Benq's is pretty good but whoever stuck those checkbox-filling speakers into the design is making a cruel joke at everyone else's expense. I get better sound out of my phone. Way, way better sound.
True, there are QA issues reported with it. (FWIW I've had mine since 2017 and only starting to hit random connectivity issues now, but 5 years isn't a bad run for a heavily-used monitor)
For these types of displays - you shouldn't really ever be using the stand that it comes with anyway. Monitor arms are ubiquitous and known. They do much better job of holding a monitor than the stands that come with most monitors.
That's a "you are holding it wrong" kinda argument. If you pay 1.5k for a monitor you should be able to expect a stand that doesn't shake if you bump into your table a bit.
Yeah there was no mention of local dimming or refresh rate so it seems more like a refresh of that display with the new Apple design. Though for refresh rate I kind of understand since I don't think there are any 5k 120hz displays on the market. I also noticed that it only has a single thunderbolt port, so I'm not sure if you can daisy chain the displays. Even just adding local dimming would have been a huge difference maker but it likely would cannibalize the Pro Display XDR sales.
No webcam or microphone in the LG displays. Well the 4k at least. I assume the 5k is the same. It does have speakers. They're ok for the price point but not notable. It's also basically unsupported as far as software is concerned. You can't connect an iPad to it for example. Or at least I can't anymore. Sound would play but not screen mirroring.
Interesting. Thanks for the info. I guess I should have been less lazy and just looked that up before posting. When I was looking at both the 4k and 5k it was completely lost on me that it had those features. Dang! I don't need 5k (or 4k really but w/e) but would have liked to have had the webcam and mic.
The Studio Display is an additional $300.