Monitor for new M4 Mac mini

[nello]

@Simon

… it’s indisputable that there’s an image quality advantage from being able to scale 5K on 27" vs. 4K.

Please explain:

1. What “scaling” is and then
2. Why scaling 5K over 27” is better than scaling 4K over the same sized monitor.

I have an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) that is stuck at macOS 12 Monterey and it’d like to replace it with an M4 Mac mini.

I’ve put this off for a long time because i was hoping that Apple would release a bigger iMac, in part because I’m really intimidated by choosing a monitor.

For what it’s worth, I also have an 2022 M2 MacBook Air.

Thank you.