Size does matter... Long Term Review of the LG 43UD79-B 4K

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Size does matter... Long Term Review of the LG 43UD79-B 4K

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Craft Computing

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@Vilmir 5 жыл бұрын

I love the beer glass going down as the video progresses. Best progress bar ever!

@markwhitfield3658 6 жыл бұрын

I tried your channel sober a few weeks back (once), I can report it's still good..

@JayJones10048 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Clear and accurate review of this screen. I was hesitating with Iiyama, Philips and other brands and you made me take my decision so I just bought the LG 43UD79-B 4K

@TheAppleLab 5 жыл бұрын

just bought this monster for my cMP...glad to see your review, helped me to choose the right one...cheers !

@whereta3097 6 жыл бұрын

Just got my ultrawide a week back so I'm happy, but damn that monitor does have awesome features

@shadowr2d2 5 жыл бұрын

I'm looking at getting this on Christmas. As a Christmas gift to myself. But I'm thinking of getting 3 of them. Gaming on 3 monitor's is epic. But to have 4 screen's in one monitor. Awesomeness hands down. So if in time I get 3 of them. Than I can have 12 different screen at one time. I love this Tech Channel. PLUS the Community is second to none..

@adomjanovic 3 жыл бұрын

Pls tell me how that setup went :D

@rebirth_mishap 4 жыл бұрын

Soon as I saw the beer glass and your channel name I put 2 and 2 together and subbed. Love the idea

@ON-zd3vf 5 жыл бұрын

This was a great review. Covered all the important topics. Thanks!

@shadowr2d2 5 жыл бұрын

Hello out there. I found your channel by accident. I’m looking at getting this monitor. It’s like having 2, or 3 monitors. But no (BIG Ugly Bezel). I liked your review. An honest reviews about a product. You sir have a new subscriber. Can’t wait to see more videos. Keep up the great work.

@moky9419 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! The Star Citizen wallpaper 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 cheers 🍻

@lewisvoltaire5493 6 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel man. I’m a huge fan. Working on upgrading my system currently.. although I think I’ll wait on the monitor until last :-)

@alohajayofficial1064 4 жыл бұрын

I just reviewed the monitor after watching your nice review. THANK YOU. I think LG UN700 is also good monitor.. released in dec 2019

@RifatErdemSahin Жыл бұрын

Did you buy that whats the difference?

@rodneydangerfield7153 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the informative video!...Just received the LG 43UN700-B (aka 43UD79-B) and will connect to my m1Mac mini...As a non-gamer, will be watching mucho sports and movies!...Keep those videos coming!

@TechByMattB 6 жыл бұрын

That intro tho... Great video!

@wawanbalik 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for a very informative video Jeff!

@kostakontos 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great review. Your wall-mounting bracket piqued my interest. I quickly tried to find a video in your channel where you covered this but nothing obvious came up in my search results. Please consider doing a video on it? Its installation in particular. I suspect I'm not the only DIY noob that would appreciate this.

@ericpatino5536 3 жыл бұрын

Great review and the IPA was a true home run!!! what a boss! You sir got one more subscriber! Cheers!!!

@mrmohantyexperiments 3 жыл бұрын

Got one used for $400 locally after watching your review. Love it, extremely good.

@forestreynolds1468 6 жыл бұрын

Is it just me or did the sub count quadruple in the past month?

@GunnyPhillips 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great review! I was on the fence but am about to order this baby thanks to you. Consider me subscribed. As Winston Churchill said, "never trust a man who doesn't drink."

@kylector 6 жыл бұрын

Your review was the tipping point for me to buy this monitor. I've been using it for 2 days and so far love it. I've experienced the black flickering once or twice but both times I glanced at my MSI Afterburner graphs and it was very clearly the GPU doing something (the core clock spiked) AND It affected all my screens, not just this one. I've had none today, but if it comes back I will simply clock my GPU higher by default. One question I have is the talk of 4:4:4 for text clarity. I'm not sure if this monitor is full 4:4:4, or if the LEDs themselves comply. I know the screen is 8 bit + FRC but I've no idea how that relates to 4:4:4. So far I've had no problem with text clarity running at 100% scale (that is, no scaling). I'm a software developer and have had no issues reading my code editor at the exact same zoom level as other screens (100%, no zoom). I think font choice and colors are a big part of that. My goal with this screen size (43") is to run 4k with no scaling so I get the full benefit of the pixel real-estate. Some sites, like KZfaq, have text a bit small IMO.

