Recommendations for 32” 4K monitor for Mac Mini

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Thinking of replacing my iMac with a Mac mini setup but having difficulty deciding on a suitable monitor.

I’d like it to be a 32” 4K adjustable height IPS panel. I don’t play games. USB C would be helpful.

I like the look of viewsonic, eizo, benq and iiyama, but can’t decide between them.

Preferably under £800.

Any suggestions?

Edited to add- BenQ PD3200U looks promising, although not usb-c unfortunately.

Edited by page3 on Wednesday 21st April 08:39

[mmm-five]

Answers on the Mac forums tends to be the Dell Ultrasharp (U3219Q) at about £700 or an LG UltraFine (32UN880-B) at about £600.

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mmm-five said:

Answers on the Mac forums tends to be the Dell Ultrasharp (U3219Q) at about £700 or an LG UltraFine (32UN880-B) at about £600.

I like the look of that LG, especially the mounting options. Thanks.

[flight147z]

page3 said:

Thinking of replacing my iMac with a Mac mini setup but having difficulty deciding on a suitable monitor.

I’d like it to be a 32” 4K adjustable height IPS panel. I don’t play games. USB C would be helpful.

I like the look of viewsonic, eizo, benq and iiyama, but can’t decide between them.

Preferably under £800.

Any suggestions?

Edited to add- BenQ PD3200U looks promising, although not usb-c unfortunately.

Edited by page3 on Wednesday 21st April 08:39

If you don't use it for gaming then I'd suggest an ultrawide rather than a 4k monitor. I've got a QHD 34" and it's like having two square monitors without a gap in the middle. Excellent for work

[mikef]

Agree - I’m using a Mac Mini M1 with a Dell 3818DW ultrawide through USB-C, great combination

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Current iMac resolution is 2560x1440 and I don’t find it high enough. Ultrawide unfortunately won’t improve on that (horizontal) hence wanting 4K (at least). If that makes sense.

[thebraketester]

I’ve got the BenQ EW3270U. Very nice monitor. Just annoying that it it’s high enough wattage output via the usbc to charge my laptop. Wont effect your use.

[sooty61]

Do you have separate speakers and a webcam? I like the idea of a Mini to replace the iMac but like the minimalist footprint

[QuartzDad]

mmm-five said:

Answers on the Mac forums tends to be the Dell Ultrasharp (U3219Q) at about £700 or an LG UltraFine (32UN880-B) at about £600.

Wowsers. Kinda glad I have crap eyes and wouldn't benefit from a quality screen - I bought two Samsung 32" 4K monitors for £440.

[Gad-Westy]

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mmm-five said:

Answers on the Mac forums tends to be the Dell Ultrasharp (U3219Q) at about £700 or an LG UltraFine (32UN880-B) at about £600.

I like the look of that LG, especially the mounting options. Thanks.

Our's just arrived this week. I obviously cannot compare it to other option but I have to say I'm highly impressed so far. Screen quality seems excellent. The specs seemed to be on a par with BenQ options. I was looking for a 4k IPS with wide colour gammut and built in speakers. Many of the more serious monitors don't seem to have speakers and I didn't want yet another lump on the desk. The additional ports on the back are useful too. Helps keep things tidy and the stand is a thing of beauty.

[flight147z]

page3 said:

Current iMac resolution is 2560x1440 and I don’t find it high enough. Ultrawide unfortunately won’t improve on that (horizontal) hence wanting 4K (at least). If that makes sense.

An ultrawide QHD will be 3440x1440 so a fair bit more width on the resolution

4K is a bit wider again, but if you don't have a bigger panel you might need to scale up past 100% anyway losing the benefit of the additional pixels

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flight147z said:

page3 said:

Current iMac resolution is 2560x1440 and I don’t find it high enough. Ultrawide unfortunately won’t improve on that (horizontal) hence wanting 4K (at least). If that makes sense.

An ultrawide QHD will be 3440x1440 so a fair bit more width on the resolution

4K is a bit wider again, but if you don't have a bigger panel you might need to scale up past 100% anyway losing the benefit of the additional pixels

Ultrawides do look very impressive, and I’m tempted. I’m hoping that with 32” 4K I can increase the text size, but leave os furniture 1x and hopefully that’ll work well for me. I don’t quite have room for 2 x 27” which would be an alternative, hence a single 32”. 6k or similar would be better, but too costly for me!

I think one of the problems is trying to picture what’ll work best in the space I have and with macOS.

[633Squadron]

sooty61 said:

Do you have separate speakers and a webcam? I like the idea of a Mini to replace the iMac but like the minimalist footprint

You can get a VESA mount for the Mac Mini - so it hides behind the telly.

Just see telly, wireless keyboard and touchpad

[EdR]

I've had that LG monitor for the last 6 months and rate it very highly - the picture quality and colour reproduction is excellent (and far better than the 40" 4k monitor I also use), having USB C is really handy for my laptop, and the stand works brilliantly. Would recommend it.

[mmm-five]

QuartzDad said:

Wowsers. Kinda glad I have crap eyes and wouldn't benefit from a quality screen - I bought two Samsung 32" 4K monitors for £440.

Do they meet the OP's requirements?

If so, post the model numbers/source and the OP can get a bargain?

[flight147z]

mmm-five said:

QuartzDad said:

Wowsers. Kinda glad I have crap eyes and wouldn't benefit from a quality screen - I bought two Samsung 32" 4K monitors for £440.

Do they meet the OP's requirements?

If so, post the model numbers/source and the OP can get a bargain?

Very interested in this too.