Pls fix m1 chip issues with external monitor hidpi

Is unbelievable this hasn't been solved yet. How they could release it like this?

I wanted to buy an external monitor for my MacBook Air M1, but now I just don’t know what to buy. Is there one compatible?

Solved just buying the $79 USB-c to HDMI apple's adaptor... 😡

Got the same problem. All third-party solutions seem too buggy. Never had a a problem like that with apple.

Just registered here especially for this topic. A few months ago I bought a new Ultra Wide Dell monitor. I have a MacBook on Intell chip and everything was fine with monitor and mac. Super clear and vivid picture, perfect fonts rendering, and so on. But just a few days ago I got a Mac mini with M1 chip and after connecting it to my monitor I was shocked. Blurry fonts and icons and as a result eye strain and headache. I simply can't work. This is just awful. And it was made by intention. Why? Why do I need to spend extra money on the 4k monitor which is not needed for me? This is just insulting for your users. Fix it!

First i could not believe my Eyes! Nearly after one whole year there is a working solution! And this showas again, that HiDPI ist quite possible, only Apple is hurting his users! An thats really really sad!

Here ist the solution via Betterdummy:

https://www.macworld.com/article/549493/how-to-m1-mac-1440p-display-hidpi-retina-scaling.html

I am very glad that a solution has appeared. But why should I be so perverted so that my eyes don't hurt from the monitor picture? Ah, Apple?

As a reminder to everyone who is unhappy about the current situation with HiDPI and does not want to use BetterDummy: Apple is not watching this thread. They never will. The only way to reach them is to contact them via the Apple feedback form https://www.apple.com/feedback/ . According to the Apple Care Senior person who I talked to in the last days this is the only metric that is actively monitored/watched to improve their products. The form literally takes one minute to fill out. Thank you all!

+1. Using my 1440p monitor (Gigabyte M27Q) with my Windows laptop gives very crisp text and UI elements. It's blurry and fuzzy when connected to the new 2021 MacBook with M1 Max. Please fix, this is a ridiculous experience for pros, Apple! We shouldn't need to resort to third-party solutions such as BetterDummy (which doesn't support higher than 60Hz refresh rate, which I'd like to use on my monitor)

As a reminder to everyone who is unhappy about the current situation with HiDPI and does not want to use BetterDummy: Apple is not watching this thread. They never will. The only way to reach them is to contact them via the Apple feedback form Apple Feedback form According to the Apple Care Senior person who I talked to in the last days this is the only metric that is actively monitored/watched to improve their products. The form literally takes one minute to fill out. Thank you all!

same here with Samsung Gaming LS49A950U monitor 49" 🤦‍♂️$4K laptop is not able to show sharp text

Please Apple for the love of everything you consider holy, fix this issue, it's really embarrassing that you cannot scale QHD monitor without having to look at blurry text and get a headache, this is unacceptable.

i feedback to the support team but no one answers me about this problem. mac os 12.2 released but still i have screen flickering, low quality screen only because i use apple silicon chip. why me and many others must have bad experience but apple and support don't care about it. the only solution is not let this topic get down. we should tell them every day that we have problem. that's the difference between apple products and pc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i feedback to the support team but no one answers me about this problem. mac os 12.2 released but still i have screen flickering, low quality screen only because i use apple silicon chip. why me and many others must have bad experience but apple and support don't care about it. the only solution is not let this topic get down. we should tell them every day that we have problem. that's the difference between apple products and pc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Same problem on MBP M1 Max. It don´t support the resolution of 4096x2160 on my LG 31MU97 external Monitor.

Pleeeeeeease

it's April 1st 2022 and this problem still hasn't been fixed by Apple. writing from the 2020 M1 Macbook Pro Base Model macOS Monterey 12.3

4/22/2022. Still not fixed; writing from 2022 M1 Max Macbook Pro, Monterey 12.3.1. I wrote to Feedback as HiDPILover suggested. We'll see.

It's 28 May 2022 and the problem is still not fixed :(

i think this problem is not software problem. Because if it was, apple would did fixed. i think this is hardware or chip problem. Yes i know some 3. Party application fix this. But with 60 hz. i will buy new display. :(

Please fix the issue. Also for higher refresh rate (> 60Hz) monitor. I'm using a 240Hz for work, little bit extreme, but have some empathy yo.

This fix has to be the main highlight of the WWDC 2022. 😂

2022 - is a year, when FreeType on Linux renders fonts by and order of magnitude better than Mac. Back to basics guys ! =)

So guys who tested the new Ventura?

What worked for me on my Mac Studio (Should be similar for other M1/M2 devices):

Boot your computer on Safe Mode. Now go to Displays under System Settings (Mac OS version below 13.0, it's System Preferences). Enable Scaled under Resolution and select Show all resolutions. You should now see many more HiDPI options. Choose the one you like. Afterwards, just restart your computer. That's it!

How to enable HiDPI on M1 based Macs on any resolution

I have some interesting news: I found a solution to enable HiDPI on M1 based Macs on any resolution, even on 1080p screens, without the need to use mirroring or other workarounds.

Here is an example of HiDPI running on a Dell U2415 monitor that only supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200:

What you need to do is to edit the com.apple.windowserver.displays.plist file located in

/Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.displays.plist

and change the key <key>Scale</key> to have a value of 2.

This is an example of how the section in the displays plist file should look like after the change:

					<key>CurrentInfo</key>
					<dict>
						<key>Depth</key>
						<integer>8</integer>
						<key>High</key>
						<real>1200</real>
						<key>Hz</key>
						<real>60</real>
						<key>IsLink</key>
						<false/>
						<key>OriginX</key>
						<real>0.0</real>
						<key>OriginY</key>
						<real>0.0</real>
						<key>Rotation</key>
						<integer>0</integer>
						<key>Scale</key>
						<real>2</real>
						<key>Wide</key>
						<real>1920</real>
					</dict>

Make sure that you change only the Scale key for the monitor that you need, and nothing else.

You can follow the step-by-step video tutorial on how to make the changes in the displays plist file here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1EqH3fd0V4

After that, restart your Mac and you should get HiDPI and noticeably more crisp and anti-aliased text, and the high resolution macOS icons.

An easy way to confirm that the HiDPI changes work is by looking at the Safari icon on the dock. If the HiDPI version of the icon is enabled, it will have a lot more sections in the compass than the low resolution icon. It should look something like this:

Please note that while this might make the image look better even on 1080p screens, they will still be running at 1080p resolution, so the change might not be as drastic as running on a higher resolution screen.

If you have any questions about the procedure, please feel free to contact me or comment below.