#NCP
Any monitor experts out there?
I'm thinking about going back to dual 27" 4k monitors for my desktop mac setup (currently using a Dell S3423DWC wide curved monitor, but I'm not happy with the resolution / blurriness of it with a Mac).
My current plan is to buy ONE Dell Ultrasharp 27" 4K, the U2723QE model with the awesome full featured USB-C hub in it. That would be my main photo editing monitor. And I'd pair it up with the much less expensive Dell 27" 4K S2722QC monitor, which I'd use for writing, research work, coding, etc.
So my question: these are obviously different monitors with different quality in the screen, though both are 4K. Any challenges or issues I should be considering using these with an Mac Mini M4?
My plan is to hook up the Ultrasharp to one of my Thunderbolt ports, but where I'm hazy is should I a) daisy chain the other monitor to the Ultrasharp's USB-C downstream, or b) hook up the second monitor to the Mac Mini's available HDMI port instead? I'm concerned about the USB-C hub's bandwidth on the Ultrasharp.
Also, I like controlling things via the mac's keyboard (screen brightness, etc). I run an app called Monitor Control to do this with my current setup. I assume I can use it with the new monitors, but don't know how it works with a dual monitor setup.
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