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I still don't know why MacOS can't render sharp text on 1440p external monitor.

by ivape 1y ago

zuhsetaqi 1y ago
Because 1440p is not a sharp external monitor.
- sunnyps 1y ago
  Ever heard of subpixel rendering? You can have pretty sharp text at even 90 ppi if your OS supports it. MacOS doesn't, probably because they didn't want the complexity of supporting it throughout their compositing/graphics stack, and also likely because Apple doesn't sell any low ppi displays.
ranger207 1y ago
Well see Apple doesn't sell 1440p external monitors, so the answer is you should stop using that trash and move to one that brute forces the sharpness problem and costs way too much because it has an Apple logo on it
- deleted 1y ago
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- kstrauser 1y ago
  Cute, but irrelevant. I just searched Amazon for "4k monitor 27 inch" and there are any number of highly rated screens from recognizable brands for around $200. You don't have to splurge to get a 2160p monitor that a Mac will love.
  - ivape 1y ago
    Those monitors kind of suck. You can only get $200 if it's a crappy VA panel at 60hz. My 1440p monitor is a lot better, but apparently not supported by Mac for ideal rendering.
- initramfs 1y ago
  actually they do (or did): https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/p/27-inch-monitor-2560-x-1440-lcd-thunderbolt-display/250ee83b-aca5-45ba-9647-38ebfe892061 https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/p/27-inch-monitor-2560-x-14... https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apple-27-inch-Monitor-2560-x-1440-LCD-Cinema-Display-MC007LL-A-USED/504721161 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apple-27-inch-Monitor-2560-x-1440...
DiabloD3 1y ago
Because they want to sell you a Retina(tm) monitor. I wish I was making a joke. Roll back to a version of OSX that predates Retina, and _all_ of your monitors get the expected Mac-like font rendering, Retina or not. Go to 10.7 or newer, and all monitors are ran using the Retina tuning for font rendering, which makes it very smeary and blurry on normal monitors, but looks great on anything that triggers Retina rendering. So, what I've been advising to the fewer and fewer Mac owners I know that want multi-monitor: only buy 4k monitors, OSX thinks they're HiDPI and won't fuck over your font rendering. At least, they won't today.
steve1977 1y ago
Because Apple doesn't sell 1440p monitors and they don't care about Non-Apple hardware.
vouaobrasil 1y ago
Because they dumped subpixel rendering from their OS.

I still don't know why MacOS can't render sharp text on 1440p external monitor.

by ivape 1y ago

I still don't know why MacOS can't render sharp text on 1440p external monitor.

zuhsetaqi 1y ago

Because 1440p is not a sharp external monitor.

sunnyps 1y ago
Ever heard of subpixel rendering? You can have pretty sharp text at even 90 ppi if your OS supports it. MacOS doesn't, probably because they didn't want the complexity of supporting it throughout their compositing/graphics stack, and also likely because Apple doesn't sell any low ppi displays.

ranger207 1y ago

Well see Apple doesn't sell 1440p external monitors, so the answer is you should stop using that trash and move to one that brute forces the sharpness problem and costs way too much because it has an Apple logo on it

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kstrauser 1y ago
Cute, but irrelevant. I just searched Amazon for "4k monitor 27 inch" and there are any number of highly rated screens from recognizable brands for around $200. You don't have to splurge to get a 2160p monitor that a Mac will love.
- ivape 1y ago
  Those monitors kind of suck. You can only get $200 if it's a crappy VA panel at 60hz. My 1440p monitor is a lot better, but apparently not supported by Mac for ideal rendering.
initramfs 1y ago
actually they do (or did): https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/p/27-inch-monitor-2560-x-1440-lcd-thunderbolt-display/250ee83b-aca5-45ba-9647-38ebfe892061 https://www.backmarket.com/en-us/p/27-inch-monitor-2560-x-14... https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apple-27-inch-Monitor-2560-x-1440-LCD-Cinema-Display-MC007LL-A-USED/504721161 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apple-27-inch-Monitor-2560-x-1440...

DiabloD3 1y ago

Because they want to sell you a Retina(tm) monitor. I wish I was making a joke. Roll back to a version of OSX that predates Retina, and _all_ of your monitors get the expected Mac-like font rendering, Retina or not. Go to 10.7 or newer, and all monitors are ran using the Retina tuning for font rendering, which makes it very smeary and blurry on normal monitors, but looks great on anything that triggers Retina rendering. So, what I've been advising to the fewer and fewer Mac owners I know that want multi-monitor: only buy 4k monitors, OSX thinks they're HiDPI and won't fuck over your font rendering. At least, they won't today.

steve1977 1y ago

Because Apple doesn't sell 1440p monitors and they don't care about Non-Apple hardware.

vouaobrasil 1y ago

Because they dumped subpixel rendering from their OS.