Questions tagged [display]
Display tag helps people find questions relating to internal displays, external displays, network displays and anything that lets you see visually data, status or alerts.
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External display remains on after closing lid even without peripherals
I don’t have a mouse or keyboard connnected so I don’t think I should be entering clamshell mode.
When I shut the lid of the laptop, the display remains on and doesn’t lock either. Reopening the lid ...
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Second external display connected to M1 MacBook Pro occasionally dimming
Currently using an M1 MBP 16" but this issue happened with my older 2016 MBP 15". Current MacOS is Ventura 13.5.2. Using MBP with lid open, connected to two LG UltraFine 5k displays via ...
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Is there a way to turn on and off Color Filter on MacOS Ventura from the CLI
Setting -> Accessibility -> Display -> Color Filters ->
Filter Type -> Grayscale
Color Filters -> On
I'm try to do this from the terminal. Anyone know of some way to do this in ...
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2020 Macbook Pro won't connect to HDMI on Promethean Board
I have a Macbook Pro (2020) running Big Sur 11.7.4
I have tried two USB - C to HDMI adapters to run the display to a Promethean Board in a classroom
One was an apple-branded multifunction adapter (has ...
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Is it possible to auto-connect iPad as an extended screen when it's connected to a MacOS laptop via USB-C?
Use case:
As a user I want to connect iPad to a macbook laptop and iPad will become an external MacOS display immediately so that no user actions will not be required for daily basis usage.
Is there a ...
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What refresh rate can an iPad Air (4th gen) output to an external monitor? I see that the specs say it can output to 4K at 30Hz, but what about 1440p?
I've been tasked with finding a suitable monitor for an iPad Air 4th generation.
The official specs say that the iPad can output at 4K/30 Hz. I find the idea of using 30 Hz a bit unfortunate, and I ...
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Connect M-series Mac to 4k display
I have a new M2 MacBook Air and a Philips 279P1/27 4k monitor. They don't get along. I use a USB-C to USB-C cable that came with the monitor.
I also have a PC for work and I use the monitor for both. ...
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MacBook stops sending video signal to USB-C monitor after some time and I'm stumped
I have a M1 MacBook Air and some time ago I purchased a HP u28 monitor that supports USB-C connection and provides up to 65w to charge the laptop. At the beginning everything worked great. All I had ...
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Magic trackpad 3 delay with 144 Hz monitor
I have MBP M1pro 14''. I want to buy external keyboard, monitor 144Hz and magic trackpad 3 (It is black color and I am not sure, but I assume it is third generation).
I have read that polling rate of ...
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External display too slow to start
I have a MacBook Air M1, 2020.
I recently changed my USB-C Hub as my last one comes to the end of its life :)
I now own the Anker 555.
I am looking to connect the Acer GN246HL with its HDMI connection....
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How do I automatically allow studio display connect to Macbook Pro?
Studio display disconnects many times on its own from macbook pro and I'm tired of clicking on "allow" connection to macbook pro.
Does anyone know how can I automatically allow studio ...
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How to support multiple external displays on Apple M1 silicon
I have a MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip used for the software development. I want to use two external displays to connect with my MacBook. But according to Apple documentation, Apple M1 chip only ...
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How to set external display (Viewsonic TD 1655) to vertical mode?
I have an external monitor (ViewSonic TD 1655) connected to my Macbook Pro (macOs 12.2) through USB Type-C port. I want to set the display to vertical mode. Is this possible? I checked device's own ...
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Connecting 2 curved ultrawide monitors to mac mini 2023 via usb-c
I looked for an entire hour for posts related to connecting monitors via usb-c to the new Mac mini, but could not find anything even closely related.
Before I get to this...I shall ask my question.
In ...
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MBP in Clamshell mode: display doesn't come on when waking up
I have an M1 Macbook Pro (2020) running Ventura. Most of the time I use it in clamshell mode.
I can easily wake it from sleep the using the external wireless keyboard (I hear the fans come on, the ...
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How to change refresh rate without changing resolution to low resolution mode on MacOS Venture13.4.1
I have a LG IPS MP77 monitor and trying to use it as my external monitor on my MacBook M1 which runs Venture13.4.1. I connected them with a HDMI cable and at first it shows that refreshment rate is ...
