The Mystery of the Uncooperative Monitor
As I sat in front of my new computer, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and trepidation. The monitor, with its sleek design and 4k ultra wide display, seemed like a behemoth of technology, waiting to be unleashed upon me. But as I began to explore its features, I quickly realized that this device was not going to go down without a fight.
First, I noticed that the back of the monitor seemed to be stuck to the desk, with no apparent way to remove it. I tried pulling and tugging, but it refused to budge. "Why?" I wondered, frustration growing in my chest. "Is this just a design quirk or something more sinister at play?"
After some careful examination, I discovered that the monitor was actually designed to be stuck to the desk using a clever system of magnets and clips. But as I delved deeper into the device's secrets, I began to realize that it was not going to make things easy for me.
As I tried to power on the computer, I found myself facing a series of unexpected challenges. The power button seemed to be nowhere to be found, and I couldn't help but wonder if this was some kind of cruel joke. But after a few moments of fiddling, I managed to locate the elusive button, hidden away in a cleverly designed compartment.
But as I continued to explore the monitor's features, I discovered another mystery waiting to be solved: the webcam. "Why" was etched into my mind as I stared at this seemingly innocuous device. Why did it have to be so small? Why did it seem to be staring back at me with an air of superiority?
As I continued to investigate, I began to uncover a series of secrets and surprises hidden beneath the monitor's surface. There was the wireless charging dock, which seemed like a clever feature but turned out to be nothing more than a gimmick. And then there were the "boxing things" that adorned the sides of the device, seemingly for no reason other than to confuse and frustrate.
But perhaps the greatest mystery of all was the monitor's 4k ultra wide display. Was it truly 5k, or was this just some clever marketing ploy? And what about the HDR compliance? It seemed like a bold move by the manufacturer to claim that their device could handle high dynamic range, but as I delved deeper into the features of the monitor, I began to wonder if they had bitten off more than they could chew.
As I continued to explore the monitor's features, I discovered a series of surprises and discoveries waiting to be made. There was the anti-glare coating, which seemed like a clever feature but turned out to be nothing more than a mere afterthought. And then there were the specs: 500 nits of brightness, a 60 Hz refresh rate, and an anti-glare coating that seemed like it could use a bit more effort.
Despite the many challenges and surprises that I encountered as I explored my new monitor, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and wonder. This device was like a puzzle, waiting to be solved and understood. And as I sat in front of its sleek design, I knew that I was ready for whatever lay ahead.
Manscaped: The Unsung Hero of Grooming
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The Webcam: A Mystery of Proportions
As I continued to explore the mysteries of my monitor, I couldn't help but think about one device that seemed particularly mysterious: the webcam. How did it end up in this position? Why was it so small? And what secrets lay hidden beneath its surface?
After some careful examination, I discovered that the webcam was actually a cleverly designed compartment that had been tucked away in a corner of the monitor. It was like something out of a spy movie, with its hidden mechanisms and secret passages.
But as I delved deeper into the mystery of the webcam, I began to realize that it was more than just a clever design. It was also a window into the world of technology, revealing secrets and surprises that lay beneath the surface.
The wireless charging dock, which seemed like a convenient feature at first glance, turned out to be nothing more than a gimmick. And then there were the "boxing things" that adorned the sides of the device, seemingly for no reason other than to confuse and frustrate.
But perhaps the greatest mystery of all was the monitor's 4k ultra wide display. Was it truly 5k, or was this just some clever marketing ploy? And what about the HDR compliance? It seemed like a bold move by the manufacturer to claim that their device could handle high dynamic range, but as I delved deeper into the features of the monitor, I began to wonder if they had bitten off more than they could chew.
Despite the many challenges and surprises that I encountered as I explored my new monitor, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and wonder. This device was like a puzzle, waiting to be solved and understood. And as I sat in front of its sleek design, I knew that I was ready for whatever lay ahead.
The Final Verdict
As I sat back and looked at my new monitor, I couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Despite the many challenges and surprises that I had encountered along the way, I had emerged victorious, with a deeper understanding of this device and its secrets.
It was clear that this monitor was not going to be easy to understand, but it was also clear that it was worth the effort. With its sleek design and 4k ultra wide display, it seemed like a behemoth of technology, waiting to be unleashed upon me.
But as I looked closer, I realized that there was more to this device than met the eye. There were secrets and surprises hidden beneath its surface, waiting to be discovered by someone with the patience and determination to uncover them.
