G+_Jake Milner Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Just purchased Sony 55" 4k TV and would appreciate any feedback regarding using as monitor for new Mac Mini when editing Photoshop, iMovie, etc. It appears the TV will accept HDMI 3840 x 2160 at 30Hz. Currently using MacBook Pro (2009). Thanks for comments.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Blake DeVoss Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 30hz :( How can you stand it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ron Stephenson Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I'm concerned about the 30Hz instead of higher. Haven't seen Mac Mini connected but was told it would be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Elizabeth Whitmire Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 TV's as monitors... not the best choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ron Stephenson Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks for the comment. I haven't seen one in use lately. Just interested in utilizing TV to fullest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeffrey Murray Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Normally the biggest reason a TV doesn't make a good monitor is they are just too low of resolution for their size, but with 4k it should be fine, although being that close to that big of a screen for computer work may be... Strange. Another reason it's not usually the best idea is colors. Depending on what you are doing in Photoshop you may not get the color accuracy you would like out of a TV.? The Mac mini itself should handle it as long as you use the hdmi output and I wouldn't expect it to do very well with a second display plugged in. 30hz will probably be ok as long as you don't have a lot of fast motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ron Stephenson Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Jeffrey Murray, thanks for comment. My room would allow me to work from a comfortable distance. The Apple and TV reps said the color calibration shouldn't be a problem. They suggested I could even calibrate one HDMI input to the Mac Mini (don't know about that??). Also like the idea of moving mini to other locations with separate monitors because, due to the size, my large format printer is in a separate area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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