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bungiefan89

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My 2011 27" iMac died recently. While I've already moved on to a new PC (Intel i5-8400, GTX 1060), after 7 years of the iMac, I can't settle for a lesser screen, but I've found a lot of monitor options lacking in two big departments:
  • Monitors often have narrow viewing angles
  • Monitors often have no speakers or cheap, tinny speakers
Because of this, I figured maybe what I need is not a 27" monitor but a 27" TV. But then I find that 27" TVs are very hard to come by. It's as though there's a big no-man's land between 20" (too small) and 32" (won't fit on desk) sets, and even when I do find a TV of the right size, the resolution is often lower than the 2650x1440 resolution that my iMac had.

Ideally, I'd like to spend less than $500 on a display, so I'm hesitant to splurge on a 4K set or drop about a thousand dollars on a refurbished Apple Cinema display. So I don't know what to look for.

Am I boxing myself in with my specifications?
 

darksithpro

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Honestly your best bet would be to post in the Mac Mini forum, as a lot of them have 3rd party monitors. Don't use a TV because they suffer from major input lag. You also can get a 4k IPS display for around 300-500 dollars. Check out the LG 4k monitors. Good quality for decent prices, although most don't seem to come with built in speakers.
 
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Xenc

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You could try buying the 27" LED Cinema Display. It is very similar to your old iMac, and is even sleeker as it does not have a chin.
 

bungiefan89

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Honestly your best bet would be to post in the Mac Mini forum, as a lot of them have 3rd party monitors. Don't use a TV because they suffer from major input lag. You also can get a 4k IPS display for around 300-500 dollars. Check out the LG 4k monitors. Good quality for decent prices, although most don't seem to come with built in speakers.
That's a fantastic point about the Mac Mini forum. Is there a way that I can just transfer this thread over to there? Or should I just copy and paste?

And I had no idea that TVs suffer from input lag. If that's the case, I definitely wanna steer clear of that.
 

darksithpro

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