And so, if you're thinking about buying a new monitor, I would say go for it. It may not be easy to understand, but it's definitely worth the effort. Just remember to keep an open mind, a sense of wonder, and a willingness to solve puzzles. With these qualities in mind, I have no doubt that you will emerge victorious, with a deeper understanding of this device and its secrets.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Why are we doing this?I am coming for you.Jono, what is this?- It's a computer.(Anthony sighing)- Yeah, this box is like...There's holes in it.What happened to you?In order to get into apackage with a screw,first, you just give it a poke.Power cord webcam, okay.Cable management clip,keyboard, and mouse.This feels, this weighs nothing.Is there anything in here?So there's the power cable.That feels like it was half the weight.So this box lied.We're supposed to have akeyboard and a mouse in here.Oh, some items may bein separate packaging.Okay.This actually feels like a hefty keyboard.Oh, nevermind.(Jono laughing)Wow, that's substantialfor such a slim keyboard.They actually, yeah, they don't feel bad.Like, I don't like this style of keysfor a desktop keyboard anywaybut for what it is, it's not bad.Plus, you've got brightnesscontrols and stuffbasically like Apple.- It looks nicer thanthe Apple Magic Keyboard.- It looks nicer thanthe Apple Magic Keyboard?- Yeah.- You thinkthat this looks nicerthan like aluminum?- Yes.- You think it, okay.I'm just gonna grab it.Looks pretty nice,but I think the onlyreason it looks glossyis because I'm pretty surethere's a peel under here.How about the back?Okay, so we've got actuallya fairly substantialamount of IO here.We've got, there's our power.Jono clarified that this is,in fact, gigabit, ethernet,which makes sense.This should be HDMI 2.1because I see herethere's a little stickerfor GeForce RTX graphicsalong with I believe that's 12th Gen core.Let's see.No?- It's 11th Gen.- 11th Gen.Well, what are we doingreviewing this thing, Jono?- 'Cause it looks cool.- We're alsonot reviewing, Anthony.- Oh right, we're unboxing it.Why are we unboxing last year's tech?- 'Cause it's cool.- So we got threesuper speed USB ports.Those are not colored correctly,but nobody cares anymore, apparently.Two Thunderbolt ports.That's pretty sweet.Have a Thunderbolt dockif your onboard graphics aren't enough.Plus we have a, I guessthat's a headset jack.There's more.Look at this.There's actually IO on the stand.We got two more USB ports,another type C port.Not sure, I can't see from hereif that's Thunderbolt or not,and also what lookslike an SD card reader.That's really cool.I can't help but noticethat there's anotherlittle thing down here.Now, normally what this kindof thing conceals is more IO.So maybe there's actually evenmore than we've already seen.So I'm just gonna grabthis and pull it off.That was entirely tool less.It's actually magnetica little bit I think.Yeah, it's magnetic.It stays up like that,and then you just clipit in on either side.It's gonna make a liar out of me now.Yeah, just go ahead and yank on this.- Give it a yank?- Yeah, just give it a yank.- Oh wow, it's really easy.- Yeah.- Only 16 gigabytes?- 16?Jono, I told you, thisis last year's tech.Why are we unboxing last year's tech?We need 32 gigs at minimum,and we need 12th Gen core at minimum,and we also need allThunderbolt four ports,every one of the USB type A portsneeds to be 10 gigabits per second,and we need to get 10 gigabitethernet as well on here.And if that HDMI port isn't 2.1 compliant,I am coming for you.- I didn't order this!Actually, he ordered it.- Really?- Yeah, I did order it.- Why?- It looked cool.- It's just too bad the specs are bad.- Hey, at leastyou can upgrade the RAM.- Yeah, you can upgrade the RAM.There are two NVMeports on there, I think,or maybe one is NVMe and one is set.I'll have to take a look and see.I mean, it doesn't tilt or anything,but it does go up and down.It doesn't really do side to side.Apple could take noteslike this one right here.Yeah, and in fact, Appleused to be pretty easy.There was a button you pushed.It opened a door.Apple, why can't you do this anymore?Why are we doing this?