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I have literally this same list of problems on MacOS. Connecting to external screens is apparently hard. MacOS also ignores commands to lock the screen until it

by wilde 8y ago

I have literally this same list of problems on MacOS. Connecting to external screens is apparently hard. MacOS also ignores commands to lock the screen until it’s done changing screens. :(

coldtea 8y ago
>I have literally this same list of problems on MacOS. Connecting to external screens is apparently hard. Never had any problem connecting 3 different MacBook Pro's (across the years) to 3-4 different external monitors (Dell, LG, Samsung, etc) and to several projectors (including through a VGA adaptor and HDMI ones). >MacOS also ignores commands to lock the screen until it’s done changing screens. So for all of 2 seconds it takes?
- Rebelgecko 8y ago
  Have you used multiple external monitors at the same time? My MBP often gets confused about which one belongs on which side
  - Implicated 8y ago
    I ended up labeling the cables and making sure to use them in the same configuration this has mostly been solved. Still get's confused at times.
- cmorgan31 8y ago
  I personally enjoy my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016) but it has a problem with going to sleep after being plugged into an external monitor all day. I find at least 1/3rd of the time it has frozen after being disconnected from the monitor and I am forced to do a hard restart. Perhaps this is user error, but I do not remember having as much issue with the older generation. I use two Dell IPS monitors which are relatively new and connect via HDMI => USB-C adapter. It's an inconvenience which you shouldn't have to deal with on several thousand dollar laptops.
- Implicated 8y ago
  > Never had any problem connecting 3 different MacBook Pro's (across the years) to 3-4 different external monitors (Dell, LG, Samsung, etc) and to several projectors (including through a VGA adaptor and HDMI ones). Consider yourself lucky. > So for all of 2 seconds it takes? Most times. But occasionally I've seen the OS seemingly get confused/stuck in the process. Flickering, moving windows into various locations on the screen, taking 10-15 seconds to get back to functional/usable.
FPGAhacker 8y ago
Problem I have is apps remembering their screen position even when the monitor is disconnected. It’s off to the side in phantom monitor space. Not Windows fault, but annoying none the less. I have sleep wake problems on my 2015 mbpr and a bunch of other complaints. But it’s still light years ahead of my work laptop. I can’t say how much is windows fault and how much is corporate spyware. Win10 on my mbpr is a vast improvement, but macOS is still the clear winner for me.

by wilde 8y ago

I have literally this same list of problems on MacOS. Connecting to external screens is apparently hard. MacOS also ignores commands to lock the screen until it’s done changing screens. :(

coldtea 8y ago

>I have literally this same list of problems on MacOS. Connecting to external screens is apparently hard. Never had any problem connecting 3 different MacBook Pro's (across the years) to 3-4 different external monitors (Dell, LG, Samsung, etc) and to several projectors (including through a VGA adaptor and HDMI ones). >MacOS also ignores commands to lock the screen until it’s done changing screens. So for all of 2 seconds it takes?

Rebelgecko 8y ago
Have you used multiple external monitors at the same time? My MBP often gets confused about which one belongs on which side
- Implicated 8y ago
  I ended up labeling the cables and making sure to use them in the same configuration this has mostly been solved. Still get's confused at times.
cmorgan31 8y ago
I personally enjoy my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016) but it has a problem with going to sleep after being plugged into an external monitor all day. I find at least 1/3rd of the time it has frozen after being disconnected from the monitor and I am forced to do a hard restart. Perhaps this is user error, but I do not remember having as much issue with the older generation. I use two Dell IPS monitors which are relatively new and connect via HDMI => USB-C adapter. It's an inconvenience which you shouldn't have to deal with on several thousand dollar laptops.
Implicated 8y ago
> Never had any problem connecting 3 different MacBook Pro's (across the years) to 3-4 different external monitors (Dell, LG, Samsung, etc) and to several projectors (including through a VGA adaptor and HDMI ones). Consider yourself lucky. > So for all of 2 seconds it takes? Most times. But occasionally I've seen the OS seemingly get confused/stuck in the process. Flickering, moving windows into various locations on the screen, taking 10-15 seconds to get back to functional/usable.

FPGAhacker 8y ago

Problem I have is apps remembering their screen position even when the monitor is disconnected. It’s off to the side in phantom monitor space. Not Windows fault, but annoying none the less. I have sleep wake problems on my 2015 mbpr and a bunch of other complaints. But it’s still light years ahead of my work laptop. I can’t say how much is windows fault and how much is corporate spyware. Win10 on my mbpr is a vast improvement, but macOS is still the clear winner for me.