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@teohontech71416 ай бұрын
Another solution: In MacOS System Preferences -> Display -> Choose to show all resolution and Alt+click on the options, and try the options shown. Let me know if it works.
@zionlee45946 ай бұрын
This worked. Finally it has been fixed !!! Running a 4k 27inch monitor
@nazm61796 ай бұрын
Only scaled option i have that works is 1080p but still not clear, especially word doc and PDFs. The text are not sharp. I used command defaults -currentHost write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 3 which helped a little.So I am wondering if I need to buy different resolution monitor UHD or will I have the same issue? Thanks in advance.
@teohyc6 ай бұрын
@@nazm6179 1080P is only considered sharp if you use 10-inch or smaller display. You will need a 4K display for extra sharpness.
@zionlee45946 ай бұрын
@@nazm6179 what size and resolution display are you on?
@amoghapt3 ай бұрын
@@nazm6179 the issue with your macbook it works fine for windows, it show crisp clear details
@alantsz9 ай бұрын
I bought a 24-inch 2560x1440 monitor today. I initially set the resolution to 1920x1080, but found the font blurry. I didn't want to use the native 2560x1440 resolution though since it would make everything too small. After installing BetterDisplay and enabling scaled smoothing at 1920x1080, the fonts became much sharper! I was ready to return the monitor, but with BetterDisplay I can keep it. I'm really impressed with the improvement in clarity it provides.
@danielmosho9 ай бұрын
Can you share a screnshot? I have 24-inch 1920x1080, with better display app looks a little bit better, but not sharper due to low ppi, I am plannig to buy a 24-inch 2560x1440 .
@DiogoGDF9 ай бұрын
@@danielmosho it's worth it
@benjaminshtark59775 ай бұрын
I just got Asus TUF 28" gaming monitor, with high refresh rate and used this app for HiDPI scaling, everything looks so sharp now. gone are the days when you buy 4k panel and can't use it because of need for powerful video card, on Macs its simple, just use lower resolution and scale pixel to get better image at lower resolution as if it was real 4k. in reality it is "kinda" 4K, its just for every pixel at FullHD you get 4X pixels from 4K panel, win-win.
@benjaminshtark59775 ай бұрын
@@danielmosho get 4K monitor, you will get then native FHD at HiDPI, on 2K its not as good..
@YourGuyDanАй бұрын
@@danielmosho which setting did you use? i couldnt find any smoothing setting etc so it all looks the same lol
@Jader13254 Жыл бұрын
Dude this worked, wtf! All people on the internet are like "Get a 5K screen" but this hack makes it look great
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
Many like to give buying advice as if money is no issue
@KoneserKodu10 ай бұрын
Exactly people are like "you need at least 4k to make it work" I will be testing this tomorrow hope it will fix my issue as well
@IanOnyango Жыл бұрын
Just spent the last hour trying to fix this. I was so mad that I almost returned my monitor to the store. This app works perfectly. Thanks 👍
@murten6225 Жыл бұрын
hi bro is the app free?
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
Download the trial version and see if it works for you. It is worth paying for
@MrBobDigits11 ай бұрын
is it s subscription? how much?@@teohontech7141
@nicoleoutten60532 ай бұрын
@@teohontech7141hi I paid for the premium for this app however only one monitor is showing sharp the other one is still blurry do you have any recommendations?
@mattchtx Жыл бұрын
I have been frustrated with this for 2 years since I got a 4K 28” monitor. I use my Mac and PC on the same monitor and Windows has scaled perfectly while macOS has looked really janky. This app has my Mac looking just as good as the PC. Thank you!
@nazm61796 ай бұрын
I need help. recently bought lenovo 27 inch monitor and test are not sharp.
@börsenprophetjw Жыл бұрын
You are the first one on KZfaq who helped me with my WQHD resolution and the shitty macOS settings. Thank you very much.