(sentimental music)Apple used to care.Oh yeah, the power cord.It came in a whole separatebox, the power cord.Like, it wasn't attachedto the back of the monitor.I didn't have to like checkwhether or not I was sanelooking at the back of the monitor.Like, what is that onthe back of the monitor?Could that possibly be a power cable?Where is the power cable?Oh, it is in fact onthe back of the monitor.Why?I don't know.Hey, let's try taking it off.You can't?Oh, watch this.There you go.Watch that.Yeah.Yeah.And you know what?If I-oh, there's actually a little tab here,and I'm not sure why.'Cause it's gonna haveto come this way, right?Wait, what?It's not a full peel.Is this just glossy?It's really glossy.It needs a wipe.Oh, I didn't even notice this.Is that a wireless charging dock?How useful.So you just throw your phone there,which you're probably gonnado anyway, let's be honest,and it'll charge.Oh, there's no way I canmake this thing look good.Like even if,like, just looking at it,every time I look at it,there's another streak,and it's like, whereare these coming from?I don't understand.I have yet to see a power button.Maybe that's where the key-Like, maybe it's thekeyboard that does that?- Computer, on.- Can you see where,how we can turn this on?- Ooh, I love a challenge.- Well, if I can't turn thison, I guess I'm screwed.(Anthony laughing)And first, I need to talkto you about our sponsor,Manscaped, anyway,.Thanks to Manscaped forsponsoring today's video.Manscaped is partnered withthe Testicular Cancer Societyto help you take care down there.This year, for a limited time,get their new specialedition TCS Lawnmower 4.0electric and waterproof trimmer.With its launch, Manscapedwill be donating $50,000to the Testicular Cancer Societyto help those impactedby testicular cancer.Head to Manscaped.com/tcs,and as always, use code Circuitto get a 20% off your firstorder and free shipping.- How could therenot be an obvious power button?This is insane.- Maybe, okay.Maybe there's something under,like on other underside of it,like if we,- No.- If we tip it over.- Well, let's see.You know what?We're getting desperate, so no.- It took me a while to find it as well.- No, I touched there.I don't feel anything there.- It's the tiniest button ever.- They could have it pulse lightor something so you'd know.The dongle does appear to be built in,so I don't need these.Okay. So what is this?- It's mad at you.It doesn't like your phone.- Clearly.Yeah, okay.So I guess it doesn'twanna charge my phone.Why?- Here, let me try my phone.It's smaller.- Oh, and the webcam, right.How could I forget the webcam?- Oh, what?- Yeah, that's a thing.Now, why are you on boxing things?- Because I don't reallyget this privilegebeing kind of stuck in mycorner full of Apple products.(sentimental music)- It's probably at leastpartially magnetic, isn't it?- Yeah, it is magnetic.- Yeah.- Oh, you do that.Tell me what you think.I like a chonky webcam.There's something substantial about it.- I would prefer a chonkywebcam that looks good.to a slimmed webcam that doesn't.- Yes.- Also, here's somethingwe can do about that.- Hey, hold on (indistinct).- Just goesright into these holes,and once it's all the way in,it is held together with those magnets.Yeah, this is a 4k ultrawide is what this is.It's 2160P tall, 5120 pixels wide.Let's see, is it HDR compliant?It doesn't look like it is.God, why would you maximize a windowacross an ultra wide like this?- So they call this a 5k panel.- Not true.- 500 nits, 60 hertz refresh ratewith an anti-glare coating.- This is anti-glare?They definitely failed on the anti-glare.I don't really see any effortput into anti-glare here.- No?- Like, I don't reallysee any like frostingor anything like that.In some cases, if you'vegot a lot of ambient lightbut not a lot of direct light,a glossy screen can be morereadable than a matte screen.But if you do have direct light,like a window or a studiolighting coming in at you,then you're gonna see shadowsand all sorts of other stuff.- Get outta here.- What was this used for?- Get outta here.You're adding nothing.- Welcome to today'sepisode of \"Pack Address,\"where we talk aboutHewlett Packard devices.So this, okay, straightaway, laptop GPU.So they definitely do not havea desktop class GPU in here.The CPU, yes.That checks out.I mean the display,in this lighting, it's difficult to tell,but it looks pretty good to me.So far, from what I've heardof the little Windows chimes,the speakers are rather nice.They are by Bang & Olufsen.I see we've got McAfeeLive Safe pre-installed.What else do we have here?Adobe offers, myHP.Okay, so myHP is probably fine.Dropbox promotion.Why?Anyway, they got DuetDisplay, which is interesting,which means you could useDuet Display to use a tabletor some other machineto extend your display,your desktop onto.This mouse is actually a problem.Like, I'm sitting heretrying to set up OBSso I can screen record for you guys,and like, the trackingsensitivity is not good enough.Basically, I went downto hit apply or okay,and I hit cancel just becauselike the tracking is so weird.Yeah, it's really good.I don't think it has local dimming,but the contrast ratio and the brightnessis actually pretty good.It gives a fake effect of HDR,just looking at it likethis as a result of that.Because it has that 500nit peak brightness,it's the same as the Apple Studio Display.So it looks really good,but it doesn't have thatHDR tone mapping, you know?Just as Alex walks in.