I have a new Mac Mini 2022, paired with a new HP M27FQ monitor.
Installed with all the defaults, the monitor will go blank for a few seconds and then the screen contents will reappear. Occurs randomly. Cannot see anything in the logs.
Tried changing the default display settings without much effect.
How can I determine if my monitor is compatible with the Mac mini?
Is there a list of compatible monitors?
Mac mini 2018 or later
Changed the monitor to an LG Full HD and this worked fine although text displayed as bold looked poor, (edges bleeding into the background). I was hoping to use a low res monitor, I only will be using the MAC mini for development work.
I cannot use the MAC Mini with this display, I would have eye strain after not too long.
The bottom line is that the default font is designed to work with high resolution displays and looks poor in anything less than 4K.
I either up the ante and purchase a 4K monitor or maybe exchange it for an iMac.
Changed the monitor to an LG Full HD and this worked fine although text displayed as bold looked poor, (edges bleeding into the background). I was hoping to use a low res monitor, I only will be using the MAC mini for development work.
I cannot use the MAC Mini with this display, I would have eye strain after not too long.
The bottom line is that the default font is designed to work with high resolution displays and looks poor in anything less than 4K.
I either up the ante and purchase a 4K monitor or maybe exchange it for an iMac.
The issue could be related to an HDMI error/reset. Try performing the equivalent of an SCM reset on your Mac mini 2022 to see if that helps. If that doesn't work,, consider using a shorter and/or high quality HDMI cable.
Bought a low end Samsung 4K monitor, UE590 which works great so far. Like most replies it looks best in a lower resolution: 2560 x 1440 @ 60.00Hz.
The earlier monitor I tested must have been faulty as the blanking out has not been repeated since switching monitors.
I think I will keep my Mac mini after all.
Thanks for the help every one!
Can you test with another monitor?
How is it connected?
The monitor has:
Signal input connectors
1 DisplayPort™ 1.2 in (with HDCP support); 2 HDMI 1.4 (with HDCP support)
Are you using an adapter?
Change the port used on the Mac.
lllaass wrote:
I have a LG Ultra HD (native 4k) which I use@ 2560x1440 and it looks great. 4K is great too but Menue ites are too small for me.
I have a 4K DELL 32", but I still downscale it to 3360x1890 so things like the menus are readable. Things still look good on the monitor.
I have a relatively low cost Dell HD monitor which seems to provide good image quality.
I have a LG Ultra HD (native 4k) which I use@ 2560x1440 and it looks great. 4K is great too but Menue ites are too small for me.
Looks like a great choice. I'm saving my pennies to buy a high quality HDR monitor. 2560 x 1440 seems to be a popular screen resolution to use.
Mac Mini blanks out randomly for a few seconds and then comes back on
