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  Will a late 2012 macmini “see” a 4k monitor?

  Posted by Alan Langdon on October 28, 2017 at 9:51 pm

  I am thinking of buying a 4k monitor (DELL). For now, I am using a macmini from late 2012, so there’s no 4k capability. But until I get a newer machine, can I use the 4k monitor with the macmini, displaying in the macmini’s maximum resolution (2K)? Or will it not even “see” the monitor, that is, send it a usable image, because the monitor is 4K and not 2K?

  Alan Langdon replied 7 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  John Rofrano

  October 29, 2017 at 12:20 pm

  It all comes down to connectivity. The Mac mini has an HDMI output. If the 4K monitor has an HDMI input, I see no reason why the Mac mini wouldn’t see it and use it at the max resolution that the Mac mini is capable of. Most 4K monitors have DisplayPort, HDMI, and DVI-D inputs so I would be surprised if it didn’t connect.

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  Alan Langdon

  October 29, 2017 at 1:58 pm

  Thanks, JR, much appreciated! I got a similar response from a user at Apple’s forums, so I am taking this as a green light.
  Cheers!
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  Garry Oldman

  October 10, 2018 at 4:07 pm

  Thanks for the info.
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  Alan Langdon

  October 18, 2018 at 2:21 pm

  Yep, it worked. My macmini sees the 4K monitor, just doesn’t offer 4K resolution in the output. No problem at all!

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