@faizanjahangir89899 ай бұрын
You should win a noble prize for this video mate! Life saver. You just made me love my Dell monitor again!
@emergenthub3054 ай бұрын
Haha, indeed.
@castillo41414 ай бұрын
EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Since I found your video, I was able to configure my 2.5K screen correctly with all my Apple devices, with clear and sharp letters, it's a pleasure to use my monitor now. I was about to return it, but I'm glad I found your video.
@BrandonMushlin110 ай бұрын
Thank you for addressing this issue and providing a solution, this was perfect and I was just about to suffer through this until I went digging down the rabbithole and found your video. So wonderful, worked great with M1 Macbook Air!
@nO_d3N1AL11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I've been using my work MacBook Pro for over a year with a 1440p 27 inch monitor running it at 2048x1152 and never realised just how bad the built-in scaling is until I switched back to native 1440p where everything looks sharp but small. Now I can have 2048x1152 scaling but it looks like 1440p quality!
@faizanjahangir89899 ай бұрын
Exactly what I did!
@illeominati5 ай бұрын
Can you explain further please I’m a bit confused because I have LG 27” 4K monitor with MBP 14” what should I do? 😅
@HombrePresente28 күн бұрын
My friend a PC user sold me his 27in gaming monitor with nVidia chip that look amazing but in my computer looked fuzzy, looked into so many videos trying to adjust the settings but no success and finally this video showed me how its done. the resolution in my new display monitor is fantastic.
@slycoopers4 ай бұрын
Lifesaver! I just bought the Kamvas Pro 16 2.5k and was disappointed that the text looked so fuzzy at a scaled resolution. I work as a professional graphic designer and blurry/fuzzy text is a no go. This app works perfectly. Thank you so much for posting this video.
@ledooni11 ай бұрын
The fact that Apple doesn't fix something as fundamental as this themselves is such a joke. I really admire macOS for how stable and simple it is, but I am very sure that a proper solution to this issue wouldn't break the operating system. They're probably just using it to sell their own 5K display. Thankfully the community is doing the work for us again!
@pedrowilson83448 ай бұрын
In fact, this problem is related to retina resolution, which consists of twice the number of pixels per inch. The real problem is that other brands don't make monitors with inches in combination with resolution.
@ledooni8 ай бұрын
@@pedrowilson8344 But compare Windows. You can set whatever scaling percentage you want and no matter what you choose it never has this issue. Apple's approach of not actually changing how the UI is rendered but just having one basic version which is then up- or downscaled makes no sense nowadays. You know you're doing bad when even Windows is doing it better...
@pedrowilson83448 ай бұрын
@@ledooni But on the other hand, Windows still doesn't work well with 4k resolution and Hidpi
@ledooni8 ай бұрын
@@pedrowilson8344 Not familiar with the term but my eyesight isn't the best and I use 4K with 180% scaling on a big OLED TV in Windows for all work and gaming purposes and it looks perfectly fine/sharp while the scaling problems in MacOS are immediately obvious for me even with much smaller displays. Can you maybe describe it a little more detailed so that I can understand what you're talking about?
@JamesJacob-lr5gt7 ай бұрын
@@pedrowilson8344 windows has been working fine for me at 4k 27in. I tried macos and immediately noticed the text looking fuzzy. I can't even do fractional scaling without causing much worse pixelation. It's terrible on Mac compared to windows
@purrsad Жыл бұрын
This app is absolutely fantastic! All-in-one solution for display issues. Thank you for the video.
@murten6225 Жыл бұрын
hi, is the app free?
@clarkentm4 ай бұрын
Not to be overdramatic but this video saved my life
@sundareswaransenthilvel27598 ай бұрын
I was a long term windows user, and this is my first Macbook Air. I was really frustrated when looking at text font's in Safari. I was pretty disappointed with the way Mac renders fonts. Feel like anti-aliasing was not properly handled. After reading through the history of Mac fonts and its obsession to render each letter to its shape (which is a madness Apple took it), I feel little disappointed. And came to the rescue BetterDisplay. Thanks to this Video and Better Display. Now, I'm pretty happy to use Mac. 🙏
@GocNhin19893 ай бұрын
Omg, Im new with Mac OS and I've been looking for this kind of solution for months! Your video is very helpful, thanks mate!!