@uther10 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid. Been debating this to replace a 25" and 24" that I have vertically mounted on the left of my main gaming display.

@GaBoyInKy 6 ай бұрын

I use a 32" in portrait mode for coding and a 43" in Landscape for viewing, gaming and entertainment.

@ShortHandedNow 6 жыл бұрын

My gaming monitor is a 32" 1080p VA panel... If You wanna talk about lack of pixel density! :p. (Main Screen is an old but unkillable 30" Mac Cinema display.) Looks like you got yourself a great productivity monitor!

@DoubleMonoLR 4 жыл бұрын

So I guess a higher end tv with 4:4:4, combined with a simple input switch could be better value? A 32" or similar size 4k tv would be interesting as a monitor.

@SpeedVaper 6 жыл бұрын

Jeff i strongly encourage you to try the fast sync with this monitor. I also use a 60hz panel and struggle with tearing issues. The new drivers with fast sync have been a dream come true. I have seen much lower latency compared to Vsync on and all of my monitor complaints have disappeared. I would really like to see a follow to this video as i have considered this monitor for a few months now. I'm currently using a 1080p ultrawide.

@CraftComputing 6 жыл бұрын

Adaptive sync is fantastic for gaming, but there are typically tons of compromises for professional work. This monitor is primarily for my workstation/video editing rig. I game on it, but it's secondary. I do plan on getting a 144Hz monitor for my 8700k system, as soon as I get a new video card... either a Vega 56 for this rig, or a 1080 Ti for the 8700k. Great points though, and thanks for watching.

@kosherun 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great review! This thing is going on sale in a week for $399 - I think its a no brainier at that price...

@CraftComputing 5 жыл бұрын

That's insane!!! Absolutely snag one at that price!

@alr0015 5 жыл бұрын

Where at?

@mlippert 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, it seems to have jumped from roughly 500€ to 1000€ at the end of May 2020. Where is that $399 option? :-)

@reaganlyle5088 6 жыл бұрын

2:10 its cool to see that alot of the computer enthusiasts on KZfaq are also car enthusiasts

@CraftComputing 6 жыл бұрын

I am absolutely a gear head too. Just bought a 2004 350Z Roadster.

@mattsaunders9887 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see the Drake Caterpillar on the desktop there! I'm looking at this monitor for productivity reasons and especially the multiple inputs - but just how bad is it for after-hours gaming (and Star Citizen in particular!) ?

@CraftComputing 6 жыл бұрын

Productivity it is amazing. For gaming, the biggest issue is the screen tearing. There's no adaptive frame rate (G-Sync/Freesync) in this, but using VSync works just fine. As long as you can hold a steady 60fps, this monitor is pretty awesome. Good response times, fantastic color and viewing angles.

@TM-tw1py 4 жыл бұрын

Great review - gets to the point - Is this effective for actual use, and is it good value for the price.

@fastzebrazoom4454 6 жыл бұрын

Tearing and other problems you mentioned are the result of the video card, not the monitor.

@Turok2 3 жыл бұрын

Does nvidia's integer scaling help with using 1080p on this monitor?

@rvbeauchamp 6 жыл бұрын

Great information. What is the name and part number of the wall mount you used.

@douglaswhetham576 6 жыл бұрын

I have a North Bayou F350-B mount for my ultrawide ~$25 on amazon and can handle 17 - 35 lbs . My screen is just under 17lbs and adjusted enough for me to function with ease. Good job with your videos btw.

@creayt 4 жыл бұрын

I use 3 of the Dell p4317qs which is the same panel as this I believe and it is an absolute game changer. Only thing I wish is that it was 75Hz or more.

