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M4 Pro Mac Mini Supports Up to Three 6K Displays

Can anybody help me out with interpreting this information? I have a Samsung Odyssey Neo G9, which has a resolution of 7680x2160, which can run up to 120Hz through HDMI.

Do I need the Pro chip to run this monitor?
 
turbineseaplane said:
It's very subjective

One thing I use a Mac connected to my TV for is on Saturdays I like to use a Chrome extension + YouTubeTV to "build" the mulitview of college football games I would prefer (YTTV on ATV makes you choose from their selections)

Also, it can be REALLY nice to use a wide variety of browser extensions with YouTube
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my experience has been the opposite when customizing games on YTTV.

on my Apple TV the YTTV app shows preset 4-game boxes, but there’s an option that lets you customize which games are in the box.

and then YTTV on my Mac doesn’t let me customize from what I remember.
 
miric said:
It is here. Dell U4025QW at least, 5K2K with 120Hz. I do hope it fits well somewhere among those permutations of 60-240Hz and 1-3 displays.
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This Dell is not a 5k (i.e. 5120x2880) screen, it's a stretched 4k (5120x2160), that's why it's referred to as 5k2k. True 5k screens are almost nonexistent, except for the old 27 iMac and the LG. 6k is even rarer. Not to mention at 120hz.
 
My Mini M1 will not drive my two 10-year-old 27" Thunderbolt displays. It will only drive one of them with an apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) To Thunderbolt adapter. Is it likely that the new M4 mini base model ($599) would connect to both displays with two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) To Thunderbolt adapters?
 
SnooChickens6278 said:
Nice to see it can support three, but three monitors is overkill for 99% of people. Let's be honest, 95% of the time, extra monitors are purely for enjoyment and distraction. If you have three monitors, chances are you have a gaming console connected to it, or it's purely for gaming. I just got two 27" monitors (the studio display + samsung viewfinity s9), and while it's nice to have two, from my experience anymore than that is purely adults playing with toys level of unnecessary.
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It’s for work. One for code/creative type software, one for browser, one for reference or communication.
 
840quadra said:
There are some great 3rd party applications that can turn a Mini into both a great media server, as well as a TV / media consumption device with support of using an iPhone for a remote.
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do you have something to recommend?
 
bliss53 said:
My Mini M1 will not drive my two 10-year-old 27" Thunderbolt displays. It will only drive one of them with an apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) To Thunderbolt adapter. Is it likely that the new M4 mini base model ($599) would connect to both displays with two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) To Thunderbolt adapters?
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Yes it would drive them fine. The M1 only allows one display over thunderbolt - the other has to be through HDMI which doesn't work with Apple monitors.
 
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MacFarmer said:
do you have something to recommend?
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That is a wide question as I mentioned quite a bit.

For Media services
- Apple built in Media sharing (shares downloaded Apple content from TV and Music)
- Plex services for sharing media outside of what Apple supports.
- File sharing - if your client can use something like VLC to browse to network drives, this works great too

For Remotes
- The App Store has many options. I use Rowmote Pro, and Remote Mouse

System viewer / settings.
I personally don't use anything 3rd party here, but there are great options discussed on Reddit, and a few other forums including MacRumors.

I use Family sharing and use a separate Apple account for my Media devices with some parental controls enabled. This allows me to have the selected device boot directly into MacOS, and I rely on "Spaces" to swipe screens between the main applications I use on my mini. The reason I use a Family Share 2nd account is for security reasons as the Mini isn't password protected, and I don't want anyone to gain access to my main Apple Account.
  • For base desktop I rely on Launcher with some accessibility settings enabled to enlarge the icons and such.
I Swipe between these basic applications / windows set to Full screen (occupy their own spaces)
  • Apple Music
  • Apple TV Application
  • Firefox (with ad blockers enabled) loaded to a YouTube page
  • Firefox logged into my Netflix account.
  • VLC to access videos / media not supported by the native TV application
I sometimes use other media sources but that is the awesome aspect of using the Mini!


Additional Software / Services that can be added / Enabled
  • I use Content Caching (apple sharing setting) to locally cache software updates, and apps to speed up downloads on my iOS devices
  • I have server software loaded that enables me to add non-supported devices to my HomeKit
  • Server software to allow iMessage on my Android phones
    • A bit of a manual hack as people need to iMessage both my main & "child" account. but I only want select close friends and family to have access to reach me on my "child" account anyway.
 