@DimCervix3 ай бұрын
I can not thank you more for this video! Initially with my 16inch portable display with resolution of 2560x1600 all was either too small or too fuzzy. Enabling Better Display I included semi native HiDPI and 2048by1280 works perfect, as it is 1.25 of original resolution. And using Better Display I can control all the brightness, volume, color etc from my mac menu!
@ma345297 ай бұрын
I just came here to say thank you. I bought an ultra wide monitor and its looked like crap with my Macbook pro for the last year...now its look how I thought it would. +100000000
@manaceschavez71656 ай бұрын
Thanks for this comment, I really want an ultra wide, but the scaling is what's been holding me back. cheers mate
@ma345296 ай бұрын
@@manaceschavez7165 Glad I could help...I regretted buying my ultra wide monitor until I found this video. Enjoy your new monitor!
@paularaja8 ай бұрын
Best video by far. To understand and resolve making display text crisp and sharp for external monitor.
@sandychahal120022 күн бұрын
very very thanks 🙏. i just bought 34 inch ultrawide curved monitor and this app save me to fuzzy blurry pixels .
@danielwoodward525629 күн бұрын
Just to echo what others have said here really, thank you for this, fantastic advice, and a great little app. I'm running my external display through a hub and it was forcing a non native resolution. This app solved the problem. It says I have 14 days of premium left, so I guess we will find out which features I need to pay for when the 14 days is up :)
@teohontech714128 күн бұрын
Do let me and others know if the main scaling feature still works after the trial ends.
@TheVidyaWraith Жыл бұрын
This was an issue with 1080p displays as well, before macOS Ventura. BetterDisplay scaling seems to look the same as native macOS scaling (on 1080p displays) now. But sometimes I’m tempted to reinstall BetterDisplay just to be sure :)). So people who used external displays with a mac between 2012 and whenever Ventura came out had blurry text? yikes.
@harishg1771 Жыл бұрын
I have a 1080p display. Planning to buy a mini m2. Are you sure the Ventura solved the display problem?
@MrDeadmaus10 Жыл бұрын
@@harishg1771 Hi, not! I just got my Mini M2 yesterday and my ultrawide 1080p monitor is blurry, gonna test out BetterDisplay today.
@nkdlive Жыл бұрын
@@MrDeadmaus10 how did it work out
@MrDeadmaus10 Жыл бұрын
@@nkdlive unfortunately not very well. On 29” the pixel density is so slow that the screen isn’t very well. So gonna buy a 4K monitor 27” sized which one has a way more PPI
@nkdlive Жыл бұрын
@@MrDeadmaus10 thinking the same. what do you think about samsung LS27A800NMWXXL
@ScottOhlgren10 ай бұрын
On a Mac Mini M1 running Sonoma with two dual 27" 4K monitors, currently scaled at 2560x1440, we're not seeing the settings you're showing in this video. The video cuts out important parts at the 1:29 mark, so we can't tell where in the BetterDisplay settings those checkboxes are. We're not seeing anything associated with Resolution Scaling.
@thejaceofspades2 күн бұрын
Same, this is frustrating...where are those settings?
@ramonr2557 Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Fixed my screen scaling problem and also the volume and screen brightness (now I can use my apple keyboard to adjust) at the same time.
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@edsonbs3 ай бұрын
This just works! I think it is unacceptable that Apple itself does not fix this and has to resort to external applications, but this solves the problem! Thank you so much!
