Which 27" display for a mac mini ? Under £400

[raymondkerr]

As I can't afford an apple cinema display, I have been looking at budget 27" displays however most of what I am seeing, are only 1920x1080 max res. I notice on most good 24" screens the res goes upto at least 1920x1200. Being on a budget, am I going to have to settle for 1080p ?

Or would be better to consider a 24" instead ? Although I would really prefer a 27".

Can anyone help with my decision ? Ultimately I will be wanting dual screens and will be buying two, so price would be an issue. Is 1080p enough for desktop use on my mac mini?

Thanks
Raymond

 

[Daud]

Raymond,

take a good IPS monitor in 24" size instead, it will be easier on the budget and your eyes.

HP line

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/

 

[raymondkerr]

Thanks for the advice, I've been looking at Dell IPS screens and think I'm going to go with the Ultrasharp U2412M which is within my budget and if I am happy with this screen, I may decide to buy another for dual screens.

I notice it mentions on the Dell specs, that there is a Display Port ? I assume this isn't the same as Apple's Mini Display Port ? It comes with dual DVI ports and an HDMI.

If I was to run a dual screen setup on the current mac mini, would I connect the primary display from DVI to Mini Display port on the mini? and would I be able to run the second display from HDMI ? does HDMI display higher than 1080p ?

Raymond