For what its worth, that 27" LG screen looks nice at the different scaled resolutions too which is why we've kept it around for so long. No issues with a low resolution and blurry fonts.
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That's highly unlikely, the 27" 5K defaults to "looks like 2560x1440" while the 27" 4K "looks like 1920x1080", in other words much less content on the screen.
macOS only properly supports 100% or @1x scaling intended for use with ~110ppi monitors, and 200% or @2x for "retina" displays with ~220ppi.
If you have an intermediate ppi like a 27" 4K then @1x everything will be really small, or @2x you'll not be getting much screen real estate, or you must use one of the indirectly rendered scaled resolutions with the well-known disadvantages of not pixel-perfect rendering and additional system load.
Some people ignore these issues and use scaling, other people like me don't like these disadvantages and will only buy monitors where the resolution fits.
I guess I just never noticed the difference. I just changed my LG's scaling to "looks like 2560x1440" and I don't notice any issues so far - text, etc. still appears sharp. I'll try it for a while and see.
I'm thinking of buying this monitor to use it with "looks life FHD" scaling.
Could you please post a picture or two of how the UI looks with several windows open and the desktop?
Just to see if everything looks to big or is ok. I have the 5K iMac and use the 2048x1152 scaling option. I don't like text too small.