@RavMan26 4 жыл бұрын

This was a good review! thanks

@jeylful 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, mate! I am looking at a 43" 4K monitor to work along my 27" iMac which I use for photography and I am considering this. I did not like what you said about barrel distortion but still sounds like a good candidate. Cheers!

@plastique45 4 жыл бұрын

No, don't even thing about it! I bought one and returned it. It's fuzzy, has soft edges and looks like shit next to an Imac 27".

@hammersti3n540 6 жыл бұрын

Have same issue with my budget Samsung 4k 28" moniter 4k looks great so does 1440 but anything lower and picture gets fuzzy edges

@mattmarkus4868 4 жыл бұрын

How in the world do you get an “identical ppi to a 21” 1080p monitor”??

@MikkoRantalainen 5 жыл бұрын

Note that this monitor has BGR panel instead of RGB so you have to tweak subpixel antialiasing settings in pretty much every app that has its own configuration.

@JohnSmith-ws7fq 4 жыл бұрын

Telling Cleartype to use BGR fixes most of the text in Windows.

@MikkoRantalainen 4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-ws7fq Except Firefox, Chrome and Edge, but who uses any of those?

@JohnSmith-ws7fq 4 жыл бұрын

@@MikkoRantalainen Firefox yes awful, but Chrome actually looks great. As for Edge, don't have it installed, IE looks fine though.

@rodneydangerfield7153 3 жыл бұрын

Great review video!...What is the difference between this monitor and LG 43UN700-B and does it include a remote control?

@RifatErdemSahin Жыл бұрын

Did you learn the difference?

@nimoy007 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, with the 1080p resolution problems, I'd say it does have scaling issues.

@bajanyeti 6 жыл бұрын

Nice review all around, the camera doesn't seem to give the black levels much justice in the rendition though :-( but the odd irony is that I understand how hard it is to get the screen looking as close to RL in the video. Thanks again.

@rebirth_mishap 4 жыл бұрын

Arrogant Bastard from rogue is my fave all time beer

@YongSiri 6 жыл бұрын

How far do you put the monitor away from your eye???... My table is 70 cm width, I don't know it's enough or not.

@idahofallsmagazine3691 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up for Stone IPA

@calaphos 6 жыл бұрын

Wait, isnt the DPI of that monitor (102) almost the same as a 27 inch 1440p (108 DPI) one? Is the difference really that noticable? Im using a 4k 32 inch monitor which is honestly to small without scaling. 27 inch at 1440p is a perfect size IMHO.

@nickpal9567 5 жыл бұрын

Nice review. I've had one myself for over a year now and use it for gaming and surfing the net. Like you said for the price point you can't argue, it's a steal. Did you calibrate it professionally or were you happy with the colours out of the box?.

@CraftComputing 5 жыл бұрын

Very happy with the colors out of the box. I find myself using the 'Picture' and 'FPS1' color modes most often.

@jeffhieminga2617 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there. Thanks for the review - very helpful. I'm going to purchase one and really like your wall mount set up. Can you tell me the brand/name of the wall mount? I'd like to source the same setup. Cheers.

@RonnieTheFish 5 жыл бұрын

Great review, I have this Monitor and love it.

@Hawtload 3 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to use a photography color calibration tool on this monitor and it always gives me an error. Any tips? Using a Datacolor Spyder X

@pyrob2142 5 жыл бұрын

I know I'm way late to the party, but using the CRU (Custom Resolution Utility) from ToastyX you can turn this screen into a regular sized 3440x1440 or even 3840x1600 ultra-wide screen if your specs are a bit too low for 4K at high settings and you're okay with small black bars at the top and bottom of the image. I think this looks way better than the regular 1440p resolution combined with the pretty horrid upscaler.

@CraftComputing 5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I run PiP, with a 3840x1080 screen top and bottom :-)

@ankittyagi2008 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff. I also have this great monitor. But unfortunately i accidentally broke my monitor stand. I am searching for new one online, every where. But i unable to find it. I guess you are not using your monitor stand. Is there any chance that i can buy that stand form you? I am from India.

