UPDATED Nov. 28, 2020, with tips I’ve learned after using this monitor for a year and half. They are posted at the end. Also, read my product review disclosure statement.] The default settings at power on are pretty near perfect, I just turned the brightness down a bit because my editing suite is pretty dim.

27UN83A 68.58 Cm UHD 4K IPS Monitor, 5ms, AMD FreeSync LG 27UN83A 68.58 Cm UHD 4K IPS Monitor, 5ms, AMD FreeSync

I like this monitor. I don’t play games, so the refresh rate is fine. The colors are lovely. The resolution is crisp and shows me I need to improve my ability to focus an image.LG makes lovely display panels. Colors are clean, resolution is crisp, the image holds up extremely well, even when compared to the 27″ iMac it is sitting next to. In fact, I ran the Apple Display calibration software when I first connected the display. It was right on, no adjustments were needed.

LG Electronics UHD 4K Monitor 27UN83A-W, 27 inch, 4k, 60Hz

Your sense of color may be different than mine, which is fine. There are several controls you can adjust to make this look the way you want. This monitor has a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160, making it 4K. It also has a refresh rate of 60Hz via all of its inputs, offers HDR 10, and is compliant with the VESA DisplayHDR 400 standard. This isn’t the greatest version of HDR, and you can certainly find greater dynamic range and higher peak brightness on higher-priced monitors, but if this is a monitor used mostly for regular computer work you won’t be using HDR much anyway. We have owned this monitor for around a year and have used it for work, gaming and TV/movie-streaming. Our working-from-home situation required a 27-inch display that would work with a MacBook (and latterly a Mac Mini) in a bedroom desk setup, but also provide a good gaming experience with a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One X, and stream 4K content from the likes of Netflix and Prime Video.Assembly required attaching the stand and connecting the HDMI and power cables. The entire process took 15 minutes; I timed it. You’ll need a Philips screwdriver to attach the stand. However, even though the printed instructions are cryptic, you won’t have any problems assembling this.