Questions & Answers for LG UltraFine 5K Display
122 Questions from the Community
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Does this unit maintain windows (including title bar) and system fonts at a reasonable size, unlike existing non-Apple 4K displays?
Window and Font Size
- Asked by Adam W from Capitola
- 28-Oct-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (Does this unit maintain windows (including title bar) and system fonts at a reasonable size, unlike existing non-Apple 4K displays?)
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is it pivot available?
- Asked by Jaehoon L from Stanford
- 28-Oct-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (is it pivot available?)
AnswerThe LG stand doesn't pivot, but the panel has a standard VESA mount on the back, so you could attach it to a stand that does pivot.
- Answered by Peter K from Austin
- 26-Dec-2016
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I need to be able to share my monitor between my new MacBook and my work Windows computer, switch the inputs. Looks like no display port.
I need to be able to share my monitor between my new MacBook and my work Windows computer, switch the inputs. I need to be able to switch the monitor between the two computers. Is this possible with this monitor? If not will it be in the future?
- Asked by Michelle R from Dearborn
- 05-Nov-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (I need to be able to share my monitor between my new MacBook and my work Windows computer, switch the inputs. Looks like no display port.)
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If two of those are plugged into the new 15in late 2016 (touchbar) MacBook Pro, will the fan inside the Macbook Pro be turned on at all time?
Or can we expect near silent operation. This would be with the stock Radeon Pro 455 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory (*not* with the upgrade to the Radeon Pro 460 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory )
- Asked by Mathieu N from Brooklyn
- 08-Dec-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (If two of those are plugged into the new 15in late 2016 (touchbar) MacBook Pro, will the fan inside the Macbook Pro be turned on at all time?)
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What's the refresh rate on this?
- Asked by Blake N from De Pere
- 27-Oct-2016
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AnswerI believe the refresh rate is 60Hz, it uses the same panel as the 5K iMac.
- Answered by William O
- 10-Nov-2016
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Poor performance on older generation Macbook Pro?
HI there,
I have a 2.9 i7, with 16gb of ram mid 2015 Macbook Pro. I'm running the 5K display at a scaled resolution and I'm battling with CPU usage problems.
Does the display require a lot of CPU power to run on an older generation system? I'm guessing because it's pushing the video card so hard, it's affecting performance of my CPU too?
Just curious how that works. I already ordered a new MB Pro to hopefully dissolve this issue.- Asked by Andrew M from Los Angeles
- 10-Mar-2017
- Flag as inappropriate (Poor performance on older generation Macbook Pro?)
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What resolution is the built in camera?
- Asked by Tyler S from Lees Summit
- 28-Oct-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (What resolution is the built in camera?)
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Where is the input of the network cable?
- Asked by Toufic K from San Jose
- 27-Oct-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (Where is the input of the network cable?)
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Can I connect three LG Ultrafine 5K at lower resolution (4K) to a MBP 15"?
- Asked by Maria Johanna T from Bogota
- 22-Jan-2017
- Flag as inappropriate (Can I connect three LG Ultrafine 5K at lower resolution (4K) to a MBP 15"?)
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is there a headphone output?
- Asked by Ben H from Springfield
- 28-Oct-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (is there a headphone output?)
Best Answer:No, however you can either use the headphone jack on the computer that you're plugging into this monitor, or you can get a USB-C to headphone jack adapter/cable to plug into the monitor.
- Answered by Thomas N from Aurora
- 30-Oct-2016
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (is there a headphone output?)
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What's the resolution of the built in camera?
- Asked by Michael M from Bridgewater
- 28-Oct-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (What's the resolution of the built in camera?)
Answer1080p. It is rather good, and far better than that on the MacBook Pro's 720p.
- Answered by Sammy H
- 09-Jan-2017
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Is there a link to a manual for the new LG UltraFine Displays?
- Asked by Mitchell S from Smyrna
- 01-Dec-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (Is there a link to a manual for the new LG UltraFine Displays?)
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Is the MBP 15 inch with AMD Radeon M370X REALLY supported?
From what I've read, the DisplayPort spec of this MacBook does not allow for 5K worth of pixels being transmitted at 60fps. The only other 5K screen (Dell UP2715K) has to be connected with two DisplayPort cables. Nowhere except here has been stated that non USB-C Macs can support this screen. Where are the answers here based on?
- Asked by Pim C
- 20-Nov-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (Is the MBP 15 inch with AMD Radeon M370X REALLY supported?)
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How can I output sound from 15" 2016MBP to dual LG UltraFine 5K Displays and still control volume from keyboard?
Sound works with first display. To add second display required sound flower multichannel which disabled the volume controls from laptop (the monitors do not have any controls so this is a problem). Was able to get this to work by also running SoundflowerBed but this produced noticable tics and pops in audio on occasion. Anyone get this to work another way?
- Asked by Wade M from Greensboro
- 12-May-2017
- Flag as inappropriate (How can I output sound from 15" 2016MBP to dual LG UltraFine 5K Displays and still control volume from keyboard?)
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According to the LG.com website (US website) listing for this monitor, yes.
- Answered by Peter G from Whitby
- 22-Dec-2016
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Does this monitor have an ambient sensor for automatic brightness adjustment?)
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Can I use this display with 2 inputs - one from the new MB Pro and another from say an Apple TV?
Is there a feature to have multiple inputs and a way to switch between the inputs?
- Asked by Brian B from New Braunfels
- 21-Nov-2016
- Flag as inappropriate (Can I use this display with 2 inputs - one from the new MB Pro and another from say an Apple TV?)
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Best Answer:
Yes, using a USB C to Ethernet (apple sells a Belkin adapter), you can use one of the 3 ports on the back. This will support full 1GBp/s rate.
- Answered by William O
- 10-Nov-2016
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I attach a gigabit ethernet through an adapter on the display and use it on my Macbook Pro (2016) ?)