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needsomecoffee said:
If you have the space (and the mini supports it) consider an 8K monitor. Sounds pretty good for certain folks:

Using an 8K TV as a monitor

For programming, word processing, and other productive work, consider getting an 8K TV instead of a multi-monitor setup. An 8K TV will have superior image quality, resolution, and versatility compared to multiple 4K displays, at roughly the same size. As a bonus, an 8K display is also suitable...
daniel.lawrence.lu
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Just use an 8K2K display like mine. M1 Max doesn't support 8K, but display can be drive as two side by side 4K displays with two HDMI cables, that's what I'm using here. (My son in the photo.)
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If I ran a Thunderbolt 5 cable to a Thunderbolt 5 dock, could I then run two monitors from the dock and only use the single port on a Mac Mini?
 
chars1ub0w said:
You can already run more than one monitor from a Thunderbolt 4 dock. Of course, it depends on both the CPU and the resolution of the monitors.
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So it's not possible to daisy-chain one port to a monitor to another monitor.. but it is possible to use one port, a dock, and two monitors.. the single port can carry the signal for 2 monitors, but only with a dock?

I'd be running one 5K/60 and one 4K/60 with an M4 Pro..
 
acrakes said:
So it's not possible to daisy-chain one port to a monitor to another monitor.. but it is possible to use one port, a dock, and two monitors.. the single port can carry the signal for 2 monitors, but only with a dock?

I'd be running one 5K/60 and one 4K/60 with an M4 Pro..
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BenQ explicitly supports Thunderbolt daisy chaining.

A single Thunderbolt 4 dock can support multiple monitors within its bandwidth limitations.
Actually, I have a dual cable Thunderbolt 4 dock that supports 4 monitors (3 x 6K and 1 x 4K).
Of course, an Apple Silicon processor, e.g. Max, is required to support this kind of configuration too.

I guess my dual Thunderbolt 4 dock will be obsolete in the future as a single cable Thunderbolt 5 can do the same (or better).
 
endemize said:
It’s for work. One for code/creative type software, one for browser, one for reference or communication.
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Lol always that “for work” justification to splurge on unnecessary gadgets. Says it’s for work, 10 min later connects an Xbox to it, one is running humorous YouTube videos, and then only one is running browser/work which you haven’t even looked at for a long time bc you’re distracted by the other two
 
chars1ub0w said:
BenQ explicitly supports Thunderbolt daisy chaining.

A single Thunderbolt 4 dock can support multiple monitors within its bandwidth limitations.
Actually, I have a dual cable Thunderbolt 4 dock that supports 4 monitors (3 x 6K and 1 x 4K).
Of course, an Apple Silicon processor, e.g. Max, is required to support this kind of configuration too.

I guess my dual Thunderbolt 4 dock will be obsolete in the future as a single cable Thunderbolt 5 can do the same (or better).
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My understanding was that macOS doesn't support multi-stream transport to allow daisy-chaining.

But if the M-series chip supports it, you CAN run two monitors split off of a one-cable TB4/5, without any "DisplayLink" workarounds?
 
acrakes said:
My understanding was that macOS doesn't support multi-stream transport to allow daisy-chaining.

But if the M-series chip supports it, you CAN run two monitors split off of a one-cable TB4/5, without any "DisplayLink" workarounds?
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Well, here is BenQ's article for Thunderbolt daisy chaining off a MacBook Pro.

How to Daisy Chain Monitors Using USB-C or Thunderbolt -2025

Learn how to daisy chain multiple monitors using USB-C or Thunderbolt. Simplify your setup and boost productivity with just one cable—step by step.
www.benq.com
 
chars1ub0w said:
Well, here is BenQ's article for Thunderbolt daisy chaining off a MacBook Pro.

How to Daisy Chain Monitors Using USB-C or Thunderbolt -2025

Learn how to daisy chain multiple monitors using USB-C or Thunderbolt. Simplify your setup and boost productivity with just one cable—step by step.
www.benq.com
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They’re right, I looked into it more. Chaining Thunderbolt ports (TB out on first monitor) will work, it’s with USB-C and DisplayPort that multi-stream transport is needed at the OS level.
 
Anyone know if all of this 6K@ 5K@ 4K@ etc is a "chip" bandwidth issue (or pro/non-pro)?

Because I am trying to figure out if I will be good for the next 6 years LOL, here are my future configuration demands:

1x 4K120, for about 2-3 years (I know I can do this over HDMI) ✅
3x 1080@120 or 3x 1080@144, (using any combination of HDMI or TB4/5) ☑️?
3x 4K120, in about 5-6 years?, (using any combination of HDMI or TB4/5) ☑️?

I am thinking the non-pro can achieve this, but I don't what the limits are...

Thanks!

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I think the answer may lie in the fact that the MMM4 Pro has DP 2.1 and the MMM4 has DP 1.4...
Hmm...
 
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Just to know wat cables I do need, so I can order it if needed.
I want to order the M4 mac mini 10 cores 16Gb RAM.
I got three displays, two of them has 2x HDMI, DisplayPort. And one has DisplayPort, DVI and VGA.
How should I connect them and with what cables?

I guess from the mac mini M4 point of view; one using HDMI, one using display port, but then USB-C or TB4 or TB5 to displayport or???

Any comment and experience with 3 monitors? Is there a serious speed lag? Memory use?

Thank you.
 
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