SO HAPPY tonight!

LG has discontinued the DualUp LCD display ( 28MQ780-B ), it seems, sometime in the last 12 months or so. It is a 28-inch "4K"-class monitor that is nearly square, 2560x2880 in resolution with a 16:18 ( = 8:9 = 4:4.5 ) aspect ratio.

I have this display and it is the best display I have ever used in my life. I use it rotated 90 degree on the Mac, running in a "HiDPI" mode that is effectively 2304x2048, scaled. It looks amazing and is perfect for my needs.

I have used this as the main display on my Mac Studio since 2022. I always intended to buy a spare for when this one dies, but I missed the chance, so I setup an elaborate real-time monitoring system on eBay that has been alerting me the instant one appears on the site. They often go for twice retail or more.

This weekend one appeared that was local, and I talked to the seller and he told me it had only 490 hours on-time (which I've since verified), is flawless, and would meet me for pickup. He actually dropped the price and we did the sale outside of eBay. I paid about $200 over retail.

But, now I have a backup! My square, UNIX-perfect system can live on well beyond what it might otherwise have.

Bizarre source of excitement - but I'm so happy right now.

#LG #LGDualUp #DualUp #monitors #displays #LCD #Mac #MacStudio #UNIX #28MQ780 #photo #photos #setups #computers #computing #officespace #tech #finds #ebayfinds #panels

I have an LG DualUp ( 28MQ780-B ) LCD display, and I want a second one.

It appears that the unit is extremely near the end of its production run (if not beyond). I do not see these units available for purchase anywhere outside of a single retailer in Dubai.

If anyone has any info on where to source this display, I would be most grateful.

#LCD #displays #monitor #LG #LGDualUp #DualUp #tech #hardware

Looking for a different monitor use case, I happened to notice the LG DualUp display is available at far less places than it was a year or two ago...

LG confirmed in product site feedback that it is still being made -- in a 5 month old post.

This might be time for me to grab a second one to keep waiting in the wings. Best display I've ever used in my life (center, 2560x2880 8:9 aspect display (rotated 90 degrees in accompanying photo)).

#LG #LGDualUp #displays #lcd #monitors #tech #desktop #setups #Mac #PC #desktop #ByteCellar

BBSing big with MuffinTerm on the Mac.

#BBS #BBSing #BBSes #MuffinTerm #Mac #dialup #telnet #Apple #MacStudio #LG #LGDualUp #setups #desk #NoMansSky #video #ByteCellar

Nice nod to demos of olde in this Damage release called '1976,' running here on the Mac Studio.

Very nice vibe and the full-screen render on my "square" display is an unexpected treat!

#demo #demoscene #scenedemo #Mac #macOS #Apple #MacStudio #video #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrogaming #nostalgia #LG #LGDualUp #DualUp #ByteCellar

'Arrested Development' scenedemo (Apple Silicon-native) running on the Mac Studio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejCxoFx_NQo

#demo #demoscene #scenedemo #Apple #Mac #macOS #AppleSilicon #chiptune #setup #desk #system #LGDualUp #LCD #desktoys #video #YouTube

Wow - Zen Pinball 2 on this tall, square screen is nuts. (LG DualUp)

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@caseyliss In the 42 years I've been a computer geek, of the hundreds of displays I've owned, the LG DualUp is by far the one I have most enjoyed. I use it rotated for an 18:16 ( = 4.5:4 ) aspect ratio that feels perfectly (gloriously) square. It's the main display on my Mac Studio and makes _so_ much more sense to me than widescreen for web development and general use.

And #macOS HiDPI scaling on modern hardware it _not_ an issue, here. https://bytecellar.com/2022/11/08/4k-scaling-is-not-a-problem-on-modern-macs/

#ATP #ATPpodcast #LGDualUp #Mac #Apple #displays