Monitor Help?

[Donnation]

I won a fulled spec'd Mac mini at a fundraising drawing and I have absolutely no clue what monitor to buy for it. I would like this to be my kids main desktop computer for a while now and honestly since I got the Mac mini for free (minus the $100 cost for the tickets to the fundraiser), I want the best monitor available. I have a son that is taking graphics design and film editing courses in high school if that matters at all.

I would like the monitor to be at least 27" but preferrable larger. I have no idea what I'm doing here, does anyone have any recommendations? We've never used a Mac Mini before and the 2010 iMac they have been using is just not cutting it and has reached its end. Thanks for any help here.

Edit: This is the i7 model with 32GB of RAM for reference.

 

[Madonepro]

Well there is always the XDR display.

 

[Boyd01]

Here's a recent thread that pretty well covers this question. The fully-spec'd 2018 Mini has the i7 processor with 64gb RAM, 2tb SSD and 10gb ethernet. Is that what you have won?

What monitor are you pairing with your Mini?

I am curious what yall are pairing with your mini? I have a 27" iMac so trying to figure out how much more monitor I need/want. I was thinking a 30-34" would be plenty .. especially since I will have a monitor arm and it will be able to be moved back an extra 10-12" from my face. I was thinking...

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[Donnation]

Well there is always the XDR display.

Whoops I should have clarified. The best non-Apple display that isn't horrifically priced.

 

[Donnation]

Here's a recent thread that pretty well covers this question. When you say "fully spec'd" exactly what does that mean? The fully-spec'd 2018 Mini has the i7 processor with 64gb RAM, 2tb SSD ad 10gb ethernet. Is that what you have?

What monitor are you pairing with your Mini?

I am curious what yall are pairing with your mini? I have a 27" iMac so trying to figure out how much more monitor I need/want. I was thinking a 30-34" would be plenty .. especially since I will have a monitor arm and it will be able to be moved back an extra 10-12" from my face. I was thinking...

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It is the i7 Model with 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. Apologies, not fully spec'd as I thought it was as it doesn't have the 64GB of RAM in it.

 

[Boyd01]

Still a very nice prize to win!

 

[Donnation]

Still a very nice prize to win!

Yeah I was really excited to win it. We were going to buy them a new iMac for Christmas but I thought I would keep this and just buy the monitor for it.

 

[Boyd01]

You might also want to have a look at problems some people have had in these threads:

Mac mini 2018 bad UI-performance with LG 5K-Display

Hi, got a new Mac mini (Core i3, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB) a few days ago and I thought using it with the LG UltraFine 5K Display would be the ideal combination. The Display is great, but the Graphics-performance not so much. I'm experiencing frame dropouts all over the place (for example with...

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Officially giving up on the Mac Mini 2018 + 4K monitor dream

I'm getting the i5 Mac Mini and will probably stay at 8 gigs of RAM for a while. I buying this computer as a desktop replacement for media consumption and word processing for the next 6-8 years. I was dreaming of getting something like the LG 27UK850 4K monitor and scale it at 1440p so that...

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[Fishrrman]

"I would like the monitor to be at least 27" but preferrable larger."

Get a 32" (QHD) display that has a NATIVE resolution of 1440p (2550x1440).
They're not too pricey and they look great.
The kids will love it.

Here's a list that may be of some use:

IPS Monitors: List of the Best LCD Panels

Updated list of IPS monitors (also AHVA, PLS and other In-Plane Switching based tech) that offer the best color accuracy and wide viewing angles.

www.pchardwarehelp.com

 

[wardie]

"I would like the monitor to be at least 27" but preferrable larger."

Get a 32" (QHD) display that has a NATIVE resolution of 1440p (2550x1440).
They're not too pricey and they look great.
The kids will love it.

Here's a list that may be of some use:

IPS Monitors: List of the Best LCD Panels

Updated list of IPS monitors (also AHVA, PLS and other In-Plane Switching based tech) that offer the best color accuracy and wide viewing angles.

www.pchardwarehelp.com

That’s < 100 ppi for a screen that size and resolution, maybe not great for graphics and video work the OP mentioned? Depends on how much that matters versus cost and general use.