iPad in Sidecar Mode vs. Portable Secondary Display? Resolution considerations and options

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I am using an 11 inch iPad in Sidecar mode as a second display. I have considered upgrading to a 15.6-inch Sidetrak portable display. I keep Fantastical and Reminders on this display but there is not enough space to see them both completely.

I have 2 questions:

  1. For a 15.6-inch display, will I see the difference between Full HD and a 4K display (that const considerably more)?

  2. Does anyone have any other recommendation for a secondary reference display?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

gswpitt.

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Do you know if it possible to connect iPad to Mac mini as primary display with SideCar?

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I’m interested in this as well. Sidecar works great with my person laptop. it won’t work with my employer’s laptop since it they don’t allow iCloud which sidecar requires.

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  1. For a 15.6-inch display, will I see the difference between Full HD and a 4K display (that const considerably more)?

depends on how close it is to your eyes. especially your use case being non-media, I don’t think it would be worth it to get a 4k screen.

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You could try Duet Display. Doesn’t require iCloud, only a companion app.

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The WSJ happened to have an article on this today.

PDF if needed.

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