What is a good monitor for a first time Mac mini owner?

$$$ - Apple's Apple Studio or alternatively the Samsung ViewFinity 5K

are the two bests choices if you want a 5K HDR display comparable to the old 27" iMacs with webcam and speakers integrated into your monitor. Economy however is subjective.

$$ - The LG 24UD58 is a very nice 24" 4K monitor for reasonable retina experience. However you will need to provide your own speakers and webcam which means more cable management.

$ - Go to your favorite electronic retailer, go to monitors, filter for built in speakers, and sort by lowest price. Double check reviews, but monitors tend to all be pretty reliable.

I recommend starting with Apple Displays to highlight all of the options that your brand new Mac mini offers.

Also, I highly recommend the official Polishing Cloth.

NOTE: From my experience, generic displays will never have the ability to unlock the full potential of your Mac mini.

I do recommend comparing.

You will find the solution that works best for you.

If you go cheap, then you’ll have to live with it.

Good luck! 👋🏼😉

Depends what resolution you want...

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https://www.amazon.com/Sceptre-Monitor-DisplayPort-Speakers-U275W-UPT/dp/B098HQ8YRX/ref=sr_1_3?

Diopter wrote:

What is a good economical and reliable monitor for a first time Mac Mini owner? General daily use, no gaming.

Thanks!

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Economical is a pretty generic term. What is economical for one may be way too expensive for another.

If you can give us your actual budget for a monitor we may be able to make some reasonable suggestions.

You can use most any modern external display with the Mac mini.

see > Connect a display to Mac mini - Apple Support