![]() ![]() It allows me to scale a Lenovo L24Q-30 monitor properly when connected to an m1 Mac Mini. I use the program and think it is excellent. I heard about BetterDisplay when I watched this rather rambling video today: You can then utilize this dummy display as a mirror source for your display achieving any HiDPI resolution or for other purposes. Also available is the option to create a flexible virtual "dummy" displays that support an unprecedented range of Retina resolutions. On other Macs the resolution options for wide displays are too constrained.īetterDisplay solves the problem by unlocking your screens making them fully scalable natively while providing a nice HiDPI resolution slider to freely scale the desktop size. Apple Silicon Macs notoriously don't allow sub-4K resolution displays to have HiDPI ("Retina") resolutions even though most 1440p display would greatly benefit from having a HiDPI "Retina" mode. Some Macs tend to have issues with custom resolutions. I do not know if this is of any interest or relevance, but it might be.įully scalable HiDPI desktop with BetterDisplay It's like running a 2x2 stack of four 13.5" – 16" 1920x1080 monitors.ĭisplays Preferences "resolutions" and apparent PPIs (for text/object sizing purposes): People are more inclined to run 27" – 32" UHD 4K monitors in native mode. Would you want to try to use a 2x2 stack of four 13.5" 2560x1440 pixel monitors? People almost always run 27" 5K monitors in a Retina mode. ![]() One question I have is if I go for the Apple studio display, why would the text not be even smaller (5K) than on a 4k display? The idea is to use the extra pixels on a high-PPI display for greater detail – rather than to blindly use all of the extra pixels for workspace, causing text and objects to become tinier and tinier in the process. That canvas is then scaled onto the actual display. I believe that Retina modes work by letting applications draw onto an internal canvas that has twice as many pixels (in each direction) as the nominal Displays Preferences resolution. ![]() I don't know if I have this right or not. I understand that either the text is very small at highest resolution or one can lower the resolution for text but then you are not using the full features of the monitor that you paid for. ![]() However, I'm confused on the monitor scaling issue with Macs. I just replaced a 10 year old MBP and would like to upgrade my monitor as well. The majority of my use is for amateur photography and general computing. Now, if the studio display came with a stand similar to BenQs, at the $1500 price point, I would likely just go that direction. Is the whole scaling at 4K issue overblown or something I should consider? I think in all other respects I would be very happy with the BenQ. It would be great to hear from those that use 4K monitors and particularly BenQ with a MBP to get their take. The whole stand issue with the studio display really irks me and I think the BenQ should be an acceptable alternative. I'm leaning towards trying the BenQ PD2725U, but I must purchase any monitor sight unseen. ![]()
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