@gcfri 5 жыл бұрын

At 5:42 it gets mounted on a rail on the wall. can anyone tell me how this is done, please? The screw holes on the back on the monitor are recessed into a bit square hole, so you can't attach vertical brackets to it like you normally would.

@tyleraronne473 5 жыл бұрын

If Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network made a monitor review...this would be it.

@Shane-xb8xl 4 жыл бұрын

Nice review, i first watched and liked about a year ago, i couldn't get this monitor from any reputable online stores and it seems its a discontinued monitor now, What monitor do you feel is similar, with all the inputs and split screen function? I don't do any gaming, mainly using for drafting plans on sketchup and watching movies, so a big screen is nice for this. I am in Australia, hope you can guide me in the right direction

@Underhills 6 жыл бұрын

I'm having huge issues with 4K displays and Adobe applications on Windows machine. It scales terrible! Adobe is blaming MS for not being compliant with their UI scaling system and MS does the same with Adobe. Even after tweaking with rescaling percentages in the OS and within the Adobe properties it doesn't scale like it could. Some apps are worse off then others, but I find this lack of ultra highre scaling a show stopper for all 4K displays on Windows.

@Ben79k 6 жыл бұрын

loved the review, very in depth. I've been considering a tv sized monitor, but would like to be able to sit back and use as a TV. with your experience on this 43 incher, would you wager that 49/50 inch is too large to use for productivity at a desk? I feel that 43 would be a hair small if i wanted to sit farther back and enjoy as a TV for movies.

@CraftComputing 6 жыл бұрын

I sit 28-36" away from this screen at all times. Even at that distance, I have to physically turn my head while using it. Not only that, but increasing the size, you're also decreasing the DPI and sharpness of the image. This is 108 DPI, and feels just about right.

@Ben79k 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the detailed reply. it's worth a lot for my purchase decision :)

@frankdaeran352 6 жыл бұрын

I tried a 55" Sony X900E as my daily use monitor \ TV, then I tried this 43" UD79. I returned both. Both had pluses and minuses, but neither replaced the productivity of two 27" 2K panels for me - but really that is just personal choice. I found the 1080p split screen options on this were actually a step backwards from two 27" 2K's , but offset by the fact that you do get one full 43" 4K screen which can be nice in some scenarios. It didn't make sense to me however as a daily productivity monitor; some love it, I didn't. Plus this 43" UD79 uses PWM which only seems to affect some people. I'm susceptible to it and this monitor was really bad for that. A firmware update (June 5 2018 most recent) was supposed to fix it, but I found it made no difference. I got terrible eye strain, dry eyes, it affected my sleep and there's no way I could look at this screen for a full day. It was painful to my eyes. I tried f.lux and Iris software solutions which offered some limited relief, but create their own set of color correction problems by moving the white point. Still on the search for my ultimate setup ... I'm liking the idea of the Samsung 49" super ultrawide, but I'd like to see it in higher resolution so you could do the equivalent of bezel-less 2K splitscreen, or switch to one 21:9 for multimedia, even though that monitor is 32:9 and would have pillar bars on 21:9 content. That's an acceptable trade off to me.

@izes_palacsinta 3 жыл бұрын

4:53 isnt this monitor supposed to be freesync?

@elent740 3 жыл бұрын

how did you hang it on a wall?

@ChloeASMR91 4 жыл бұрын

Will this support HTC VIVE virtual reality headsets because im using this monitor for that.

@vice86 5 жыл бұрын

in my advancing age, my eagle sharp vision isn't so eagle sharp anymore. Being used to playing my Pro and OneX on a 65" Sony X900E, my trusty Dell 27" Gsync monitor was starting to look/feel small gaming on it. Went cheap with a 43" Vizio D series and wasn't happy so got a 49" Sony X900F and happy now...definitely go big or go home. Sure the 144hz and Gsync was sweet on the 27" monitor but 4k @ 60hz/60fps looks great to me. #CoolStoryBro

@Hawtload 3 жыл бұрын

screen tearing can definitely be an issue. given that I'm using a GTX 1080 card, I have all my games set to 1440 and they look pretty damn good. Playing in 1080p is way too awful on this screen. Also the experience playing on a screen this big is awesome.

