4K Monitors for Mac Mini M1

Good deal. I took what you said literally, so I misunderstood what you were saying.

"I am more comfortable with 2560x1440 resolution than 3840x2160 as with 3840 although I get more space but fonts are too small."

I thought that you had actually changed your screen "resolution" to 2560x1440. Instead, you just have scaled the text to the "Looks like 2560x1440" setting. Makes sense now!

Can I ask what issues you were having with the Alienware Monitor.

I have the AW2521HFL 1080p. It was running great using a PC over DisplayPort.

I have just purchased a Mac mini and connected it via hdmi, and I am having no end of issues. Flickering, vertical lines, Image retention (even after a few minutes).

Did you speak with Dell to see if they could offer a resolution? I’ve ordered a thunderbolt to DisplayPort cable as a last ditch attempt.

I first thought it was the Mac that was faulty but I have hooked that up to my 4K tv and the issues don’t present themselves.

My issue was purely with waking from sleep. I could press keys, move the mouse, and the monitor stayed off. From the sound output of the Mac, I could tell that it came to life. It simply didn’t trigger the monitor in a way that it did so as well. All I had to do was cycle the power on the monitor and all was good.

Once it was awake, the output was fine. Well, as fine as 1080p can be anyway! I didn’t reach out to Dell because I wanted a 4k monitor and knew I was replacing it. There is no way that I could go back to 1080p again.

I would also dearly love such an option i.e. to increase the overall size of fonts/icons etc. as with IOS, so please let me know if you find anything (I find font sizes on my MacBook Air M1 screen too small in places and I don't want to set a lower resolution)

Hello.... your reply was very helpful to me. I currently have a 2010 27" iMac with a 27" Benq monitor with an equivalent resolution to the mac. I am about to pull the trigger on a new Mac and weighing the pros and cons of iMac vs the new Mac Mini with M1. I am truly leaning towards the Mini, with the consideration of using the old Mac and Benq as monitors, however... the idea of a widescreen monitor rather than two really appeals to me. Do you know of a widescreen monitor that will give me the best resolution? I am a graphic designer.

Thank you for your help, very much appreciated!

Oh, Man! I finally decided to go with the Mac Mini (16GB/512GB). And, now I see all the issues with monitors. Several Apple Techs and BH Techs told me I will not have any issues. Now, I am doubtful after seeing so many posts to the contrary. I have an Ultra Wide 34" LG Monitor (HD, NOT 4K) bought in 2016.

I am running Catalina on my Mid-2014 MacBook Pro (2.5GHz, i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage). After two swollen battery issues, I decided to get something newer. I use a clamshell setup and never take the laptop anywhere, so it's always hooked up to an outlet. I decided that the new MacBook Pros are too expensive. Now, I'm wondering if I should go with the 2018 Mac Mini with Intel.

I design websites and print graphics (no video graphics work). Use Adobe CC and MS Office for Mac (primarily for Outlook). I have two 6TB external drives (one for Time Machine and one for all my design files).

Thanks for any Monitor advice you can offer!

Hi.

I am using LG 27UN850 to connnect my M1 mac mini.

I got the same problem. When I set up to 4k resolution, the words become tiny.

I was wondering did you figure it out how to avoid this.

It would be greatly appreciated if you can share you precious experience.

thank you

Hi.

I am using LG 27UN850 to connnect my M1 mac mini.

I got the same problem. When I set up to 4k resolution, the words become tiny.

I was wondering did you figure it out how to avoid this.

It would be greatly appreciated if you can share you precious experience.

thank you

Same monitor that I am using, with no issues. Out of the box default should have been correct. Did you change the resolution? The resolution setting should be set as “Default for this monitor” which is 4k 3840x2160. No farting around with scaling needed, as that “default” does so on its on, resulting in a looks like 1080p setting. This is how a Retina display works. A single 1080p pixel scales up to 4 pixels (2 vertical & 2 horizontal). So, a 4 pixel box for each single 1080p pixel value. This retina scale up is what increases the size of the text, while simultaneously making it ultra crisp.

I'm in the same boat, my 2012 iMac died and now I'm in the market for a new desk top, was looking at the new iMac but really want the bigger one, but that might be a while off so I'm leaning towards a Mac Mini M1 but so confused with the monitors.

I found this ViewSonic 4k which sounds good but is HDMI okay to connect it or do I need an adaptor to use USB-C?

https://www.umart.com.au/ViewSonic-31-5in-4K-UHD-HDR-FreeSync-VA-Monitor--VX3211-4K_45354G.html

I've got speakers so do't need to use any built into the monitor.

Ok, I understand the scaling aspects of this discussion. What I am troubled by is the performance of my Mac mini M1 with my 5K LF UltraFine Display 27" (5120 x 2880) or  LG 27MD5KL-B Ultrafine 27" IPS LCD 5K UHD Monitor  with Thunderfbolt cable. I have some of the similar problems others have with the monitor not turning back on when awakening the Mac mini, for example.

Additionally, my Wacom tablet occasionally disconnects randomly, as well. Also, some applications such as Adobe's Photoshop Elements does not work, and, when I contacted Adobe about this issue, they admit it is the M1 chip causing the problem and their technicians are working on a solution. Capto, a screen capture program no longer works for me and we are trying to work this one out as well with Global Delight.

Would it be possible to use the HDMI cable instead of the Thunderbolt token the 5K resolution and avoid some of these problems?

Suggestions?

John E. Hutchins

Thank you so much for this info and your help!

Sorry, ignore this, I've seen the other posts now

Our LG monitor works great with our M1. I would try to stay away from using any form of "adapter".