While there are monitors over 40 inches, we believe the best monitors for the Mac mini require a considerable viewing distance and too much space, making them less than ideal. We included a 31.5-inch monitor for productivity, a 34-inch ultrawide for those who prefer a screen with the extra room of "5K2K" resolution (5120 x 2160), and those who use their Mac mini for multimedia and entertainment. Before we progress I think it will be helpful to discuss how the Sky Q wireless connection works between the main Sky Q box and the mini-boxes. I have already written an article on how Sky Q works so I will keep this brief here.

If being obstructed by any way, try moving your Sky Q mini-box out into the open so the signal isn’t being restricted by anything. This may mean removing it from inside a cabinet or from behind a TV. Please do not call our telephone lines with comments or questions. We do not have the time, staff, motivation, and patience to provide over the phone free technical advice/ support. We are a small business serving the South East UK only. Install Ethernet cable/ wireless repeater. If you have tested the above, it’s likely that the wireless connection between between Sky Q products is poor. You have a couple of options here. You can install a wireless repeater between your Sky Q and mini-box or hard-wire the connection altogether, I personally prefer the latter. Sky provide the wireless repeaters and they are strategically positioned in a place that has a good signal from the main box and a good signal to the slave mini-box. This is usually somewhere in the middle. It's a big monitor for the tiny Mac mini, one for the studio or home office, measuring 28.3 x 16.2 x1.1 inches without the stand. But it's 32-inch of what Apple calls 6K (6,016 x 3,384px) - a massive canvas for all sorts of projects and apps and windows and countless open tabs. Expect 1,600-nit peak brightness, and excellent color coverage - with out of the box settings, expect 106.7% sRGB and 75.6% for wider DCI-P3 color gamuts. Moreover, you still get really nice, sharp fonts from MacOS on a 27-inch 4K monitor. The S2722QC also offers decent image quality from its IPS panel. OK, there's only very basic HDR support with no local dimming and just 350 nits peak brightness. Likewise, color gamut coverage is pretty limited. So, this is not remotely a pro-grade display for content creation.The 40-inch 21:9-aspect proportions also make for fantastic desktop space. For multi-tasking, this monitor is awfully hard to beat. The 2500R curve is likewise gentle enough that it shouldn't be a deal breaker for those who aren't totally sold on screens with a really tight radius. Our team of expert reviewers have tested a massive range of displays, from We've also featured the best ultrawide monitors to the best monitors overall. What does matter is that the S2722QC has a USB hub, so you can decide what works better for you in terms of connecting peripherals like keyboard, mouse and external storage - hooking them up to the mini itself or connecting them to the display. Unfortunately, we did find the cable Dell provides is a bit short. And when connecting via USB-C, you need to choose between High Resolution or High Data Speed. We also noticed a faint shadow along the top and bottom edge of the screen on our unit. Minor niggles, in a way, because overall, this a versatile monitor for any workspace. With its built-in hub, it’s as much a space-saver as the Mac mini. . The two most critical things you want for a Mac mini are pixel density and connectivity. The Dell S2722QC gives you both at a very decent price. It's a 4K 27-inch panel, which translates into roughly 160DPI. That's not as good as Apple's own 5K studio display or the Pro Display XDR. But then those monitors are massively more expensive.

