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By hn_throw2025 2026-03-049:12 I use two LG 5K Ultrafine models. The quality is fantastic. Only two things to watch out for.
The first is burn-in. I now move windows about when I can, and also tend to use Dark mode for everything. I also set up BetterTouchTool to give me 10%, 20%, 30% etc brightness mapped to Cmd plus the numeric keypad. I use a comfortable level of brightness, and only bump it up for a short while when I need to examine something. I also have some anti burn-in videos downloaded with yt-dlp to clear burn-in when I find a ghost of it on the screen.
The other problem is screen activation. There is no power button on the LG displays. I like to keep the Macbook Pro in sleep mode when not in use, so I can resume with my app windows in the same state from the previous session. My whole desk setup is behind a smart switch. Often, when resuming from sleep, one of the displays would not wake and the only workaround was to unplug and replug the thunderbolt cable at the Macbook side. I work around this by having the Macbook continuously powered by my Orico dock when in use or sleeping, and this seems to address the problem. There is also an occasional issue of a single display switching off when I am using it, and this just means a thunderbolt unplug and replug at the Macbook side. But fortunately this has been fairly rare.
So, visually great hardware that I’m thankful for, but Apple’s “it just works” doesn’t really apply here. Just mentioning these in case someone is experiencing similar issues.
> 120Hz refresh rate would be nice to have, but there is no display I’m aware of that meets the macOS pixel density requirement while also providing faster refresh rates.
Is this still true, meaning, is the new Studio Display XDR the only option that is also Retina/HiDPI and also 120Hz? I've seen a lot of commentary dumping on the price, but if they're really the only option then they can charge whatever Apple Tax they want.
Several 5K 27" 120hz+ monitors were announced at CES earlier this year, likely all using the same panel as the new Studio Display. Apparently MSI is shooting for about $900.
Other displays with Mac-compatible PPI densities that have come out since 2022:
- BenQ PD2730S (5K)
- BenQ MA270S (5K, Thunderbolt 4)
- Asus PA27JCV (5K)
- Acer ProCreator PE270XT (5K)
- Asus PA32QCV (6K)
- Acer ProCreator PE320QXT (6K)
Announced at CES, not yet for sale:
- MSI MPG 271KRAW16 (5K)
- MSI MAG 271KPD7 (5K)
By rjrjrjrj 2026-03-0414:14 - Dell U3224KB (6K)
- LG UltraFine evo 32U990A (6K, Thunderbolt 5)
- Viewsonic VP2788 (5K, Thunderbolt 4)
