The term "resolution" refers to the accuracy of a display, or the measurement of pixels in both the horizontal and vertical directions.
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How to set screen resolution with a keyboard shortcut on Retina MBP?
I've found myself switching between the 1440x900 and 1920x1200 "effective resolution" setting depending on what I'm doing (need more space on screen, etc).
Is there a way to toggle between these two ...
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Is there a setting to make the Mac not change resolution when connecting to an external display?
I am currently running 2880x1800 resolution on my MacBook Pro retina (using the command setgetscreenres).
Whenever I connect to an external display, my Mac changes to a lower resolution. Is there a ...
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Macbook Air not detecting correct external display resolution
My Macbook Air stopped detecting the resolution of my external display this morning and I'm not sure why because it was working fine last night. My display is 24" 1080p and in the past whenever I have ...
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MacBook has problems with external monitor but iMac doesn't
I have a small Sony TV which is colour balanced for video editing. Note: it does not have DVI or HDMI ports.
When I plug it into an iMac using VGA and the Mini Display Port adapter, it is fine (using ...
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Windows 8 Resolution Problems
I just installed Windows 8 on my ManBook Pro Retina 15" and I am having some problems. Scince the default resolution looks bad, I set the Resolution to 2880x1800, but this made everything small. I ...
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How can I get full resolution on Mac Book Pro Retina?
I am using a Mac Book Pro 15" retina display which supposedly has a 2880x1800 resolution, but I don't seem to be getting that many pixels. In the control panel, if I choose the Scaled radio button ...
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External monitor resolution setting is lost after MacBook “wakes up” from sleep
I have recently purchased an external monitor that I am connecting to my MacBook Pro (Late 2009) using the MiniDisplay-to-VGA adapter. I have both the external monitor and the MacBook's monitor set to ...
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External monitor viewport appear shrunk in native resolution on MBP
I am using Mountain Lion on my MBP, my external TFT monitor used to work great at its native resolution (1920x1080) when connected to the MBP.
However today after shutting it down and powering it up ...
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MacBook Pro Retina 15" native resolution compromise?
It's been two weeks now since I got my new retina and I find it awesome.
I'm a frontend developer so I need a lot of screen estate to get things done in a good fashion and the way I was used to.
My ...
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Software or method for moving between Thunderbolt display and laptop resolution
I have a 13" MBP and a 24" Thunderbolt display. I use the Thunderbolt display as my main and only screen while at my desk. The problem for me comes when I disconnect and take my laptop to a meeting or ...
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A way to disable screen resolution change upon login?
I believe Mac OS X stores each user's screen resolution preferences and upon logging in OS X will set that user's resolution.
I actually want to disable this entire feature because I have a launchctl ...
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Secondary display with VGA connection resolution issue with Macbook Pro under Snow Leopard
I am on a MBP Early 2011, running Snow Leopard and am facing a strange issue. If I boot up my system and try to connect to my external display using the MDP->VGA adapter, System Settings won't show ...
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OS X Mountain Lion: Change resolution automatically when on battery
I have a rMBP running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
I normally use the display at a 1680x1050. Is there a way to have the display automatically change resolution to the default retina when on battery, and ...
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OS X 10.8.2 max resolution
Does anyone know what maximum resolution (NUMBERxNUMBER) OS X Mountain Lion supports? What happens is that when I use my full 2880x1800 everything looks small. is there a way to use my full 2880x1800 ...
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Other resolution (no scaling) in MacBook Pro retina
What do the other resolutions look like? I know in OS X you can't go down (for now) to really (non retina) at 1440x900 and also in Windows (for no new bootcamp driver) you can't; but I see how in the ...
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How to force a screen resolution on my MacBook Pro?
I have a MacBook Pro, bought 3 years ago, I'm not sure of the model, but the processor is a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, with 4 GB of RAM, nVidia 9400M 256M. I am using MacOS 10.6.6.
Next week I will ...
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Resolution 2880 x 1800 not available in Windows 8 (VMware Fusion 5)
I've installed Windows 8 in a VMware Fusion 5 virtual machine. Actually, I upgraded the virtual machine from VMware Fusion 4.