@beelzzebub10 ай бұрын
For anyone wanting to breath life into an old iMac, i suggest installing OCLP and using this better display app (on a mac or laptop) to use your imac as a full fledged 5k monitor (by turning it into an airplay reciever) 👍
@rufutorahman14711 ай бұрын
Thank You So much! I did not know about the resolution scaling issue in macbooks until recently. My monitor is much sharper now!
@mrglance16 ай бұрын
Thank you so much man. I just bought a 2K monitor and got so upset with the display. I was going to return it. Now it’s still not Apple Retina display, but it’s much better, and the text is much smoother.
@prazskedomyjg6019 Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video! I solved the problem after 4 months:) I asked Hidpi at the store where I bought the external monitor. I asked at apple support. No one was able to help me. Thanks!
@SangTruongTan-ny2fp7 ай бұрын
I was amazed about modifying the native screen brightness of my external monitor. I don't what will be cut down after trial. But, I appreciate your indication.
@ninetofiverecordings Жыл бұрын
Was just a few hours of returning my monitor after you saved me. Highly appreciate this great tutorial...
@IrrationalDelusion Жыл бұрын
2:55 The UI is adjusted together with the resolution displayed.
@palyamsudheer7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, I use dual monitor setup with 1440p, and was struggling with small text appearence, where using default Mac's resolution change (changing to 1080p) was making screen look fuzzy or not sharp. Using BetterDisplay seem to retain the monitor native high resolution and still let us scale the content. Thanks for sharing.
@teohontech71417 ай бұрын
1440P is not considered a high-res monitor unless your display is 15-inches or smaller, so using this app will not help.
@nandorocker Жыл бұрын
My display's USB stopped working, and for some reason the HDMI was always like this. Your recommendation worked like magic!!! Only problem is now I can't get to 60hz, I'm gonna try a new cable...
@vedictradesra9 ай бұрын
This is so good, i spent $800 on a monitor and it did not work like it was supposed to so i refunded it, got another monitor for $250, and found this video, and this made my screen so much clearer.
@Behindstage6 ай бұрын
I’ve been looking for a app like this for ten years! Ten years! I’m grabbing a licence immediately!
@teohontech71416 ай бұрын
Someone told me MacOS has added more UI scaling options. Can you try and let me know if it works? Go into MacOS System Preferences - Display - Show all resolution - Alt+click on the options and go through each to see if fuzzy text is still a problem.
@jorgeluissegurar.95589 ай бұрын
It's works, excellent tutorial. I was almost buying a new monitor cuz this issue.
@alexrayvsn5 ай бұрын
I was looking for a solution for that and it worked finally, now i can get to work without having to deal with back pain, thank you so much!
@anastacioiii4047Ай бұрын
Wow, thanks for this. I have an LG Ultragear and was getting annoyed at the fuzzy text.
@user-vm4lm6xw3e Жыл бұрын
There isn't an option for configuration override (edit the system configuration of this display) and Resolution scaling (set up native smooth resolution scaling) or the other options you ticked. Is there a way to resolve this?
@juteexboikaАй бұрын
Go to Displays and in Header (Top) choose your Monitor (Not View Tab) and later you need to scroll down in System Configuration and Flexible Scaling and you can activate "Edit System Configuration" and "Smooth Scaling", but the problem is... Smooth Scaling feature is in PRO version, so I gonna buy it now and test :)
@NexusR711 ай бұрын
I have an AOC 24G2U 24' 1080p with an M2 Air and couldn't achieve much with this app except brightness control which is a godsend. However "fontsmoothingadjuster" did make the fonts a bit more bearable.
@teohontech714111 ай бұрын
1080P is considered low res either 24 inch so the app cannot turn it to high res
@AbhishekSrivastava_ab10 ай бұрын
Wow!! This is so helpful. Thank you so much. I got my New LG Dual Up Monitor and some how I was not happy with the screen resolution on it where I was using a split screen in P{BP mode with TYPE-C and HDMI. Sadly Mac OS gives 2 different set of resolutions for these 2 input types and I was not able to find the right setting for the text and colors to look good. This app fixed everything for me. I even tweaked the colors to get deeper blacks and its so much better for the eyes now. It feels like I am using 2 large AMOLED display one below the other and the mouse and windows move seamlessly between screens. Great.
