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Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by baxtr on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @07:45AM (#25505704)
Ahh the LG monitor from the Apple collaboration. It’s so great. So different than other monitors. Stable, reliable, solid. A great product. You can literally see how Apple forced their product tenets on LG.

Sadly, it’s not available anymore. I have one in my office but needed another one for home. Ended up buying an LG with the funny name of something 27UKi6716263 that looked similar on amazon. It’s so different... what a shame

EDIT: it’a not available in Germany

Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by ahelwer on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @08:04AM (#25505826)
I thought it was the exact same as the LG 24UD58-B except with lightning connectors instead of display port and hdmi? That (the non-lightning model) is the monitor I have, it's the smallest (24") 4k monitor I could find - I wanted high DPI, and I got it.
Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by pembrook on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @08:36AM (#25506070)
Unfortunately at 3840 x 2160, it's not ideal since in pixel doubled mode (retina), you're only getting the equivalent of a 1080p display.

The 22" LG Ultrafine used to have a 4069 x 2304 resolution. So in pixel doubling mode you actually got more screen real estate than newer 24" 4k models (which are only 3840 × 2160)!

The problem is better described here: https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/2/20678597/lg-ultrafine-4k-2...

Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by ahelwer on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @10:41AM (#25507310)
Hmmm. I actually quite like 2160p as a simple upgrade over 1080p; usually I just solve the screen real estate problem by buying more monitors. You can get the 24UD58-B for about $200 used on eBay, so this is not a large cost.
Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @08:00AM (#25505801)
I don't think Apple have dropped it, it's still listed in the UK and here: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HMUB2LL/A/lg-ultrafine-5k...

I've got one and really like it although it doesn't seem to support HDCP.

Re:Why can’t you buy a good webcam? by whywhywhywhy on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @10:49AM (#25518795)
Isn’t this the monitor where the first production run wasn’t shielded correctly and interfered with wifi?