![]() I really appreciate having these controls right at the bottom of the screen. LG curved monitor with Garageband app on display (Image credit: iMore) From here, you can control input options, picture modes and quality adjustments, sound quality, and various on-screen settings like power saving mode and standby. There is a joystick style button at the bottom edge of the screen, which gives you direct access to the monitor's settings. If you just want to connect your MacBook to the 38WK95C-W and have sound actually come out of the monitor speakers instead of your computer, open your Bluetooth settings for your computer and connect to the 38WK95C-W. If you do, however, the 38WK95C-W has a 35mm audio jack, which most wired computer speakers use. You really don't need an external set of speakers if you don't want to invest in them. Curved monitors are made for watching movies and playing video games, so it's no surprise that they didn't skimp on sound quality here. But it's got better sound with richer bass than most. I'm not saying it's got THX, blow-you-off-your-seat, audio quality. The 38WK95C-W has a fairly decent set of boomers. Speaking of speakers Most monitors I've encountered have pitiful excuses for speakers. In fact, it's got two USB-A ports, two HDMI ports, and a DisplayPort port, so you're less likely to need a dongle or hub for connecting things like speakers and other peripherals. Unlike LG's 5K UltraWide display, the 38WK95C-W actually has more than just USB-C ports. This means you can connect your MacBook, MacBook Air, or 16-inch MacBook Pro and have it charge your laptop while you work. The 38WK95C-W doesn't have a Thunderbolt 3 port, but what it does have instead is USB-C data transfer with support for 60-watt charging. The best thing about the 38WK95C-W is just how UltraWide it is. Plug in the power supply and you're ready to go. There's a tightener on the bottom of the arm to connect to the base and a clip-in spot on the back of the monitor to put it all together. No screwdriver needed to put the pieces together. Though it took two people to pull it out of the box, the monitor is incredibly easy to set up. For how small the base is, it's amazing the giant screen doesn't tip over. The base is thin and curved and is well-balanced. But the 38WK95C-W has that machined aluminum look that compliments a Mac office very nicely. Previous LG monitors, and many other brands, tend to design monitors with black plastic bases, which is fine if you've got a PC with a similar look. I love the Apple aesthetic of the 38WK95C-W. The monitor measures just 15.5 inches tall, so it doesn't seem like a big screen TV sitting on your office desk or anything. Even at 38 inches, though, it does not seem like a behemoth. I was almost embarrassed at how unnecessarily big (at least I thought, at the time) it was. I remember when I got my first 27-inch iMac. ![]()
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