When you first turn your Mac on, the monitor does not turn on. The power switch is located on the underside of the case, immediately under the LG logo.

27UN83A 68.58 Cm UHD 4K IPS Monitor, 5ms, AMD FreeSync LG 27UN83A 68.58 Cm UHD 4K IPS Monitor, 5ms, AMD FreeSync

For most users, these ports should give them everything they need. We connected a MacMini using the USB-C port and a couple of game consoles via HDMI. And because the USB-C port carries power as well as video and audio, the monitor can be used to charge a MacBook (or other USB-C laptop) while also acting as an external screen.

This calibration works the same as every other Mac-compatible monitor, which is what I would expect, except that you adjust the monitor using the toggle switch on the monitor itself, not software controls. So, I needed to get a new monitor. After extensive online research it came down to the Apple / LG UltraFine 4K Display, sold by Apple, and the LG 27″ UHD 4K Display sold by a variety of outlets. The stand is both curved and wide, running about 2/3 the width of the entire display. While stable, the stand makes it awkward for the monitor to share space with other devices on a desk. However, when powered on, the stand essentially recedes into invisibility, so that all you are looking at is a lovely image. NOTE: One of my favorites is “Return to Initial Settings” which allows you to recover in the event you’ve so totally confused this monitor that nothing looks right. If I only used this monitor to view images, I’d probably run it at its full 4K resolution. But menus look too tiny and are very hard to read at that size. Scaling it somewhat smaller helps a lot.

UHD 4K Display (27UL600-W) Product Review: LG 27″ UHD 4K Display (27UL600-W)

Assembly required attaching the stand and connecting the HDMI and power cables. The entire process took 15 minutes; I timed it. You’ll need a Philips screwdriver to attach the stand. However, even though the printed instructions are cryptic, you won’t have any problems assembling this. The stand uses a wide arched foot that provides enough desk space immediately in front of the monitor to accommodate your keyboard when not in use, or make space for other desk items. In addition to changing settings using the on-screen monitor controls – which can’t be screen captured, or I would show them to you – you can also adjust and calibrate the monitor using System Preferences > Display > Color. I’ve been using this monitor for a year-and-a-half and I’m still very happy with it. It’s been problem-free the entire time. But I’ve discovered two quirks you should know about: System Preferences > Display > Arrangement makes it easy to indicate the physical position of the monitor. Scrolling the mouse from one monitor to the other is flawless.

Your sense of color may be different than mine, which is fine. There are several controls you can adjust to make this look the way you want. For all my external storage, a TB 3 to TB 2 adapter solved the problem. But, not for my trusty Apple Cinema Display. While it still worked perfectly after all these many years, it did not work with my Thunderbolt 3 iMac. If you mount the monitor vertically, say for display advertising, the image can be rotated using a software control. However, while the stand can be tilted vertically, it can’t be rotated