@techfuture9846 3 жыл бұрын

@Craft Computing, what if 4 of the video sources are native 4K? Are they seamlessly scaled-down to FullHD and put together side-by-side on the 4K screen?

@Blazs120gl 6 жыл бұрын

Is this a good choice for 3D work and programming on 4k and gaming on 1080p (or 2x1080p on the lower two quadrants via PIP) ?

@CraftComputing 6 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent programing and 3D monitor. PIP works great, and you can run Windows in 100% scaling and still read everything.

@Blazs120gl 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply! :) Viewing from 1m distance, does the 1080p resolution still look (that) bad? I'm ok with 60 Hz/ 60fps vsync.

@salteesnackz5493 Жыл бұрын

what wall mount bracket did you use?

@mcperez258 4 жыл бұрын

is there another monitor like the LG on this video that has the capability to split the screens? any recommendation a which monitor is better based on quality and price?

@anthonycho6344 5 жыл бұрын

At CAD$700, this is a fantastic monitor for work. I can see the entire columns on my massive, ugly spreadsheets in one view without having to scroll left and right.

@JLMtime 3 жыл бұрын

what color space dose this use also dose it us 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 is this TV or monitor because without RGB no chroma subsampling its really a TV

@123leanthony Жыл бұрын

What kind of mount are you using for your monitor

@amybella 3 жыл бұрын

Can someone confirm if the pixel density is good? cause its 108 ppi, is the dots noticeable?? since its bigger the quality is lost?

@souravhdtv 6 жыл бұрын

What's the best PC Tower for LG-43ud79t ?

@Alexandra-Rex 4 жыл бұрын

I know it's an old video now, but MSI Afterburner/RTSS for limiting FPS is very good, or even better, use the Max FPS setting in the Nvidia drivers, and AMD has a similar thing :) This limits all games, no V-sync needed, so less imput lag. Also, are you still using this monitor? I had a ViewSonic in mind, but it disappeared from the Norwegian market, but this seems interesting.

@CraftComputing 4 жыл бұрын

I am still using this monitor today.

@RelakS__ 5 жыл бұрын

Any idea why this monitor shuts down for 2-3 seconds once a day? I use it with a GTX 1070 through display port. 4:10 It looks like that the backlight is several millimeters behind the LCD. I had this strange thing with my LG television as well.

@Viettzz 5 жыл бұрын

How is this compare to a 55" LG Super UHD Nano Cell TV? Or Samsung Qled 55" TV? or Sony X900F ?

@brian1395 5 жыл бұрын

hey interested to know did the tv panel die on you? i had a samsung ks9000 55" and the screen died on me twice,once per year first time covered by warranty but second not. looking to buy a new large format but worried because when i spoke to the samsung tec he told me this is normal because they where never intended to be use so often/intense. mine was a quantum dot\w hdr and i don't know if that matters.

@orderflow985 6 жыл бұрын

Will EVGA1070 gaming video card support two of these? not for gaming but for work

@gavinbutler6740 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this review as I'm considering the 43UD79 for daily productivity use, occasional photo work and the odd game. Any chance you could please provide a little more info about the Picture-in-picture function, specifically the sub-window sizing? I'd like to route a second display from a laptop as the PIP but want to know if it is possible to have the sub-window showing 1920x1080 with 1:1 scaling - i.e. 25% of physical display. Samsung document this level of detail in their owners manuals but LG support haven't been forthcoming. Cheers.

@CraftComputing 6 жыл бұрын

The PiP can be the same input as the full display (1080p, 4k, etc). There are a ton of modes for PiP or Side-by-Side display. You can split the screen vertically (2x 1910x2160 displays), horizontally (2x 3820x1080 displays), 4x 1080p displays, or overlay a 1080 or 4k image like I showed in this video PiP style. For gaming, I'm a pretty big fan of the 3820x1080, as you get an ultrawide monitor that for me is perfectly at eye level.

@gavinbutler6740 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thanks so much for this info, going to grab one of these! Also following your channel now ;)

@LewisHolford 5 жыл бұрын

I cant find a mall mount that looks like the one you have but also fit the recess of the vesa mount can you please explain how you managed to get it it work?