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MacBook connected to the iMac keep on disconnecting
Setup
I've got an iMac on Ventura 13.5 with a connected Magic Mouse and a Magic Keyboard. I am sharing the Magic Mouse and the keyboard with another Mac (Ventura 13.5). The two devices are a foot ...
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MacBook Pro 2016 screen has interesting flickering lines
By an unknown reason, firstly:
some pixels at edge of screen became black
after that, flickering black lines happened from that point to other edge of screen
And when a black pixel comes over that ...
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Macbook Pro 2018 Ventura Not Detecting Additional Monitors From KVM Switch
I'm on MacBook Pro 2018 Ventura 13.5. I have three monitors connected to a KVM switch, two through HDMI, and one through DP. The middle monitor is connected through DP, the monitors on the left and ...
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Why does my second screen have a pinkish hue?
I connected my Macbook Pro to an LG 19" screen via a USB-C to HDMI adaptor, then an HDMI to VGA converter and when I turn it on it has a pinkish hue which seems to disappear randomly after a ...
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M2 MacBook Air connect external monitor directly (27" Samsung ViewFinity S60UA)
Is it possible to connnect the 27" Samsung ViewFinity S60UA monitor directly to an M2 MacBook Air via USB-C to USB-C cable?
If not, what should I look for in a monitor to connect it directly to ...
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Can't interact with external monitor
I have a MacBook Air 2015 and I want to use it with an external monitor and a hard drive. In order to do that, I connected the computer to a docking station Dell D3100.
I downloaded the drivers from ...
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Reuse LP154WP4-TLA1 LCD screen?
My Dad had a MacBook Pro from late 2008/early 2009 that he used to dualboot Windows XP and MacOS on. It eventually gave up the ghost (sort of) and wouldn't boot from the MacOS partition. Still did XP, ...
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Studio Display dimmer than iMacs?
I have several iMacs from 2015 to 2020, and I recently bought a Studio Display for use with my Mac Studio.
But, I find the Studio Display to be dimmer than all my iMacs when the brightness level is ...
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Screen rotation not available in Display settings. How to get it back?
I'm running OSX 13.5 on a MacBook Pro. I use DisplayLink Manager to handle connecting 2 external screens via an Anker hub.
I've got an external screen which can rotate. I've used this screen, in the ...
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MacBook Air freezes when disconnected from ASUS monitor
MacBook Air M2, Ventura 13.5. When I disconnect (unplug from) ASUS external monitor, my laptop becomes non-operational; neither keyboard nor trackpad respond.
I have to shutdown while connected to ...
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Touchbar MBP with broken screen won't display on external monitor
I have a Macbook Pro, not sure which year but it's Intel-based with a touchbar and 4 USB-C/Thunderbolt connectors. Recently the screen broke, and the Mac by itself is completely unusable. The computer ...
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External display backlight turns on for no reason
I have a MacBook Pro M1 connected to an Acer EB321HQU external display through a J5Create USB hub. I have the MacBook set to put the display to sleep when idle, rather than using the screensaver. I ...
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MBP with discrete graphics processor - can I use a dock to connect monitors?
I have a 2019 Macbook Pro with an AMD Radeon Pro 5500M graphics processor plus Intel integrated graphics.
When I connect the laptop to a StarTech Triple Monitor USB 3.0 Docking Station that has 2 ...
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Centralizing My Mac Screen Functionality [duplicate]
i break my lcd can i centralized the screen/resolution so that i could pick the area i wanted it to show i've tried centralizing it using resolution manager but it just changing the font what i wanted ...
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Not able to connect to external monitor using Thinkpad Thunderbolt docking station
I am trying to connect my laptop, MacBook Pro (2019) Ventura 13.4, to my external monitor using a ThinkPad Thunderbolt 4 docking station. The external monitor is connected to the docking station using ...
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Advice needed on using MacBook Pro 2019 screen as external display
I have an Intel MacBook Pro 2019, and over the years it’s become more and more unreliable to the point where I can barely do anything without it overheating, it’s basically become e-waste. I was ...
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Macbook Air (2020) not sending signal to 4K monitor
I'm trying to use my Macbook Air (M1, 2020) with a Dell 3223q 4K monitor. I'm plugging the mac into a charging dock via USBC which is connected to the monitor via a Display Port 1.4 cable. This ...
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How to connect a 2nd display to iPad, or to stream iPad screen to a computer or another iPad?
