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Best Monitor for New Mini

Tigerman82 said:
I'm starting to warm to the idea of getting a 4K display. It seems everywhere I look they get recommended to be used with Macs (probably because Mojave is Retina-optimized). Plus they have that handy USB-C/Thunderbolt connectivity. I do multitask and often if not always have at least 2-3 windows/tabs open that I need to look simultaneously which is very difficult to do with my current setup (iMac 21.5" 1080p). Still, I worry that there will be more cons than pros if I pull the trigger on a 27" 4K display. Will the fonts/websites be too small? Will there be any other advantage to 4K 27" screen other than crisp text if most of time I just browse, play Youtube clips (probably at sub-4K res as my internet connection is only 10M), do some word processing and some light AV editing stuff? Would a 25" 1080p-1440p do concerning my usage and result in a lot less scaling?

My current main contenders are the Dell U2518D (1440p) and the LG 27UK850 (4K). The LG would have all the bells and whistles (although, sadly, when using the USB-C/Thunderbolt connection the USB hub on the LG will only have USB2.0) and even the price point is acceptable. However, there are a worrying number of reports of people having backlight bleed in their LG displays. I previously thought of Dell U2718Q but it seems these are not Apple-tested displays and some have reported issues regarding this.
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Look into the Samsung CJ791
 
Any good Black Friday deals on 4K monitors?? Most of the ads are out now, but I have not perused them yet.
 
petercw2 said:
Considering the '18 Mini to replace my 27" '11 iMac and side 21" monitor, because I realized the wall space in front of my desk would exactly support a single 43" 4K UHD TV. Because I've enjoyed my 55" TCL Roku, the s517 43" gets good reviews from RTINGS as a monitor option.
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Been educating myself since posting this. What I now realize is the difference in PPI between a 47" 4K display and my existing 27" 2011 iMac is seven PPI (102 vs 109). A 4K display at 27" improves to 163 and a new iMac 5K jumps past 200ppi.

Point being, if I like what i get from my current 27", am I right to assume I'd be happy using a 43" 4K display as a MacMini monitor?
 
petercw2 said:
Been educating myself since posting this. What I now realize is the difference in PPI between a 47" 4K display and my existing 27" 2011 iMac is seven PPI (102 vs 109). A 4K display at 27" improves to 163 and a new iMac 5K jumps past 200ppi.

Point being, if I like what i get from my current 27", am I right to assume I'd be happy using a 43" 4K display as a MacMini monitor?
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At 43" you're gonna be doing a heck of a lot of head turning, I'd imagine. "happy" isn't just about a PPI you find acceptable. Also keep in mind that while you can have split-fullscreen view, there's no built-in solution for managing multiple app windows on such a large canvas.
 
Stephen.R said:
At 43" you're gonna be doing a heck of a lot of head turning, I'd imagine. "happy" isn't just about a PPI you find acceptable. Also keep in mind that while you can have split-fullscreen view, there's no built-in solution for managing multiple app windows on such a large canvas.
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Depending at what distance. if he is gonna put monitor farther away, then no.

Actually, I would only use such large monitors far away from me. The pixelation on 40+ inch monitor is certainly horrible at usual viewing distances.
 
StellarVixen said:
It should. What are you planing to use, eGPU or integrated GPU?
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not sure am planing on getting the base mac mini with core i3 and 128SDD wish should be more then good for my needs

the thing i do is watch youtube videos check mail and a few other things so i dont really need a powerful mac mini

i do not no what you mean buy eGPU or GPU


this mac mini will all so be replaceing my HP 17" 4k window laptop
[doublepost=1541969661][/doublepost]any one have a


any one no if this one work with the 2018 mac mini?

Dell S2317HWi 23" 16:9 IPS Wireless Connect Monitor w/ Wireless Charging Stand
 
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xiaosongz said:
I have this monitor too, but the color always feels kind of weird compares to iMac 5K. Did you calibrate yours?
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I guess since the iMac has a P3 colour gamut the image does look richer so the LG screen looks a little off in comparison. However in isolation away from a P3 display, I think it looks great!
 
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Newbie question but can you hook up an old monitor with a VGA connection to the new Mac Mini? Don’t have a new monitor so in the meantime I was considering using the old one should I decide on the Mini (I’m assuming I’ll need a dongle!)
 
