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Dr. Jon Likes LG’s super-wide, high-res, IPS LED Monitor

Inputs

One of the features of the monitor you can select is the input, and there’s plenty to choose from, including two Thunderbolt inputs (20 Gb/s each), two HDMI (supporting and side-by-side viewing), and one DisplayPort 1.2 port. There are also three USB 3.0 inputs, two type A, and one type B

JP_LG_Inputs.jpgLots of inputs including super fast Thunderbolt

When connecting both Thunderbolt ports to two separate computers, the monitor will only recognize the computer that is connected first. The second Thunderbolt port can be used as a daisy-chain for external storage devices or additional monitors.

Thunderbolt

As mentioned, the LG 34cu97 has two Thunderbolt inputs. We connected a Macbook Air to the monitor as an extended desktop via Thunderbolt and it was flawless. The Mac stayed at its maximum resolution (1440 x 900), and the LG ran at its maximum resolution (3440 x 1440).

LG MacbookProA Macbook Pro with 16:9 screen driving LG monitor with 19:10 screen via Thunderbolt

The setup was as easy as could be; plug in the cable, Apple software did the rest. The Thunderbolt technology was wonderful, no lag, no tears, rock solid fast.