@jaybrewer6769 4 жыл бұрын

Have you had any issues with getting 4 way split to line up perfectly when using multiple video sources from the same PC? When dragging a window from one screen to the other I can't quite get mine to line up correctly. I can get it close to where it's just a millimeter or two off. I figure it's a Windows 10 issue more so than the monitor, but anyhoo figured I'd see if you ever have ran into this and maybe..had a fix?

@georgebenedek6408 4 жыл бұрын

Does this monitor have KVM functionality in case I want to connect two different computers. TIA!

@LewisHolford 5 жыл бұрын

What wall stand it that and what do you think of the dpi? Is it worth getting something slightly smaller for better dpi?

@MatanIluz 6 жыл бұрын

great review can you tell which wall mount do you use for this LG screen? link will be great thanks

@superboy305 5 жыл бұрын

If you pair a 2080 ti with this monster would the picture still tear?

@Markus8200 4 жыл бұрын

I subscribed due to the beer progress bar.

@lowellhouser7731 5 жыл бұрын

I want one of these in 120hz with Freesync and HDR. Then this monitor would be perfect. Even at $1000.

@meson183 5 жыл бұрын

Look out for that very product from Asus in the next few months.

@edgecrush3r 5 жыл бұрын

Even one year later this monitor looks quiet interesting, it also serves USB-C as display but doesnt provide the power to charge a laptop... Then again at the price point now for this monitor it still seems an absolute bargain.

@Viettzz 5 жыл бұрын

So this 43" monitor is bettter than a 32" 4K with better color gamut? Like HDR ? Im trying to decide between the LG 32" 32UD99-W and this 43" 43UD79-B 4K?

@AMG-is1mp 3 жыл бұрын

How much is it cost indian rupees

@born2biscuit 5 жыл бұрын

they need to make a updated model that has hdmi 2.1 and MAYBE 8k also higher refresh rate id buy it in a heartbeat

@HarpreetSingh-cz2zh 4 жыл бұрын

how far should you sit away from this? and good for programming for 3D graphics?

@Viettzz 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a 40"+ 4k monitor with Professional grading color? Like HDR and wide gamut?

@wallmachine8780 5 жыл бұрын

when you turn this monitor on does the monitor brighten itself each time?

@wakshak 6 жыл бұрын

U should do a peripheral computer review like the the Xbox adaptive controller for the physically impaired

@vripiatbuzoi9188 4 жыл бұрын

You say that unless I want to spend $1300 on a monitor there is always compromises. I would argue that a no or few compromise monitor doesn't exist at any price. I am willing to spend a lot and I still can't find a 43" 4k monitor that is both good at color reproduction for professional work and good at gaming in every respect with fast response times, high refresh rate, and no stupid artifacts like the edge blur thing or uneven lighting that some have. If you know of such a monitor let me know and I'll buy it.

@CraftComputing 4 жыл бұрын

Asus is coming out with the ROG Swift PG43UQ. It's a 43" 4K 144Hz G-Sync screen with HDR 1000, and has 90% DCI-P3 color. It's not pre-calibrated, but I'm sure you could dial it in to be a very accurate monitor. It is stunningly beautiful in person.

@vripiatbuzoi9188 4 жыл бұрын

@@CraftComputing Doesn't look like it's got VESA mounting. That's a huge compromise because I need this thing to fit on a desk arm for professional work too. I have a heavy duty arm that can hold 35 lbs. for my current monitor. Also VA monitors are known for not having that great color reproduction so something is not right here. Any other candidates?

@chrischart 4 жыл бұрын

What wall mount did you use? The one you have looks low profile 👌

@nikolailu 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review! You said to enable V-Sync, but this monitor does not have V-Sync?

@CraftComputing 5 жыл бұрын

V-Sync is a game feature, and maxes the framerate of a game to match your monitor. You're thinking A-Sync, G-Sync, or FreeSync, in which your monitor adapts to the framerate of your game.

@nikolailu 5 жыл бұрын

@@CraftComputing ah thats it, thank you!