MacBook detects external screen size too big

Hello there,

connecting my MacBook Pro (2015) to my external monitor (Samsung U28R552UQU) via HDMI, the Mac detects it as a 61" monitor, which is a 28" in reality. Thats why, if i use the normal scale, every element on my screen, except the dock, seems very tiny and zoomed out.

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Posted on Dec 23, 2020 3:27 AM

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BDAqua

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Dec 24, 2020 12:08 PM in response to sebastiansmacboo

I'm thinking it's due to Retina being double what it is, no idea on a fix unless Samsung has a Firmware update or Apple slows down & fixes things before moving on to new Oses.

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