or three windows open and that could include
Final Cut Pro a live stream on YouTube and a script or notion and seen all of these windows
just there makes my day so much easier and it's always going to be a productivity booster as you
can see what you're working on without having to tab between different Windows the same goes for
when I'm recording audio I can have my script open alongside the software I'm using Without Really
compromising on either and with the screen of this size there's always going to be enough room for at
least two or three windows and if you wanted to know which app I'm using to snap these windows is
called magnets I did talk about this in a video last year and it's something I use every day
even on my MacBook when it's not connected to the screen it lets you arrange your windows and change
the layout either by dragging them using keyboard shortcuts or using the layout window at the top
now it's not just about the screen size and the screen real estate that's impressive with this
monitor is the quality as well so this is a nano IPS panel with HDR 10 and a wide color spectrum
this means it's ideal for Creative work whether colors or color reproduction is important now I
say look at this screen for the entire day and it looks great the image always looks detailed
and the colors look accurate and vibrant and that's perfect for editing photos with and as
for the text or the sharpness well it's actually pretty good well this is where I actually write my
scripts from so I've been able to see the text on screen without it looking too blurry or actually
too sharpened is important and as this monitor has an anti-reflective almost matte looking screen it
means that even if you're using it near a window like I do it doesn't really reflect there are some
slight glare depending on how bright your room is behind you but it's easy enough to watch and
it will likely reduce eye strain now in terms of the brightness well this has a brightness of
300 nits which on paper doesn't sound like a lot but if you're using it in a dark room or a light
balanced room is absolutely fine in fact I've been using this at around 40 to 50 brightness
and that's more than enough for me but if you've got a really bright room or maybe you're using
outside with tons of natural lights this could be a problem it does actually have an ambient light
sensor built in and that means you can adjust the brightness of the screen depending on the ambient
surroundings this also helps with eye strain as you're not blinding yourself at night or if
you're sat in a dark room so this monitor comes in a maxed out refresh rate of 72 Hertz which
is an obvious bump up from 60 hertz but it's not quite as high as some of the other monitors that
we've seen saying that if you're using it for any kind of creative work 60 hertz is likely going to
be the setting that you would use anyway moving around and scrolling 72 Hertz is as smooth as
you would like it to be and it's really enough for most situations oh and one thing to mention
if you do want to make use of those 72 Hertz via Thunderbolt 4 make sure you have the Thunderbolt
out setting on the monitor set to OFF if you turn it on it will actually limit your refresh rate to
just 50 hertz I did this by mistake when setting it up and it took me ages to work it out now the
viewing angle on this is around 178 degrees which means you can see the content off center
and you're not really going to lose or compromise any of the detail or contrast or the color but
most of the time like myself you'll be watching it straight on so it won't make a huge difference and
as I mentioned before I do literally sit at this desk for five to ten hours a day as I do work from
home so this setup isn't just for show most days I actually alternate between my two machines so
I've got a Windows laptop for my day job in web design and development and I've got my MacBook
Pro for everything else that includes things like my YouTube work photo editing emails and browsing
sometimes I'll switch between the two by toggle and the input and sometimes I will actually use
the picture by picture mode that's built in so here I can actually have both inputs to
Thunderbolt and an HDMI port showing exactly the same time now for me honestly this is one of the
best features of this Monitor and it's something that my previous one did but I've never had it
before but really having two devices running at the same time on the screen can be seen as a
real game changer in terms of productivity now I'm not sure what the exact dimensions are of the two
screens here but it's like having two monitors on the desk as for the design I think it looks kind
of minimal with its virtually borderless edges and the stand has this nice matte silver look to
it and as mentioned earlier the cable management clip means that you can easily hide all the cables
from hanging down behind also the stand does have some decent adjustments to allow you to set it up
for your needs so firstly you can move it up and down as you would expect I've actually got
it set to the minimum here as I'm using a monitor Riser it can then tilt so you can point it up or
slightly down you can swivel it left and right our deal for showing your screen to others and finally
you can very slightly tweak it horizontally in case you need to keep it level and if you didn't
want to use the provided stand although I think it's pretty decent you can mount this using a
bracket with a provided vessel compatibility holes well you might wonder whether you can
use this monitor for gaming on well technically yes you can it's got all the available ports at
the back or the DisplayPort HDMI or USBC it's also got AMD freesync but that will obviously
help you with the stuttering or screen tearing while you're playing games and it's got a five
millisecond response time now this is not fast by any means and playing FPS games probably will
be unplayable for most but for anything else you're good to go it also means if you want a
One monitor setup which will be primarily used for productivity but you might play the odd game from
time to time on the side but this monitor will work well especially with that picture by picture
mode if you were to plug in say a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox series X but to be honest if you are
after a gaming Monitor and that's what you will primarily use it for this isn't the one to go for
go for something that is gaming Focus something like the gp950 or even the C2 OLED now when I'm
listening to music or editing videos I will often use some form of headphones but there are times
where I don't need to or want to wear headphones while I'm working but also I don't really
have the space for speakers on my current desk fortunately this monitor does have two 10 watt
stereo speakers built in these obviously won't replace any dedicated speakers that you might
have on your desk but they are perfect for those times where you do need something for everyone
to hear maybe having some ambient music on in the background or watching some YouTube videos
foreign a few other features as worth mentioning but if you fancy having two of these 40 inch
monitors side by side on your desk but you can actually daisy chain them using the Thunderbolt 4
port on the rear it does also have some on-screen controls too where you can personalize the screen
for your own View and experience things like changing the picture modes brightness contrast
and color temperatures you can view and change the input settings and various other things so
a question you will likely want to ask is is it worth buying well coming from the 38 inch Ultra
wire that I had before it is a slight Step Up in size but for the bump in resolution the extra port
and the adjustable stand is a huge selling point if you're after an ultra wide monitor this year I
can easily recommend this one with no noticeable downsides it's a great all-around productivity
monitor that works well with both Mac and windows price wise well this comes in at 1500 pounds
or two thousand dollars and that's a lot for a monitor but it is comparable to other monitors
of the same size and spec and you are getting a 40 inch Ultra wide here plus it's essentially as
good as having two or even three smaller screens but in one neat package I have put a link down
below to this exact monitor if you want to check it out so drop a nice ultrawide in the comments
and I will give you a thumbs up for staying right to the end and if you did enjoy today's
video check out my lgc2 video next as it covers LG's latest OLED TV which I unboxed last month
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