M4 Mac Issues With Ultrawide Monitors
As noted by many users on the Apple Community forums, Reddit and even corroborated by a 9to5Mac reader, the M4 Macs seem to break support for some ultrawide monitors. More specifically, those with 5K2K (5120 x 2160) resolution.
According to these reports, M4 Macs don’t display the proper resolution options for these monitors, which makes the interface and text look blurry. The same monitors work just fine with older Macs, whether Intel or Apple Silicon. But when connected to an M4 Mac, they no longer work in HiDPI mode – which upscales the interface to make it sharper.
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Some users have managed to enable HiDPI using third-party tools such as BetterDisplay, but this causes other drawbacks such as the refresh rate dropping from 75Hz to 60Hz.
Previously:
- M4 Macs Can’t Virtualize Older macOS
- High Power Mode for M4 Pro Macs
- MacBook Pro 2024
- Mac mini 2024
- Apple’s Stale Mac Displays
- Best Mac Monitors and Displays 2024
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@Kristoffer: Personally I’d rather buy 3-7 high end monitors that don’t have an Apple tax on them.
Increasingly, I’m starting to look at Linux and Windows and seriously considering moving over to them full time. Things like iMessage have held me back, but the sync experience is hit or miss for me these days. Too many accumulated bugs and annoyances. Apple has made macOS even worse than the Windows they used to mock for their cancel or allow buttons.
I wouldn't even mind the security dialogs if all the remaining software quality was Snow Leopard-ish, or even Tiger 10.4ish.
How much longer can Apple ride on the reputation it built in the 2000s?