@srikanthkr622010 ай бұрын
@AbhishekSrivastava_ab Which Macbook Pro version do you have? I have macbook pro 2019 version and is not working fine with my Dell SE2723DS when this app is downloaded.
@petersharma75511 ай бұрын
I spent hours on my last monitor matching pixel density to prevent this. I wish i would have know this tool existed.
@mashudisumohadiwidjojo7696Ай бұрын
Your the bestt bro! thanks it works :)
@vladibarraza Жыл бұрын
You are a life saver. Thank you so much!
@itznukeey Жыл бұрын
idk why but some of the text is still blurry to the point its unreadable for me. If i do 80% scaling on 2560x1440 I get blurry text in Google Docs on both Chrome and Safari. I'm not sure what's causing it but when I move the bar back to 100% its also a bit blurrier and need to set it back in the Settings instead - anyone encounter similar issue?
@pedrosousa8661 Жыл бұрын
Did you notice any Mac performance issues with this app when scalling? I'm considering Dell's U32219Q to go with MBP 2017 Many thanks.
@dans5529Ай бұрын
This is what I want to know too.
@rrrr2150 Жыл бұрын
oh my god thank you so much, almost returned my mac
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@user-pf9xm8dw1l11 ай бұрын
Perfect app, work so well, thanks a lot
@teohontech714111 ай бұрын
Which monitor are you using?
@ulescano Жыл бұрын
Excellent solution, i worried about my second monitor!
@rafacabanillasmurillo711010 ай бұрын
Oh, thanks. I already returned an ultrawide 1440p monitor that was destroying my vision due to the ridiculously small text, it took me days to fix this! Now I bought a cheaper one and I'm hoping to apply this app. Thanks so much. PD: I only have Mac for work. This doesn't happen on Windows, hahaha
@teohontech714110 ай бұрын
May not work for 1440P 27 inch because that is considered a low resolution monitor
@MundoEstrellado10 ай бұрын
@@teohontech7141what about the Samsung Odyssey OLED g8 34 inch ?
@teho07279 ай бұрын
Thank you for your quick response.
@wtwtwtwtwtification4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the video! I have a question: in the current version of Betterdisplay the settings changed vs your video, and the "Flexible scaling" option is a Pro (paying feature). My questions is, is it worth buying the app to unlock this feature, do I need this feature to improve font rendering on my display? Background: I bought a Dell (3440 x 1440) monitor, when I apply HiDPI in Betterdisplay, the largest resolution I can set is 2048 x 858 (which from comments in the thread below makes sense I guess). The font scaling definitely looks great, but I'm wondering if there is a way to get similarly good font scaling in the native resolution (3440 x 1440), or at least closer to it; i.e. after unlocking the Pro "Flexible scaling" function, I can get better font scaling closer to the native resolution, without HiDPI? Thanks a ton!
@teohontech71414 ай бұрын
That Dell monitor will be consider low resolution if it's 27 or 32-inches. So the app will not help. It will work if your monitor is 24 inches or smaller.
@wtwtwtwtwtification4 ай бұрын
Thank you @@teohontech7141 !
@chrisluckey50507 ай бұрын
You are a legend! Thank you so much! 👌
@ChrisScullin7 ай бұрын
This was very helpful. Thank you!
@suhaybabdullah3283 Жыл бұрын
You're a legend!
@baxterbreiman83127 ай бұрын
outstanding guidance! Thank you!
@discursofascinante96384 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this. Now, I think it's important to determine if this would punish the GPU performance. I mean, would it take a big toll of the GPU hijacking performance form video/3d edition software? That's what it's important to know, IMHO.
