LG's new 32-inch UltraFine, the world's first 6K Thunderbolt 5 monitor, now available for pre-order at $1,999

[midian182]

What just happened? LG has announced that its new 32-inch UltraFine display, which it bills as the world's first 6K monitor with Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, is now available for pre-order in the US with a $1,999 price tag ahead of its launch in the middle of October.

The UltraFine 32U990A, which LG unveiled at CES back in January, is aimed squarely at professionals and creators rather than gamers – it may appear in one of our future Best Monitors features.

The new UltraFine's two headline features are its native 6,144 x 3,456 resolution – 2.56 times more pixels than a 4K monitor – on the 31.5-inch panel (224 PPI) and the inclusion of Thunderbolt 5 support via two ports.

Thunderbolt 5 doubles the bidirectional data rate of its predecessor to 80 Gbps. Its asymmetric Bandwidth Boost mode, meanwhile, allows one direction to go up to 120 Gbps while the other remains at 40 Gbps.

Being a pro-focused display means you are limited to a refresh rate of 60Hz and 5ms GtG response time, but it does cover 98 percent of the DCI-P3 and 99.5 percent of the Adobe RGB color spaces. It also offers true 10-bit color and has a 2,000:1 contrast ratio.

The UltraFine is VESA DisplayHDR 600 certified and can reach a typical brightness of 450 nits.

In addition to the two Thunderbolt 5 USB-C ports, which allow up to 96W power delivery, the monitor comes with an HDMI 2.1 port, DisplayPort 2.1, one USB-C upstream, and two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports. It also has built-in KVM functionality for seamless switching between two or more connected computers at the press of a button without swapping the mouse or keyboard.

The rest of the features are made up of two integrated 5W speakers, Picture-in-Picture and Picture-by-Picture modes, height and tilt adjustments, and pivot support for switching between portrait and landscape views. It also comes with a 100mm x 100mm VESA mount if you'd rather mount it instead of using the stand.

You can pre-order the UltraFine 32U990A right now from B&H Photo Video for $1,999, with an estimated US shipping date of October 23.

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LG's new 32-inch UltraFine, the world's first 6K Thunderbolt 5 monitor, now available for pre-order at $1,999

 

[VitalyT]

I think that DELL U4025QW is a better choice, whilst also cheaper.

32" is too little estate for 6K. The DELL one is 40" @ 5K, and with 120Hz, so you can do everything on it, and quite well - excellent for productivity, great for watching movies, very playable with its 120Hz. In my view, it is a superior product than LG one. And again, it costs less, and widely available for over a year now.

I'm sure this LG will make it a good choice as a monitor to be connected to your new Mac, but that's about it. Besides, looks like that's how they position it anyhow - a Mac monitor. Should be in the title probably - product for Mac users.

 

[Win7user]

This, is exactly why most Gen Z's and Millennials don't have any money saved! Anyone, spending this kind of money on a monitor, has rocks in their head!!

 

[Lew Zealand]

This, is exactly why most Gen Z's and Millennials don't have any money saved! Anyone, spending this kind of money on a monitor, has rocks in their head!!

So how many "Gen Z's and Millennials" do you know that have a 32" 6K monitor? Does a Saudi Prince with millions in each bank account have rocks in their head for spending under $2k on a monitor?

 

[airbornex]

Every time I see a spec sheet like this I remember that my current monitor was once marketed as “future proof” and now it looks like an Etch A Sketch compared to this thing.

 

[daffy duck]

I think that DELL U4025QW is a better choice, whilst also cheaper.

32" is too little estate for 6K. The DELL one is 40" @ 5K, and with 120Hz, so you can do everything on it, and quite well - excellent for productivity, great for watching movies, very playable with its 120Hz. In my view, it is a superior product than LG one. And again, it costs less, and widely available for over a year now.

I'm sure this LG will make it a good choice as a monitor to be connected to your new Mac, but that's about it. Besides, looks like that's how they position it anyhow - a Mac monitor. Should be in the title probably - product for Mac users.

Even for 4K at 32" the recommended scaling is 150% at least, though I run 125% still giving me 44% screen real estate than a 27" 1440p monitor. The Dell at the same scaling gives you 93% more screen real estate and has same dpi as 4K 32". A 6K 32" monitor would need 175-200% scaling for most people over the age of 10.

My next monitor will be 38-40" 5K x 2K OLED/RGB mini-led.