Monitor me, you, us! - From LG
The monitor came in a rather thin cardboard box, which was lifted with the suspicion that there was nothing in it. Of course, as we had hoped, there was a display lurking inside. We’ve written a lot about LED technology, but mostly because it improves a lot in image quality, meaning it provides better contrast. Yet the change in backlight has been good for monitors in other ways as well. On the one hand, the consumption has changed favorably, as the energy demand is reduced by half or less compared to the ancestors with traditional lighting, and on the other hand, it is good for the thickness and weight of the devices.
In the latter case, of course, it also contributes to the fact that manufacturers are increasingly preferring the power supply outside the casing, which is good. It is good because it does not bother the user, it is good because very thin displays can be made this way, and it is good because the weight of the structures is also greatly reduced. The latter figure for the LG E2350V is only 3 kilograms, so it is already understandable why we thought the box was empty. the thickness of the display in this case, even in the thickest part, is only 1,7 centimeters, which, combined with the low weight, works funny, as if we had not received a monitor but some inoperable demo piece from one of IKEA's furnished study rooms.
Let's see the look!
The widescreen display has been given a 2,5cm wide frame that is glossy and black. An exception to this is the lower part, in which a stripe received a purple-red punch. At first glance, we can't find any controls anywhere, neither on the front nor on the side or on the back of the monitor, as it would be unwise to install buttons there. After a little searching, we can realize that we won't even find clicking buttons, but there are six small LEDs next to the power-on pictogram, the color of which matches the color of the bottom bar. These are delicate, more precisely the surface touch is sensitive here, by pressing here we can lure our finger forward to the menu.
Let's turn the stuff around!
LG did not skimp on video signal inputs. We also get D-Sub, DVI and HDMI sockets, which means that we can recommend the display not only next to a computer, but also for consoles with a calm heart. We also find a stereo output in jack format. The meaning of this is to pour the sound coming from an HDMI cable plugged into a display that does not have speakers into a perceptible form with the help of some kind of speaker.
During the unpacking, we also got a sole in our hands, which we did not install. Here’s one mind-boggling idea, just as good as we expected from LG.
Footless displays are becoming more and more fashionable nowadays. These look like a huge digital photo frame, and let me tell you, they don’t really come in. I work on a notebook and am looking for an opportunity to lift the screen, lift it off the plane of the table so that I have to look down as little as possible while writing.
That’s why I love desktop displays, as they have soles and are tall enough to make working on them less tiring. That’s where the designers come in and say we’ll take the foot off the desktop monitor because it looks better. Are they wrong? No, it really does look better.
And here comes LG's great wisdom! The sole, more precisely its stem, is designed to be used in two ways. If we press the small button on the top, we can turn it backwards, making it a support and a gigantic picture frame from the monitor. Leaving it translated, we can mount the base, and users like me who only put the design in the second row will be happy because they can use a completely traditional, base display. Two in one! Delicious!
It's time to turn it on!