@teohontech71414 ай бұрын
I did not notice any drop in performance. Note that the Macbooks nowadays are powerful enough to run up to 4 displays easily, at least for units where Apple allow you to do so.
@mitch791811 ай бұрын
$3 trillion dollar company but can't figure out display scaling its just insanity.
@teohontech714111 ай бұрын
It's the Apple way or no way
@oliverroy79695 ай бұрын
Sometimes this issue could be fixed by adjusting sharpness and contrast settings on your monitor. In my case, I did not see any improvement when using this app or changing the resolution
@teohontech71415 ай бұрын
That depends on your monitor size and resolution. If your monitor native resolution is low, the app cannot help
@erickfacuregiaretta394811 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this!
@spitsparrow Жыл бұрын
We need to know if all the scaling tricks cause a dip in performance. So many are looking at 27 inch monitors since there are no iMacs anymore. Lots of videos showing a performance hit when mac os tries to operate on a 4k monitor.
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
I personally did not notice performance dip. What kind of performance dip are you talking about? Most Macs from 2018 onwards run 4K easily
@spitsparrow Жыл бұрын
@@teohontech7141 people running 3d rendering apps on Macs notice significant lag when using 4k monitors due to scaling. Ive seen it on a few videos and seen it discussed around the forums. It would only be for certain running apps.
@mattchtx Жыл бұрын
MacOS always scales for HiDPI by doubling the resolution and then averaging it back down. So trying to run HiDPI at 4k would mean the Mac is rendering an 8k screen and then bringing it back down. This does take up resources. While it's not especially noticeable most of the time, when you really need to use all the computer's resources for a task, having even a little of those resources being spent rendering extra pixels to a screen is annoying. Anecdotally, I seem to use less resources with the Better Display app than with the built-in scaling in Settings. I don't know if it's just because I found a resolution that was a bit of a sweet spot or if it's doing something tangibly different.
@spectre3492 Жыл бұрын
can't believe it takes one person to write better display scaling functionality than apple does. apple display scaling is a joke and super limiting. according to them, buy our 5k display at 60hz or pound sand. what kind of business model is that? there are a bazillion monitors I can use with windows and it scales fine to all of them but with mac I have to rely on external programs to accomplish this and its still not perfect
@riteshsharma9918 Жыл бұрын
you saved us, big thank you
@greyareaRK1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Teoh!
@nondtawatprapasawas39174 ай бұрын
Thanks !! this video helps a lot
@cothromachd Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! It helped me, but my macbook air 2017 13'' is not strong enough to pull HiDPI, it lags a little and the laptop warms up, but at least I'm calm, because I understand that it's not my fault and now I'm calmly working with LoDPI
@loubano Жыл бұрын
Great video!!!!! Thank you very much for your help !!!!
I don’t get this. If your Mac supports 4K and HiDPI rendering of lower resolution, for example, “looks like 2560x1440” (what is good for 27”), but in fact it is rendered as 5120x2880 - you don’t need that stuff. If it does not support - nothing helps you.
@teohontech71418 ай бұрын
But 4K monitors are more common than 5K ones. And 27-inch 4K monitors are very common and it's a combo that does not work well with MacOS and hence this app is needed. If you want to go with really high res displays with MacOS that does not require BetterDisplay, be prepare to pay a lot more for 27-inch 5K displays or whatever Apple is selling, and you have way limited monitor options to choose from, and they are way more expensive than what this app cost, and that's if you decide to even buy this app.
@gdkgsirItsoyxuemrzktxitzi8 ай бұрын
wow! that’s a great video, thank you! tell me please what’s the name of the monitor in the video? (nvm, found in the comments section!)