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I'm a little curious if anyone else is planning to use their display(s) at 90º rotation (even some of the time)?

I did a little test with the P2415Q at 90º (plugged into a MBP still, but that shouldn't affect the result) and I think it could suit some tasks very well. Reading/writing code works quite well if you keep your editor/IDE 'uncluttered' (i.e. less sidebars etc visible) as the width is enough for up to ~150 chars and at the resolution I had it ('looks like 1440x2560'), 100 lines of text just fits on screen.

I'm mot sure I'd wan't do use it that way all the time but it certainly is an interesting approach to try.
 
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Stephen.R said:
I'm a little curious if anyone else is planning to use their display(s) at 90º rotation (even some of the time)?
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Yes, people agonize over how to get more speed/time out of a processor then throw chunks of that time away with small screens. Even 5k horizontal I end up with two parallel windows, neither tall enough.

So this is an old favorite of mine and with 2-3 parallel screens has the ability to show 2-3 apps with minimal scrolling. And is a major advantage of the Mini.
 
Didn’t read the whole thread, but in case it’s not been mentioned yet: Curved 21:9! Either the latest LG 38UC99 w/ 3840x1600 res & TB3 or the predecessor LG 34UC98 w/ 3440x1440 & TB2, which is a tad more affordable.

I’m currently using the latter with a 2012 mini and its pixel size is very comfortable for aging eyes, while still offering solid screen real estate and massive immersion. The 2012 mini can drive that via TB and an additional FullHD monitor via HDMI.

If I switch to the new mini, I will probably replace the FullHD 2nd Monitor with a 4K monitor of similar size (perhaps rearranging the whole setup and actually _adding_ the 4K monitor ;)
 
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So I have the LG Ultrafine 5K display hooked up to my new 2018 Mac mini, using the "default for display" resolution, and the resolution is at 2560 x 1440. What am I doing wrong?
 
dachshundx said:
So I have the LG Ultrafine 5K display hooked up to my new 2018 Mac mini, using the "default for display" resolution, and the resolution is at 2560 x 1440. What am I doing wrong?
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That should be correct, the effective resolution looks like 1440 would. It isn’t actually 1440 though, it’s scaled. How is performance? It dropping frames more than MBP is what concerns me.
 
T-Bob said:
That should be correct, the effective resolution looks like 1440 would. It isn’t actually 1440 though, it’s scaled. How is performance? It dropping frames more than MBP is what concerns me.
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Thanks! Performance is perfect.
 
Well, there is a good alternative to Apple's Thunderbolt Display. Like :
  • Dell UltraSharp 27" U2717D InfinityEdge Monitor.
  • Dell P4317Q 43" IPS LED Display.
  • Asus PA328Q 32" 4K UHD Monitor.
  • BenQ SW2700PT 27" WQHD Display.
I am using Asus PA328Q 32" 4K UHD Monitor and believe me it is doing a great job.
 
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Been following this thread with great interest, got a MM 2018 i7 arriving Thursday to replace our cMP 2009 which currently has 2 Dell 27" 1920x1080 LED monitors tied to it. As the monitors are over 5 years old I'd love to replace them as well, and was thinking about getting 2 32" 2560x1440 to increase resolution while keeping fonts readable. Reading this thread I'm now having second thoughts if the MM will support those 2 larger monitors......any experiences with these combos out there??
 
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shita29 said:
Review on macrumors about this monitor is here. It has a Thunderbolt 3 port too:
https://www.macrumors.com/review/lg-27ud88-display/

I'm happy with this monitor so far (got one at $500, much cheaper than the LG 5K)
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I went with the LG 27UK850-W, the only significant difference being the 850 has built in speakers. Wanting to avoid separate speakers I opted for the 850. So far, I am quite pleased with the monitor. The only hiccup is it seems the volume can not be controlled by the Mac Mini but only via the controls on the LG itself. Not ideal but a small niggle in the grand scheme of things...
 
I've been going back and forth between BenQ and ViewSonic. Well under a grand for a 'good' photo editing screen.

Kind of leaning this way:
ViewSonic VP3268-4K PRO 32" 4K Monitor with 100% sRGB Rec 709 HDR10 14-bit 3D LUT Color Calibration for Photography and Graphic Design
 
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