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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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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Which resolutions does the Retina MacBook Pro support, and how?
The new Retina MacBook Pro has an astounding 2880x1800 pixels. Naturally, the "native" double-detail resolution is 1440x900. But what other resolutions can be used? And how crisp are they? (Are they ...
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Screen Sensitivity of the retina display iPad (3rd generation). Is it better than before?
Does the new iPad support higher resolution tapping, or just more pixels for display. Stylii and the existing iPad feel like writing with a big marker on a big index card. Will the new iPad feel more ...
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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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Do non-retina graphics looks worse on a retina display than they did before?
There are complaints that non-retina apps look terrible compared to retina apps on a retina iPad.
Is this purely in comparison with high-resolution apps, or does it actually look worse than it did on ...
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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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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 ...
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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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Low-res icons displayed in Dock and Launchpad
since about a week I have some Icons in the Dock and in the Launchpad (e.g.: AppStore, Mission Control) with low-res icons.
However if I start the app (in this case App Store), the correct (hi-res) ...
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How can I change the resolution on my Mac to 720p (1280x720)?
I'm looking to record some screencasts, and 720p (1280x720) seems to be the best choice for the resolution. It's supported by video sites like YouTube and Vimeo as one of the standard "HD" ...
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When running Windows (or Linux) on a Retina MacBook Pro, what resolution does it report?
I use parallels and vm software to run Windows and Linux on my Apple machines. When running Windows (or Linux) on a Retina MacBook Pro, what resolution does it report?
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How can I resize OS X 10.7 Lion display screen resolution during install?
I have a Mac Mini (2011) with no OS installed currently (drives are RAIDed and I lost Recovery HD partition).
When I boot, I start the Internet Recovery, which I am viewing through a Samsung P50 ...
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Making fonts larger in apps under Lion
While there is no system-wide way to make all fonts larger under Lion without leaving native resolution, many individual programs do have a way to make text and various elements larger on the screen. ...
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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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How can I increase my font sizes without decreasing my resolution?
I have a 24" iMac at home which at the max resolution (1920 x 1200) is very comfortable for me to see my desktop and read text.
Now at work I have a 27" iMac with a max resolution of 2560 x 1440 ...
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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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Does the iPad (2012, 3rd generation) have the most pixels of any tablet's display?
I have heard this as a factoid from somewhere, and I'd like verification of it before I use it as a factual piece of information.
The new iPad (2012, 3rd generation) has a super high pixel count. ...
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Mac Mini (summer 2011) and Dell U2711 - How to get the maximum resolution 2560x1440?
I've been using the Mac Mini with Dell U2711 monitor for couple days and only now I've realized what is wrong: The display isn't using its maximum resolution 2560x1440 but the 1080p which the OS ...
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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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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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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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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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How do I create a custom resolution for my display in Lion, running in a virtual machine?
I need to create a custom display resolution for my install of lion because it doesn't have the size I must have for a project.
Is there a way to create a custom resolution set in lion osx 10.7?
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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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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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What is required for HiDPI mode?
I followed the directions in this question. I've checked "Enable HiDPI display modes" in Quartz Debug, and I've rebooted and logged in again, but no HiDPI modes appear. I've rerun Quartz Debug and ...
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1920 x 1200 resolution monitor with VGA not detected by Mac OS X 10.7.2
I recently got a Dell 2412m monitor with a screen resolution of 1920 x 1200. But in system preferences it only shows 1920 x 1080. I had it connected, beautifully, to my spare linux machine, so ...
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Can Lion detect 1920x1200 screen resolution?
I own a MacBook Pro, 17", MA897D/A, A1229, Mid 2007, with a display resolution of 1920x1200 which worked seamlessly under 10.4.
As I upgraded to Lion I sadly noticed that the maximum resolution now ...
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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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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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Is my iPad not accurate enough or is it the stylus?
I made some capacitive styli with my brother, following this video on Cnet.
I tried using it with the Wacom notebook app, and the handwriting is a teensy bit too large to work as well as a real live ...
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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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Why MBP 13' has only 1280x800 res. when the MBA with the SAME graphic card has 1440x900? [closed]
I mean, both use Intel HD Graphics 3000, and the MBP actually has a better processor. If they use the same Intel graphic card (and according to the website, the same info "13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy ...
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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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iMac external projector limits screen resolution to 800x600
I try to use an external projector on an mid 2011 iMac running Snow Leopard. The iMac is connected to the projector using a VGA adapter. DVI is out of the question as the beamer supports VGA only.
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Is there a way to make all fonts larger on the Macbook Air 13 or 11?
Instead of getting a Macbook Pro 13 or 15, I was thinking of getting the Macbook Air 13 or 11 inch, but checking the machines at Apple store, it turns out the density of pixels of the screen of the ...
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Windows installed on 17" MacBook shows bad resolution.
I installed Windows 7 using BootCamp but I can only choose the 800x600 or 1024x768 resolution. Can I get any other resolutions? Is there any driver I need to install. These resolutions don't look good ...
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MacBook Pro external display support (different resolution from notebook display)
My MacBook Pro has a Mini DisplayPort and running Snow Leopard. I'm looking to get myself a Mini DisplayPort -> VGA adapter so that I can attach a hand-me-down LCD display. The LCD display has a ...
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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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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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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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How can I make windows the same size on my 17“ MacBook Pro & 23” HD Cinema Display?
I just purchased a new 17" MacBook Pro and I am using it with my 23" Apple HD Cinema Display. I have both displays set to 1920 x 1200 but all the windows and text are smaller on my MacBook Pro. How ...
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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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Display is set to Mobile PC Display on Windows when I run it on Macbook Pro via boot camp
Just installed Windows using boot camp. I downloaded the drivers using boot camp. After installing the display says: Mobile PC Display. I have 15 inch Macbook Pro. What display driver do I need to ...
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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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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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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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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 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 ...