@domenico0864 ай бұрын
Hi, congratulations for the tutorial and for letting me discover this software! I have a BenQ BL2420PT monitor (it's a 23.8" WQHD 1440P) what configuration do you recommend? I can't get the same sharpness of the texts as I have on a 27" LG 4K monitor with scaling to 1080p perhaps for the dpi? in any case, adapting a resolution of 1280p from the macos system settings basically enables hidpi and even if everything is bigger it seems more defined! so I assume that it is a matter of setting the correct configuration perhaps with a larger resolution. Thank you
@teohontech71414 ай бұрын
Your 24-inch 1440P display should can be used with the 1080P workspace with 1440 resolution. The pixels should not appear too chunky, and if so the settings may be wrong. Definitely should not use 1280P workspace because that would be the icons, text, UI will be too large.
@domenico0864 ай бұрын
@@teohontech7141 I'm using a resolution of 2048x1152 by enabling the HIDPI high resolution option
@teohyc4 ай бұрын
@@domenico086 That should look good if it's 2048 x 1152 workspace using the 1440P resolution.
@bereneicesephton8132 Жыл бұрын
Perhaps I missed something, but I just got a 24"1080p monitor to use with the macM1 air and the app has not made any discernable difference that I can see. The text is still blurry/looks oversharp.
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
24 inch 1080P displays will have noticeable pixelation. That's not something that can be fixed with this app.
@bereneicesephton8132 Жыл бұрын
@@teohontech7141 Thanx for the info. :)
@sadsdasdasdd3189 Жыл бұрын
@@bereneicesephton8132 Same situation here, extremely disappointing.
@malooskitty9124 Жыл бұрын
same here! and i cant return the monitor
@sadsdasdasdd3189 Жыл бұрын
@@malooskitty9124 I ended up spending 700$ on a new monitor just to make it work, unfortunately.
@michaelfenix11599 ай бұрын
I can't believe the amount of issues that Mac has with External monitors. I've been having issues with an external 4k Screen that suddenly turns on and off for no reason. Furthermore, I have tried different cables that support 4k 60Hz, and suddenly I get the same issues the screen just turns off and on. This does no happen at any PC or laptop with the same monitor. I have tried all possible settings and for some reason, the HDR active seems to fix this issue, but it turns some icons blurry so I dislike it. I love the performance and battery life of my M1 Macbook air, but OMG what a pain in the ass is to use external monitors with this thing, what a shame from Apple
@Javster Жыл бұрын
Gonna try this !!😊 thank you
@MayankGoel447 Жыл бұрын
There is a free solution by choosing HiDPI in the resolution tab for your external monitor in the Display settings.
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
That HiDPI option is only available for limited number of resolution. That's why BetterDisplay app is created --- to give people All the resolution options.
@HugoStiglitz48 Жыл бұрын
Just after starting the App, i have no Icons on my Desktop and i cant switch between Desktops.
@OnkelFolieАй бұрын
I mean if u adjust the UI-Scaling stuff it also changes the Resolution. So UI-Scaling is not existing rly
@teohontech7141Ай бұрын
Resolution is fixed. 4K is 4K. UI scaling is how big your icons/text are. UI scaling is zoom.
@michaelbyrd400411 ай бұрын
Wonderful. Thank you.
@stephanemignot1007 ай бұрын
27" monitors work great at 1440p, it seems at least
@siyaram2855 Жыл бұрын
Can you please help me? i got mbp and feeling eyestrain and neck tension. Heard this is because of dithering and EWM. I am not sure. I could work on my last laptop for a long time, but it is not the same with mbp. Please help
@marsdwarf8 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video! Unfortunately, for my 1920x1080 external display, the text seems to be the same, and or a bit worse. I wonder if it's the case for others with a 1920x1080 display?
