Someone may have come up with a solution and if you only need 1920X1080p resolution, you might find a cheaper solution, but it will eat up two Thunderbolt 3 port to do it and be a rat's next behind the Mac mini. I would really cut my losses and either buy a 4K DisplayPort or USB-C or TB3 display or simply get a new iMac once an updated one ships. Some may dispute this, but you will spend $300-$400 for the active adapter and the Thunderbolt 3 dock that has a single DisplayPort input (OWC Thunderbolt 3 dock). The suggestion of a 27' iMac that starts at $1800 seems a little out of whack.Click to expand.That is a Dual-Link DVI-D connector and getting a proper active adapter that will support the full 2560x1600 resolution and actually connect to a Thunderbolt 3 port is not worth the time or money. Look, OP is looking for a 27' monitor for an existing Mac mini 2018 that he already has in his possession. After all, the world has 10x more Windows PCs than Macs. I will point out that getting adaptive sync on a monitor from a Windows gaming PC is hardly what I would consider a niche usage case.

Switching inputs on a monitor is something I got used to decades ago. I guess if one lives in a huge house with lots of rooms, lots of real estate, lots of outlets, one can think one device = one monitor.

In the same way, I have multiple components driving my TV monitor.Īdmittedly I live in a small condo. In the past couple of years I've used the LG 27' monitor and a Dell 32' monitor but the fact remains that I have multiple devices driving each monitor. Over the years, I've acquired new devices, got rid of old ones and saw the Dell 24' monitor die after 12 years of service.

After all, that's one reason why monitors have multiple inputs. I plugged my Mac mini 2010 into a Dell 24' monitor which was also the display for many other devices.

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