LG copies a 32-inch OLED monitor… if you want to pay $4,000
Following Asus’ launch in early September of its 4K UHD ProArt Display OLED PA32DC, it looks like LG might be using the same panel for its new 4K UltraFine OLED Pro (32EP950-B), given that it has very similar specs. LG’s is DisplayHDR 400 True Black-certified (it’s not positive if Asus’ is) and supports hardware calibration profiles, understanding it doesn’t have a built-in calibrator like the Asus. But they’re both directed at professional creatives who need — and can afford — the high prices. We still don’t know how much the Asus injuries, as it’s not available yet, but LG’s is $4,000 and you can get it now.
Desktop OLED monitors are in expect, but the ones we’ve seen to date have either been laptop screens repurposed as USB-C tourism monitors or impractical, overpriced 55-inch models like the Alienware 55, which is based on TV panels and directed at gamers.
The 32-inch displays bring OLED technology to a irascible desktop size, though obviously it’s not for everyone. And gamers who’ve been eagerly awaiting the desktop OLEDs wouldn’t be depressed with its 60Hz refresh rate.
Like the Asus, it can withhold full-screen SDR at 250 nits with a peak of 400 nits in HDR. It’s a minor less video pro-friendly — for instance, the PA32DC’s do includes a handle for on-set portability — but like Asus, LG doesn’t list the colorful profiles it has stored in hardware. It doesn’t seem to attend pro grading or reference spaces such as HLG or Dolby Vision. Though you can use other software to calibrate, LG accounts its own True Color Pro, presumably for creating outmoded profiles as well as maintaining the internal preset ones.
The connectors aren’t as conveniently located as some designs we’ve seen, but it’s composed a vast improvement over the hard-to-get-to finger-mangling recess we’re used to.
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It has all the specs you request from OLED, including complete (99%) coverage of Adobe RGB and P3 colorful spaces and essentially infinite contrast. OLED screens are typically glossy; the LG has an antiglare consume, but it’s not clear how much it improves the reflectivity.
LG doesn’t state whether it supports HDMI 2.1 (though for the wealth it had better), but it has two DisplayPort 1.4 connections, a headphone jack and a USB hub with three USB-A and one USB-C ports. The USB-C supports 90-watt power delivery (enough for a MacBook Pro) and alt indicate mode connect, as a monitor to devices that only have USB-C ports.