Nowadays, a 27-inch screen is an excellent entry-level monitor for all purposes. Above that, a 32" (technically 31.5 in some models) adds some extra screen real estate for increased clarity and productivity, particularly for those working with spreadsheets or complex applications. However, 34 inches is the current sweet spot for ultrawide monitors where you can work in a generous 5:9 area and simultaneously watch a 16:9 video. The Apple Pro Display XDR is the sort of monitor you may not need, but you'll definitely want. It's beautifully designed, of course - this is Apple, after all. A low-carbon aluminum that's incredibly sleek, smooth, somehow next-gen in appearance. The connectivity is great, too, thanks to USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 which is ideal for the Mac mini, plus DisplayPort and HDMI if you also want to connect other computers and devices. There's even an integrated ethernet port for networking passthrough, albeit Apple's mini machine does have its own gigabit port. Then there's good connectivity, including USB-C, which is ideal for the Mac mini, plus additional DisplayPort and HDMI options ensuring all your possible needs are covered. What you don't get is terribly high pixel density. As an Apple product, it's no surprise that the Apple Studio Display is well optimised for use with Mac mini. The most obvious upside is the 5K panel itself. With 5,120 by 2,880 pixels on a 27-inch panel, you're getting fully 218 pixels per inch. That's enough for MacOS to do its beautiful, high-DPI thing with fonts. Text really does look gorgeous on this monitor.

If it is not possible to install additional cabling throughout your house, Powerline Adapters can also be used to good effect. These send/receive data down the existing mains electrical cable and ring main (or ring final circuit for any electricians that may be reading) . I recommend reading our previous blog – Powerline Adapters, All You Need To Know for more information on this but one potential caveat is that the adapters need to be installed on the same electrical circuit which isn’t always the case. Finally, on connectivity, Apple's Mac mini with M1 silicon can connect one external display with a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port at up to 6K resolution and one external display with its HDMI 2.0 port to a maximum of 4K. If your monitor has a DP connector, you'll need an inexpensive Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C to DisplayPort (DP) adapter. How we test the best monitors for the Mac mini It's difficult to have everything in a single monitor, especially at the more affordable end of the market. Take the LG 34WN80C. It's got a lot going for it. There's the 34-inch ultrawide panel that offers lots of desktop space for comfortable multi-tasking.

The Sky box is connected to your broadband router. This is essential for Sky Q multi-room with the mini-boxes but not always necessary if you just have the main Sky Q box. On the specs side, the monitor features 3840 x 2160 UHD resolution, HDR options, and impressive color coverage - expect sRGB (100%), Rec 709 (100%), and DCI-P3 (98%) color spaces. For anyone worried about spending hours in front of the screen, there’s Low Blue Light output and the anti-glare, 3H Hard Coating to cut down reflections. Trying it out ourselves, we found we could use this monitor for hours without eye-strain or fatigue. Dell also built an auto KVM switch that allows the ports to switch between connected computers seamlessly. In practice, you can have your Mac mini and MacBook connected to this display (and perhaps a few other devices), and with a simple input switch, your mouse and keyboard, external storage, and even an internet connection could follow you between computers. As mentioned above, the Sky Q system works over a 5Ghz mesh network. The mini-boxes connect wireless to your main Sky Q box, not to your WIFI. This means that all boxes need to be within the range of the main box or another Sky Q product. As with all wireless systems, you can run into trouble when you are beyond the range of the wireless signal which may cause the signal to drop out or not connect at all. Most WIFI systems use 2.4Ghz, but 5Ghz is also used for some of the later WIFI standards and faster connection/ internet speeds. The problem with using the higher frequency band is that the range within buildings is not as far as the lower 2.4Ghz range, meaning the larger the house or the more walls the wireless connection needs to pass through the more likely you are to run into trouble. The mini-boxes are easily set up using an WPS push button connection.

The main Sky Q box is connected to a wideband LNB with two separate coax cables (1 cable for dSCR systems). As there is no switching at the LNB as there was was previous Sky systems. The same connections can be used to feed to multiple satellite tuners. You do not need separate satellite connections for every Sky box. Really big monitors usually aren't a great fit with Mac computers. That's because of pixel density, as in not enough of it. Take a typical 4K 42-inch mega monitor. Sounds great, but that only works out to 110DPI, Which just isn't enough for nice, crisp fonts in MacOS. It also has decent color accuracy thanks to an IPS panel, plus HDR support, albeit it's of the basic HDR10 variety and there's no local dimming or eye-popping brightness. This monitor tops out at 300 nits.