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Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions
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HiDPI 16:9 #18

Closed NoobDoesMC closed 6 years ago

NoobDoesMC commented 6 years ago

I use the 1920x1080 one atm to make my MacBook's screen 16:9, but it looks much lower resolution than APple's defaults.

I'd like a HiDPI 16:9 option? Possible?

avibrazil commented 6 years ago

A MacBook is not physically shaped as 16:9. If you put your screen resolution as 16:9 you'll waste pixels on top and bottom of your screen, which is a pity. Use your whole screen as 1680×1050 (13") on HiDPI and let specific programs make specific content use only the 16:9 part of the screen they need. Example of programs that do that are Keynote, Powerpoint, movie players etc, depending on the content you give them to display.

NoobDoesMC commented 6 years ago

@avibrazil I made it 16:9 for recording my screen more easily with OBS, in the standard resolution.

avibrazil commented 6 years ago

It is physically impossible for the LCD display to go 1920×1080 in HiDPI. However, you can keep 16:9 aspect ratio with HiDPI if you set to 1280×720.