I'd like to set my retina MacBook Pro's resolution to the display's ...
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Full-screen games on a Retina Macbook Pro sometimes start strangely
When I start Braid on my Retina Macbook Pro, the game will sometimes start normally, and I can play it, but other times only the bottom left corner of the game is visible, and the graphics look really ...
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VMware Fusion auto-adjusting Windows 7 resolution on MacBook Pro Retina
Finally my company bought me a MacBook Pro Retina (yeah! I feel so lucky!)
I always used Windows (and need it, because of Visual Studio), so I installed VMware Fusion.
I installed Windows 7 as ...
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How to increase the size of the OS X user interface without lowering the resolution?
I can adjust a few things, such as the Dock, but I don't see a way to say, "I want 1080p resolution, but I'm sitting 5 feet away and want bigger menus, fonts, etc across the entire system."
This is ...
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Turn off blurring on Mac Book Pro with Retina display
I think it's already known issue that old applications look blurry on the new retina display, but some look ok, just worse quality. As an example I want you too look on the image below:
It's clearly ...
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OS X switches resolution without monitor KVM
This is a interesting one. I use a KVM switch on my Mac Pro and Cinema Display. While the display is on another computer, the Mac switches to a different resolution (not seeing a monitor). I know it ...
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OS X Mountaion Lion, Retina Mouse Resolution?
I'd really like some HiDpi mouse resolution in os x.
Currently with Retina display, the mouse still acts like it's on a 1440x900 resolution. It's chunky and very noticeable to me. OS X won't use high ...
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Higher resolution on Macbook air - simulated?
When I connect my MBA to Apple TV it adjusts the MBA resolution to something else which makes everything smaller but gives me more screen real-estate. I don't want to do this often but sometimes its ...
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Mac Mini 2011: Blurry font at native resolution on Mountain Lion
I have a Mac Mini 2011 with the Radeon 6630m connected to a Samsung 226BW through HDMI to DVI and I'm dual-booting Mountain Lion and Windows 7.
My problem is on OSX, the font seems a bit off and I ...
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Thunderbolt 27" resolution
I have a mid-2012 Macbook Pro with Retina. I love it, but I needed more screen real-estate for my current work, so I got a 27" Thunderbolt display. It's very big, and I have lots of room now, but I do ...
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View original full-resolution image in Aperture 2.0
I want to do the comparison of image quality of 2 lenses, with different settings. For this purpose I need to do the pixel level comparison.
But Aperture stores originals of the files internally ...
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Macbook Pro resolution via external monitors
I have an older Dell monitior with a 1600 by 900 resolution. When I connect my Macbook Pro via VGA and the MiniDisplay Port, I don't see the 1600 by 900 resolution. How do I get that back? Do I need a ...
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Using a Mac Mini at 1920x1200
I got a Mac Mini at about summer in 2011 and I'm looking to use it along with my main PC using a Dell Ultrasharp U2412M monitor. The monitor's DVI is used by my main PC, so I picked up a Mini ...
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Can iPad 3 play 2048×1536 video in its native resolution?
Can the third generation iPad play 2048×1536 videos in its native resolution?
I've converted some 4K footage to 2048×1536 mp4s using Apple Compressor. These files play correctly on my Mac, but iTunes ...
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Retina display resolution and 1080p videos
There is something I don't understand.
I have a macbook pro 15' retina display.
The information says it has a 2880 x 1800 display but when I open a 1080p video it covers the whole screen. How come?
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Need to connect mac-mini and thunderbolt display to a Dell U2713HM for dual monitor 2560x1440
I need to run a dual 27" 2560x1440 mac-mini. I already have a thunderbolt display and I tried connecting a Dell Ultrasharp with 2560x1440 to the HDMI port of the mac mini - that doesn't work. There ...
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Lowest output resolution for external display in Mountain Lion?
I am trying to plug into an external display through a VGA -> Component and need the resolution to be lower than 800x600...is this even possibly with Mountain Lion?
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Can Lion support resolutions higher than 1920 by 1200 on the retina MBP main display?
