I recently bought Dell’s latest 32” monitor to connect to my 2018 Mac mini and I’ve noticed that the screen blacks out for a few seconds randomly. I did a bit of a search and there were a few mentions of static possibly being a culprit. Didn’t actually try to confirm it though and now I’ll never get the chance to because I’ve switched 1) desk placement, 2) desk, 3) Mac Studio.

The problem has gone away.

I don’t have a IKEA chair, currently using a Herman Miller Embody but I do (did) have an IKEA desk. A bamboo worktop, a chest on one side and those weird, A shaped legs on the other.