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Here you’ll see the familiar preference window where you can set your resolution and refresh rate.

Next, reboot your Mac and, upon logging back in, head to System Preferences and click on Displays.

Then press Return to execute the command and, because this is a “sudo” command, enter your admin password when prompted.

$ sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/ DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true

Fire up a new Terminal window and then copy and paste the following command:.

If you’re using macOS Mavericks or higher, then continue with the steps below: Note: If you’re using macOS Mojave, the Terminal commands shown below won’t work, so you’ll want to skip down to the part of this article that talks about “third-party applications.”

#Switchresx 4k scaled to 1080p how to

If you’re running Mountain Lion or older, check out this article at OS X Daily for instructions on how to enable HiDPI mode in OS X. HiDPI mode was initially available as an option in Xcode’s Quartz Debug utility, but since Mavericks has been accessible via a Terminal command. This works great on high-resolution displays like 4K monitors and the new 5K iMac, but what if you could have the benefit of Retina-like sharpness on a non-Retina monitor? Well, thanks to something called HiDPI mode in macOS/OS X, you can, although there’s a pretty big caveat.

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I still have a bit of experimenting to do with my layout, but I have to wait until an order from Amazon comes in next week.The magic of Apple’s “Retina” displays is that macOS (formally called Mac OS X) renders the user interface with four times as many pixels (twice the vertical and twice the horizontal resolutions) as it does on a traditional lower resolution display, giving users the benefits of ultra-sharp text and graphics without making the interface too small to see.

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Given the power of the newer integrated GPUs and that all of the 15' rMBPs have both TB2 and 16GB of RAM, I see no reason for the newer laptops to be as capable as mine there is at least one poster in the P2715Q thread that was driving a widescreen LG TB display and a daisychained P2715Q at full resolution and at 60Hz - and that was before 10.10.3 came out.

#Switchresx 4k scaled to 1080p install

Keep in mind that Apple has included several overrides with the stock OS install (System>Library>Displays>Overrides) - most display models have it's own special set of capabilities, and it's up to Apple and display makers to provide more/better sets of overrides, or, in my words 'instruction sets'.Īnd, to clarify, my rMBP has the discrete Nvidia 750M GPU - which drives all 3 displays (both Dells and the internal display), all at up to maximum resolution, and all at up to 60Hz. If you view SwitchResX (and other utilities like it) as a means to better 'drive' and/or customize a display, because (in my case) Dell didn't - it's easier to get one's head around than by calling it a hack. The override process helped my rMBP immensely, but didn't do a thing for my 2012 Mini Server my rMBP is connected by mDP>DP to both displays and my Mini is connected by mDP>mDP to one of the two displays, and I actually get more pixels and better display appearance on my Mini without an override in place.Īlso, I view SwitchResX as an 'override' utility for displays, and IMHO with the advances of 10.10.3 this utility is not necessarily needed anymore to get the most out of my Dells, but it's now become a very convenient utility to layout my workspaces - my two Dells are on arms and I move them around to suit my workflow, and SwitchResX provides the ability to create and save workspaces. These overrides help - in some instances, but not in all instances - a PC communicate with a display to 'find out' what that that display is capable of.

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These hacks have been used for years, and I first used them on Windows PCs several years ago - IMHO because display manufacturers DO NOT write drivers and other display-specific software for their displays and/or for all platforms.Īnd, yes, it's saddening to have to resort to get some really cool toys on our desks and laps. The 'hack' that I used created a display override directory file - which includes the SN and other data specific to my display.

Click to expand.Two bits, although I'm still happy with my displays!įirst, the use of the word 'hack' is a end-around to get unsupported-by-Apple and/or unsupported-by-vendor 3-party (non-Apple) displays 'optimized' for a particular system-display combo - the EDID hack is only one of several means to create a file that allows a Mac, Linux, or Windows PC to communicate with a display that is not fully supported on an OS platform.