For ergonomics reasons, I need to work with an iPad in the following setup:
A 2nd display needs to be connected to it to function as a display, so that i can lay the iPad flat on the desk and use an ...
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Quickly change display arrangement
I've got a portable screen and a Macbook Pro. When I sit down at a desk, maybe I plug it in on the right or the left. Each time I forget and I end up having to into the settings and dragging them ...
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How to enable HiDPI resolutions in macOS Mojave
I just picked up a LG C2 4K monitor and connecting it via HDMI to my 2009 Mac Pro via RX580 video card. I can get 120HZ and 4k resolutions, and there is a 1080P resolution option, but I cannot find ...
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macOS Ventura 13.4 | Extend displays instead of Duplication
I have Apple M1 Pro 14 Inch with two monitors
Lenovo 27 Inch Monitor with USBC support and a Display Out port
LG 24 Inch - 24gm79g
I connected my laptop to Lenovo monitor via USBC and connected my LG ...
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32 inch or 27 inch 4k monitor for programming for my 15” macbook pro 2017 [closed]
I want to buy an external monitor primarily for programming, and occasionally for watching movies and TV series. I have the LG 32UN650 model in mind. However, I've come across different articles ...
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macbook: how to close the inbuilt display without closing the lid [duplicate]
i am having my work setup by connecting MacBook M2 Pro (2023) connected to external monitors. I dont want the inbuilt display to be on when connected to external monitors.
Closing the lid works, but ...
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Can I scale my 2560x1440 screen to pretend to be 4K?
At home, I have a 4K monitor. At work, I have a 2560x1440 LS27A600N screen which is the same physical size, but the windows and text are annoyingly huge.
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It's not about resolutions as such, ...
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Macbook display flickers, but works fine without hardware acceleration
My MBP display has been flickering, laggy, and unresponsive many times.
At times, it gets stuck like this picture for minutes on end, and maybe recovers, or I have to shut it down.
I tried a bunch of ...
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Scale down larger external cloned screen in Windows a la macOS
On macOS on my MBA 2012 I can configure an external display (with a greater resolution than my internal display) to be used in its native resolution and be cloned to the internal display (with scaling ...
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Is there a way to re-size the XQuartz window?
I am using a Macbook Pro (16-inch 2019, OSX 12.6.5) with X2go to connect to a remote Linux unit. When I connect my Macbook to a secondary display, using the "extended display mode", XQuartz ...
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Lost ability to show 1920x1200 on Dell monitor
I've been using my Macbook Pro M1 with my (old, but still going strong) Dell U2412M 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz for months and months, over a DVI-HDMI cable (monitor doesn't have HDMI or USB-C, laptop doesn't ...
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Macbook Pro 2019 16" can't provide 4K60Hz feed to external monitor vis usb-c to usb-c cable
So I have recently got a new 32" 4K monitor from Lenovo which supports input + power delivery through a provided USB-C cable. This cable works perfectly when connected to a MacBook Air with M1 ...
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Can I get my 2020, M1 Macbook Air to drive two different external displays?
Is there a way to get a 2020 MacBook Air (M1) to drive two external displays, specifically where one of the displays does not have USB-C/Thunderbolt?
The Macbook Air has two USB-C ports (both "...
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How do I keep my screens ON when locking MacOS Ventura?
I have a problem when I lock my MacOS Ventura MBP. My external monitors take an eternity to wake up after being asleep. I want to log back in and return to work immediately. The built-in display wakes ...
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Firefox slow to restore windows on external 4k monitor
When I log in after my MacBook goes to sleep, Firefox is taking a long time to restore windows on an external 5k display (with a different DPI than the built-in display):
first, windows are restored ...
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MBA early 2014 having issues running UW 3440x1440 [duplicate]
as per the similar questions below asked in 2015, I went ahead and bought a Samsung UW Monitor (LS34C500GAUXXU), connected my MBA (early 2014 - Big Sur 11.7.6 / 1.4Ghz DC i5 / 4GB / Intel HD 5000 ...
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kernel task is high when using external monitor with MacBook Pro (i9)
I have a 2019 MacBook Pro 16" i9 with 16 Gb and BenQ 32" 4K monitor.
I am using a USB-C cable to connect this monitor.
At starting it was working fine but after a few months (during those ...
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