Mac Mini 2018 and LG 49WL95C-W 49-Inch Curved 32: 9 Ultrawide

Great solution. This will probably work with the Macbook Air 2018, I assume. However, to have to spend an additional $400-$500 on an external Radeon graphics card setup *****. I wish it the monitor would just work. My thinking is a programming switch due to competition between LG and Apple.

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Interesting timing, MoneySnap. I've been following this thread for a couple of weeks, since I got my Mac Mini and 49" Samsung and had similar troubles. Today I came in here and saw your solution, as I was just about to post almost the same thing!

I finally got 5K working on my Mac Mini and 49" Samsung C49RG90SSNXZA, with almost the same solution. I also picked up the Razer Core X Chroma, and I also put in a Sapphire Pulse card, though I went with the Radeon RX 5700 XT. Same as you, everything was essentially plug and play.

Nice crisp and clear picture. Expensive solution, though I will have other uses for the eGPU, and I think worth it overall in the end.

All the solutions technically "work", however they are all unacceptable in my book. I have a crappy 600.00 laptop with the same video card that can support a 49" 5120x1400 resolution and looks great, but my 2300.00 mac mini can't? UNACCEPTABLE Apple. Fix the problem!!!!

In the last few days LG has released some updated software for this display. Maybe it will help.

http://gscs-b2c.lge.com/downloadFile?fileId=cCNX894DsHjqxFfyS68Pg

http://gscs-b2c.lge.com/downloadFile?fileId=tZUjIlaZXB4k12pcp3PA

10.15.4 does not fix the problem. Over the last 10 to 15 years I've spent close to a 1/2 of a million on apple products running a small business. The fact they can't fix this fairly straightforward issue really makes me start to rethink using apple products in general. The premium price model they have should come with better support than this.

Hi!

I have a Mac mini 2018 and never do any gaming. I am simply use the monitor for work, browsing and YouTube. So productivity is most important to me. I have a 34 inch Samsung right now and want to go for a 49 inch Samsung. I appreciate this post is about the LG but I presume the same logic applies to the 49 inch Samsungs. Given my usage description does it make sense for me to go for eg...

(i) the Samsung CJ890 with USB-C slots - https://www.samsung.com/uk/monitors/monitor-c49j89-lc49j890dkuxen/

(ii) the Samsung CHG90 with HRD - https://www.samsung.com/uk/monitors/curved-chg90d/

(iii) the newer Samsung CRG90 and run it on lower resolution with the hope that Apple updates OS so one can use the 5120x1440 resolution with the Mac mini 2018.

Does the CJ890 and CGH90 allow me to run higher refresh rate ie 144Hz at lower resolution as opposed to the CRG90? Would this be preferred given I don't do any gaming?

Many thanks!

I completely agree. If you load Window 10 on the new Mac Mini it can run the display at 5120x1440 so the issue is display drivers within O SX that Ned to be fixed. It should not require more hardware to be purchased to support any of these current ultra wide 32:9 displays on the market...

Seconded. I have a dell 49" monitor, with a mac mini and its the same issue. A work around for now is to use PBP to make the screen think its 2x 27, then you can have a vertical resolution of 1440. The downside is the split down the middle of the screen (not bezel but just the break in the screen). Does anyone know how we will be updated when this is actually resolved by apple? Thank you

I posted pictures of the eGPU that I purchased. At every ic you scroll up you can find them?

I have a MacMini 2019, and I always update to the latest Mac Operating system.

I now get the 5K resolution, I don’t have it in front of me but it now looks great.

This is the case that I bought. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q78VMPW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is a YouTube video review of the case. I love the lights that it has. https://youtu.be/xKWEYjW40kE

Hmm, I sent you a link to the case that I bought ($400) but I don't see it now. And I sent a YouTube video review of the case and that's gone too. I'll send them again, maybe Apple has to screen them before they post.

This is the case that I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q78VMPW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the YouTube video review for the case. The video says that the RGB lighting is for PCs, but they also work on the Mac soon as you fire it up. You just can't customize the RGB lights like you can on a PC, but they are a nice touch. It is a $100 upgrade to get the case with the RGB lights, the non lighting case is also in the link on the Amazon page.: https://youtu.be/xKWEYjW40kE

Let me know how it works out.

Good luck.

Bob

I have the EGPU working with my new Mac mini. I purchased a GPU https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-radeon-rx-580-100411p8gocl/p/N82E16814202278?Item=N82E16814202278&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-

and a Thunderbolt 3 EGPU Case https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1445133-REG/razer_rc21_01310100_r3u1_core_x_external_graphics.html

This is working great with this monitor. I hope that helps.

Yes the resolution is 5120x1440 with the eGPU. Without the eGPU you can't get 5120x1440 on the 2018 and the newest Mini's. the new Mac mini I have has a thunderbolt 3 cable from the Mac to the eGPU and from the eGPU to the monitor I use the DisplayPort cable.

Sorry, no. I was going to try it, but the reviews were saying that the Sonnet Puck was a bit noisy...so I spent a few hundred more for a eGPU.

I think there are two Sonnet Pucks, make sure you get the bigger one, It wasn't that much more money for the larger Puck.

Good luck, let us know if the Sonnet Puck works.

This is crazy, I am able to get full res on my work issue 2016 MacBook Pro running High Sierra and my kids 2020 MacBook Air i5 is also able to load full res using the same cable.

The issue seems to be just my Mac mini not getting full res.