- Oh wow.- It doesn't get as loudas I thought it would,but the top end is pretty sharp.(upbeat music)- Okay.- It's not terrible.High is really good.Mid is really good.Like the bass, it's good,but it's like, it doesn't go too far down,like, you know?- Yeah, I know.- It doesn't have-- It's not rumbling your butt.- Yeah, well, they got the, oh,they got a Bang & Olufsen sound control.No, the bass is cranked.- Huh?- A little bit.It's at 69%.Nice.So what if we were toturn all of this off?What does it sound like now?(upbeat music)(both men groaning)- My god.(Anthony laughing)- The stock setting isactually pretty good.- Oh, nice, they do haveit, the display control.That's what I wanted.What I really like is thatyou can do the auto color'cause then you can go from like Lightroomto your websites and stuff,and it'll automatically switchlike SRGB and Adobe RGB.- All right, let us try out that webcam.Okay.Oh, hey, it's got facial recognition.It knows when people are in frame.It looks like it's doing auto focus a lot,which is kind of weird.And there's Jono.Oh, I can set the auto focusset where it should be.Oh, I see.So it actually has like kindof a built in ring light.That's interesting.I'm not sure how actually useful it is,but I guess it's better than nothing.What do we have here?Oh, okay.So I can adjust the aperture of it.I can adjust the temperature of it.So that's warm, and that's cool.That actually does make a difference.- What if we put it on here?- It auto rotated.- What?Whoa.- Is that built into Windows?Yeah, you can just have,you can straight upjust have it down there.In fact, there's a reasonwhy it's a little bit halo-y,and we forgot to do a peel.You're gonna get to see apeel from the other side.You are the peel this time.Oh, here it comes.- Whoa, it's so much sharper.- I thought it was just a bad webcam.So yeah, I guess we are hearing presumablythe microphone array thatis built into this display,and wow, that actually,yeah, that looks really good.Let us play some games.Yeah, It's hovering around 60 FPS.I'm wondering if we have VSync on.It doesn't seem to bewhen I'm in the menu.VSync is off.Okay, so it only does about60 FPS max at these settings,which is 1440P wide, ultra quality.This thing's got a really,really quiet little fan in it.This thing is clearly struggling right nowbecause the CPU isgonna be hit pretty hardin a game like \"Doom,\"and the GPU is obviously strugglingbecause it's got a whole bunchof stuff going on right now.But if I mute the audiowhile the game is running,I don't hear anything, like.- I think I hearour server in the back.- Ooh, it is pumping outa lot of heat up here.I have to say, despite thefact that I went into thislike kind of crapping on the specs,it's really good overall.Like, it's a good, all-arounder.Long story short, It's got a good display.It's not the best display,but it's a good display.It's got a good webcam.It's not the best webcam, butit's actually pretty strong.It's got good speakersif only because it has the good software.Okay, well this is not sogood, but it works sometimes.It's got pretty good IO,and I don't have any majorcomplaints to be honest,aside from all the complaintsthat I've been doing.I've been complaining this whole timeabout like bloatware and stuff.- Would you buy this,or should you wait untilthis has the 12th Gen?- I would say, waitfor the 12th Gen model.That being said, if you getthis on special in the meantimebecause the 12th Gen modelis gonna come, then sure.Like, this is the kind ofcomputer that I would buyfor my grandparents,for somebody who doesn't, you knowneed to upgrade their computer super much.Like maybe they just needto upgrade the RAM later on,or they need to havemore storage, then yeah.This is actually super easy to get into.And so for somebody who'snot technically minded,you could walk them throughdoing that very easily.I came into this kind of notbeing impressed with the specsand not being impressed with, you knowsome other aspects of it,but it's actually really good overall.I like it, and I like youand the fact that you like Short Circuit,so get subscribed, and I don't know,maybe comment down belowon some other machinesor otherwise that weshould take a look at.\n"
