The best USB-C monitor for most people. This 4K monitor is hands-down the best USB-C monitor you can buy to complement your Mac experience. Via one cable, USB-C, you can power your MacBook, transfer video, and use the monitor as a USB hub, with the ability to interface with any peripheral you plug into the UD88's two USB 3.0 ports. An ultra-ultrawide, this monitor has a screen ratio of 32:9, making it one of the widest screens available. It has Samsung’s Quantum Dot Color which gives a huge color gamut, great for photos. How to shift cells in excel.

As someone who uses timeline-based apps such as and on a regular basis, horizontal display real estate is incredibly important to me. When it comes to editing video and audio, the bigger the monitor the better.

With the recent popularity of extra-wide 21:9 monitors, I’ve come to understand that width can make a major difference in managing timeline-based editing workflows as well. The extra horizontal real estate is also a nice option for watching movies shot with a 2.39:1 aspect ratio.

With this in mind, I’ve been looking forward to going hands-on with a 21:9 display. LG’s is not only extremely wide at 3440 x 1440, but it’s curved as well. How does this new display fit into my workflow? Does having a so-called UltraWide display make a difference?

The issue with resolution Before I even received this monitor, I knew that I would have to overcome one major issue if I was going to be able to use it long term. That issue, of course, revolves around clarity.

As someone who is accustomed to Retina (HiDPI) displays, transitioning back to lesser clarity was going to present the biggest challenge. That’s what makes 4K monitors, and to an even greater degree, 5K monitors, so desirable. Because these monitors have enough real estate to run in HiDPI mode, you get the benefit of a large screen that looks as good as your MacBook Pro with Retina display with regard to text sharpness. How “Retina” HiDPI mode would look on the UltraWide — not practical At 3440 x 1440, the 34UC98 doesn’t really have that luxury. Sure, you can use third-party utilities in an attempt to enable HiDPI mode, but then you’d still be looking at a max resolution of 1720 x 720. Having such little real estate pretty much negates the benefits of having an UltraWide display, so the best choice is to try to live with the “non-Retina” look of the monitor. Could I do it?

Well, I’d be lying if I said it was easy. Going from Retina to non-Retina can be taxing on the eyes for sure, especially when reading text. I really wanted to make it work, though, so I persevered through a little bit of eye strain. After about a week of constant usage, my eyes began to get used to reading text that was just a tad blurry when compared to my MacBook Pro.

If you don’t use a Retina display on a daily basis already, then such a predicament won’t even be an issue for you. For instance, if you’re still using Apple’s Thunderbolt Display on a regular basis, you won’t notice much of a difference as far as text fidelity is concerned. Specs • Screen Size Class – (diagonal) 34″ • Panel Type – IPS • Color Gamut – (CIE1931) sRGB over 99% • Color Depth – (Number of Colors) 10bit (8bit + A-FRC) • Pixel Pitch (mm) – 0.2325 mm x 0.2325 mm • Response Time – 5ms GTG • Refresh Rate – 60 Hz • Aspect Ratio – 21:9 • Resolution – 3440 x 1440 • Brightness – 300 cd/m2 • Contrast Ratio – 5M:1 • Viewing Angle – 178 / 178 • Surface Treatment – Hard Coating (3H), anti-glare It’s the horizontal real estate Just what are the benefits of such a display if you don’t get to enjoy the crispness afforded by HiDPI mode? As I alluded to at the outset, it’s all about the amount of real estate, primarily the horizontal real estate.