How to choose a Monitor for Mac mini M4

I've had a quick look on Amazon and this looks good...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ViewSonic-VG2708-4K-Monitor-SuperClear®-HDR10/dp/B0CQXC59WD/

As its 4K should allow you to run a high resolution, I've got a 32" Dell 4K monitor and I can run it at 3008 x 1692 which looks good. Much better than the cheapest monitors which will only do 1980 x 1080.

I tend to be a little suspicious of "no-name" equipment and I notice that there are only 8 reviews and one mentions dead pixels.

FWIW I have a 27" 5K iMac and a 27" 1080p Philips that cost £110.

Side by side the iMac looks better but when I am just using the Philips I forget it isn't as good.

I have also got my M2 mini plugged into a 32" Toshiba TV that was bought a few years ago to use in the bedroom but has now been superseded by a 48" Samsung. The picture is excellent.

The one I linked to is a Viewsonic, a good brand. Any monitor can have bad pixels but personally I've only had it once, on an Acer monitor. It was a stuck pixel rather than a dead pixel as pressing on it made it go away.

In any case his budget allows for something better, and I'd ideally be looking at a 32" as I wouldn't really want to be running 3008 x 1692 on anything smaller.

For basic color accuracy, you want a monitor with an IPS panel and 100% or near-100% coverage of sRGB. If you come across a monitor whose manufacturer does not specify coverage of sRGB, that is generally a bad sign.

Some photographers like to work in wide color gamuts, like Adobe RGB or DCI-P3. If you care about that, you can look for a monitor that has 100% or near-100% of one or both of those color gamuts.

I got a 32” Dell 4K 240 Hz OLED HDMI 2.1 screen for my Windows 11 PC then later bought a Mac mini and am using it with that. Runs fine for me obviously not as good as a 5K monitor but good enough.

Wasn’t cheap though £989…

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/alienware-32-4k-qd-oled-gaming-monitor-aw3225qf

I would look at what LG have use a lg 27" 1440P it's pretty good

Unless you are doing critical professional colour-correcting almost any monitor will suffice.

Remember you can always plug the mini into your TV and have a massive (possibly 4K) monitor for nothing!

All depends on your budget. I have this unit to save cost vs Apple Studio display:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1499337-REG/lg_27md5klb_b_27_ultrafine_5k_16_9.html

That's nearly twice the price of his mini! 🤓

It's only money (lol)!