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ohmr Author

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

I just purchased a Mac Mini (although in the system preferences it says that is a 2018 model); however, it is the latest model. I also purchased an LG 49WL95C-W 49-Inch Curved 32: 9 Ultrawide monitor. The monitor runs perfectly fine with my laptop (MacBook Pro 2017 model) at the expected resolution (5120 x 1440).

However, the Mac Mini can only go to 3840x1080.

After reading about external GPUs, I decided to buy a Razer Core X Aluminum External GPU Enclosure (eGPU) and a Radeon Rx 590 Gaming 8G Graphics Card,(Gv-RX590GAMING-8GD). After spending more than $3500 in this setup (without monitor), the Mac Mini still does not work at 5120 x 1440. However, my older Mac Book Pro does.

Any other suggestions before I return all of these?

Thank you in advance!

Mac mini, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 9:20 AM

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Nixosp

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Posted on Aug 8, 2019 9:39 AM

I also have this problem. I have found a work-around that is acceptable to me, maybe it is also acceptable to others.

I have plugged one usb-c connection from Mac to monitor and an additional hdmi connection. I then configured the monitor to display both connections on the screen using the pip/pop mode. In my case, I am displaying 2/3 from usb-c and 1/3 from hdmi. This gives me the total 5120*1440 resolution.

As this is two screens from the macs perspective, it can be a little quirky, but works ok for my situation. You may want to display spaces.

Might be worth a try?

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