I recently bought a new monitor, I'll admit I don't know much about monitors, so any help you can give would be appreciated.
Monitor details:
https://www.lg.com/uk/monitors/fhd-qhd/32mr50c-b/
LG 32MR50C-B 31.5" Full HD Curved Monitor
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Refresh Rate (Max.): [Hz]100
- Response Time: 5ms (GtG at Faster)
Laptop details:
MacBook Pro 13" M1 2020
- Chip: Apple M1
- Memory: 8GB
- OS: Sonoma 14.5
Connection details: Mac has USB-C only, so I have a USB-C to HDMI adapter (this one to be precise)
You can see from the screenshot above that the fonts aren't appearing very crisp, I've split the screen to show the LG page with text, and the right side of a the screen is a random image - the image seems fine. The overlay on the right is one of the tools I have tried which shows what the setting is currently at.
Things I've tried:
- Tried setting the settings in Mac System Settings to different resolutions, it's currently set at 1920 x 1080 (default) because nothing else seemed to be any good. Refresh rate is set to 100HZ and the colour profile is LG HDR 4K. (Screenshot below)
- Installed a programme called BetterDisplay (I'll be honest, I'm not sure what I'm clicking but I've tried changing things)
- Tried changing the antialiasing setting via terminal (From this guide) - tried 1 2 3 and 0
- Reset the monitor to factory settings.
- Tried a different HDMI cable.
- Bought a new USB-C to HDMI adapter and it made no difference.
Can anyone tell me something else to try? Or did I just buy a rubbish monitor and I am going to have to suck it up? :(
