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expiredkgorilla posted Apr 25, 2024 3:13 PM
34" LG UltraWide WQHD Curved IPS Monitor w/ Built-in 90W USB-C Docking Station
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I can confirm the ethernet connector is gigabit. I couldn't verify that anywhere before purchase so, in case you were wondering, it's indeed gigabit.
I don't know why, but the ethernet connector will randomly disconnect under heavy usage until I power cycle the monitor. Might be faulty hardware, my mac, or my network. I searched the web and couldn't find anyone else with the issue so I've chalked it up to bad luck. I purchased an inexpensive usb gigabit ethernet adapter that I plugged into the back of the monitor and it works great.
For mac users: if you want to be able to control the brightness and volume of this monitor using your keyboard you can do so with an app called "MonitorControl" (https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl). Much more convenient then fiddling with the joystick on the back of the monitor.
Overall, despite the ethernet issue I have no regrets with this purchase and love this monitor.
The reason I'm getting full USB 3.0 speeds is because I'm outputting video HDMI-HDMI and everything else through USB-C.
If you are outputting video through USB-C (e.g. single cable connection from monitor to laptop), the bandwidth is cut in half and all ports on the built-in hub are limited to 2.0 speeds because there is simply not enough bandwidth to support full resolution at max refresh plus gigabit Ethernet plus USB 3.0 ports. Apparently this is the case with most USB-C monitors with USB ports.
The only way to get all of the above through a single cable connection is if you have a relatively new PC that supports DP 1.4 (8K/60) with USB 3.0 mode and enable 1.4 on the monitor (which is on by default). Mac currently does not have this option. Learned something new today.
Tl;dr: You won't get full USB 3.0 speeds through a single cable connection unless your device supports DP 1.4 with USB 3.0 mode.
Tested this on both my PC and M1 Pro MBP
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Using the USB-C option to connect to your laptop will result in max 3.0 speeds for the two rear ports. Using a USB-B upstream cable (the square-ish port commonly found on printers) will result in 2.0 speeds for all four ports since the upstream port is only a 2.0 B port, which is the bottleneck.
EDIT: Mistyped side vs rear ports
Using the USB-C option to connect to your laptop will result in max 3.0 speeds for the two side port. Using a USB-B upstream cable (the square-ish port commonly found on printers) will result in 2.0 speeds since the upstream port is only a 2.0 B port, which is the bottleneck.
I don't actually know what I'm going to do with this right now though. I have a few options:
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I'd sell the c3 and buy one of these and then keep the extra cash, or setup the c3 as a home office/guest room/bedroom/just replace a non OLED tv and buy this as well.
I don't actually know what I'm going to do with this right now though. I have a few options:
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