@teohontech71418 ай бұрын
1080P is considered low resolution so this software won't work
@user-vq5vn2sn6o11 ай бұрын
idk why but i can't set 1920х1080 HiDPi only 1920x1079 HiDPi bit it worse than 1920х1080 LoDPi
@MadelnMachines7 ай бұрын
You mentioned that 27 4k isn't a good size for OSX - what is the best size for a 4k monitor and mac OSX is you're buying specifically for that task and you don't want to spend £1500 on an Apple Studio Display? Is there any way I can make OSX look good on a 4k monitor without resorting to using scaling or third party apps like better display? Thanks
@teohontech71417 ай бұрын
4K 27-inch is not good for MacOS, yes. But with this app, you can not use 4K 27-inch monitors. No problem. If you don't want to use these third party apps, then go with 27-inch 1440P (pixelation noticeable). Or 4K 16 to 18-inch displays.
@dennislebedev3 ай бұрын
Theo, what are the external monitor and stand you're using in this video?
@EricTMCode7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much bro 🙏
@CyrilLebret11 ай бұрын
You said scale is not well supported for 27" 4k screen and 1440p resolution. Where did you find this information? I can't find more searching about it. What would be the resolution and screen size which would suit the best for Mac os then ? Thank you very much for this video 🔥
@teohontech714111 ай бұрын
With the BetterDisplay app, you don’t have to care about MacOS limited UI scaling options anymore. You can even buy 4K 27inch monitors. See this article bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays/
@CyrilLebret11 ай бұрын
@@teohontech7141 thanks you very much for the link. This article is perfect 🙏🏻
@ispitrealshyt8 ай бұрын
Thanks a million.
@marwanbytes4 күн бұрын
How would this solve the problem if the PPI won't be around 110 or 220 at the end?
@teohontech71414 күн бұрын
This app will not help displays that have lower than 200 PPI. The lower the PPI, the less useful this app will be.
@maganaluis9215 күн бұрын
MacOS sucks, it's now probably years behind windows and even ubuntu is much better now. How is it possible I can't change the text on the screen without lowering the resolution dramatically.
@DonJuravin2 ай бұрын
THANKS. You should activate the $
@tdebug15 ай бұрын
Something that just works in windows, but with mac os you need to buy an app?
@frodoOG8 ай бұрын
i have fuzzy text in my 90* rotation, is this can be fixed? when i enabled HDR it gets fixed
@damiandej9 ай бұрын
I was planning to buy a 16" portable monitor (LG gram view 16MR70), resolution 2560 x 1600p. I read some reviews that when connecting to a macbook pro, text is not so crisp.It's possible that BetterDisplay could fix this issue?
@teohontech71419 ай бұрын
You'll need BetterDisplay to work with LG Gram View
@TheMythogenic Жыл бұрын
Perfect! Thanks A LOT. However I still wonder if there are any downsides of doing this? Any idea?
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
I can't think of any downsides
@TheMythogenic Жыл бұрын
@@teohontech7141 Thanks!
@siyaram2855 Жыл бұрын
Teoh, Please help. I want the font size of the display on my 16 inch mac look like 1168 x 755 but I want the crispiness of 1728 x 1117(default). How can I do it? I am not using any external moniter. I want to change things on my native display. Waiting for you reply.
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
Just install the trial and follow the instructions on their website, and you can choose from the resolutions available
@kindhungrygamerdaughterxo4 ай бұрын
Hello Teoh, I'm currently running macOS Sonoma 14.3.1, and am unable to shrink the user interface from the top taskbar and can't find the option to in system settings. Do you have a fix for this?
@teohontech71414 ай бұрын
In MacOS System Preferences -> Display -> Choose to show all resolution and Alt+click on the options, and try the options shown. Let me know if it works.
@premierepicturesid Жыл бұрын
it works for me...but the problem, when i disconect from external monitor, and i wanna work from my mbp m1 14", it shows 1512 x 982, when the default is 3024 x 1964.. i change to 3024x1964 and everything is very small.. i dunno what to do..
@teohontech7141 Жыл бұрын
You should be able to choose resolution for each display separately.
@premierepicturesid Жыл бұрын
At external monitor yes.. i can choose resolution without problem..but while i use my mbp m1 14 now im using 1513 x 982 ,😭