The new retina display MacBook Pro is advertised to have a native display resolution of 2880 by 1800. On the Lion 10.7.4 build, the system preferences limits the highhest resolution at 1920 by 1200.
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Different Resolutions For Different Desktops?
It might be an impossible thing for now but I don't have any idea about this topic and so I think to ask might work.
I am new on Mac world. I have a MacBook Pro with Retina display. It lets me big ...
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Mac Mini boots with bad display settings after it was turned off for a while (Mountain Lion)
I got a Mac Mini (Late 2009) and a Samsung SyncMaster P2470LHD and this seem to happen every time it’s left off for some time. On the first boot the screen resolution is always wrong: the Dock will be ...
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Possible to save screen resolution settings and quickly switch between them?
I have different screen resolutions I need for various situations, for example:
Mac Retina while mobile: 1680x1050
Mac Retina + Thunderbolt: default (equal scaling on both monitors)
(optional) Mac ...
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OS X doesn't remember monitor resolution
Since recently, my MacBook running ML seems to forget the resolution of my external monitor after awaking from standby.
When I detach it and attach it again when the MacBook is running, everything ...
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MS Office not fully Retina compatible?
I have MS Office 14.2.4, a.k.a. “the Office 2011 update that added Retina support”. However, when I insert a PDF into my document, it seems to me that it does not display at the native Retina ...
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Macbook pro retina setting resolution to 2880 restored to 1440 after restart system
System is Mountain Lion, these steps will reproduce the problem:
Select a primary resolution in System Preferences pannel, Displays. Select the 'Best for Retina display' (Other resolution in this ...
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Question on display resolution macbook air 2010
My 2010 MacBook Air shows a max display resolution of 1440 x 900.
If I attach to a display like the Apple 27" with 2560-by-1440-pixel resolution, will i be limited to the what the macbook air can put ...
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Dell in2020m widescreen monitor and a MacBook Pro
I'm buying a MacBook Pro soon but have a Dell IN2020M widescreen monitor with 16:9 aspect ratio. Can I hook up my MacBook Pro to this?
The supported resolutions for MacBooks seem to be as follows.
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Choosing native screen resolution aspect ratio when screen sharing
I have two Macs both running Lion:
iMac (early 2009, iMac9,1 with NVIDIA GeForce GT 120)
MacBook Air (Early 2011, first of the new shape 11.6")
I often screen share using the Macbook Air as the ...
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How big external monitors will a Macbook Pro Retina support?
I am considering buying a Macbook Pro Retina as a developer machine (and dual boot it into Windows 8).
The thing is I love big monitors, and lots of them.
How many and how big external monitors will ...
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video resolution of iMovie app export in iPhone 4S
What are the export resolutions of a video shot on iPhone 4S and exported from iMovie app (after editing)? Also, is there a way I can export original resolution, (1080p) video to youtube from within ...
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How to remove available resolutions from a monitor?
I've connected my 2007 Mac mini to a vizio TV display using a dvi to VGA adaptor.
OSX correctly identifies the display so the DDC is working, yet OSX is also providing several resolutions which the ...
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My macbook suddenly thinks its display is 800x600
I have not found anyone else online who had this problem, which is troubling.
Here is all I know:
I closed my macbook (running Leopard, a few years old).
I opened my macbook.
The display had changed ...
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Please list & share experiences of RDP/VNC client / Remoting Apps to log in host desktop at custom high resolutions & scale to display on iPad Retina? [closed]
Please list & share experiences of RDP/VNC client / Remoting Apps to log in host desktop at custom high resolutions & scale to display on iPad Retina?
I'd like to hear experiences of the ...
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How to setup MacBook Pro 13" Earlier 2011 Screen Resolution 1440 x 900
Like the title.
How can i setup macbook Pro 13" earlier screen resolution 1440 x 900?
I tried from system references, the max resolution is 1280 x 800.
I use OSX Mountain Lion.
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After Upgrade to Mountain Lion I get blurry fonts
Since the upgrade to Mountain Lion, I get blurry fonts system-wide. It doesn't matter where it is: I've seen them on the log-in screen, Safari, Mail, Xcode, and Skype. Every font is very blurry.
It ...
