M1 Macbook Pro - External Monitor Blurry Text

Just dished out $800 for a Mac mini with M1 chip after my Dell Studio XPS crashed. Picture is dim and fuzzy on my 32" Samsung C32F391 monitor, which was super sharp with my Dell. Tried everything including using a brand new Ultra HD 8k USB C to display cable with no avail. I know I should've stayed with windows PC!!! What a disappointment after all the hype about M1 chip.

Unfortunately this year is still not over....Im using a Dell U2722DE WQHD monitor with an 2020 m1 mba connected via USB-C.

It's running at 2560x1440 and the font on the dell looks pretty much like on my MacBook Air from mid 2011. Has anyone heard back from Apple lately about this issues we have? Or does anyone have another solution to try with those monitors?

I cannot work with that MacBook for more than an hour before becoming an headache....no issue with my windows laptop.

Thanks.

What a ridiculous service...instead of a 4k monitor I will simply buy another windows laptop.

Did apple at any point realize that people working at home (which isn't a bad idea during a pandemic) maybe want a bigger display and not everyone is having a 4k screen?

Crossing my finger they'll realize at some point what they're doing here and fix it!

This is only a potential Issue for 2K displays. Larger than 2K are are considered HiDPI already they are run by default at their maximum resolution and TEXT ONLY can be scaled for extra readability.

smaller than 2K should look fine at native resolutions.

I see. I have heard that 4k screen can use HiDpi natively, but I never had a chance to verify it.

Also, the screen size is a problem to me. The monitor size is a problem too. 24" is still kinda too big for me and there isn't any 22" 4k display on the market and 24" 4k is quite expensive and rare.

I use a external display to prevent neck soreness.

but anyways, I fixed it. the result isn't as good as retina display but acceptable.

Thanks.

Has anyone found any solutions to this? I connect to a mantiz thunderbolt 3 and now I can not use any external monitors. Truly need a solution

Has anyone found any solutions to this? I have the same problem with my Samsung LS24H850QFUXEN monitor connected to MacBook Air M1.

Shows as UHD resolutionAnd that also gives a feel for the fuzzy text.

You can think of all DisplayPort cables as active. There is not so much a conversion as an extraction of the DisplayPort signals out of the full ThunderBolt signals.

I have fed back.

Have you tried my steps from above?

Thanks for the reply, will the issue be solved if i go for a Dell P2421D ( 23.8"/ 2K/ IPS/ 60Hz/ 5ms ) , i will try to scale the text on the current full hd monitor anyway.

Grant Bennet-Alder Why did Apple do this?

Sorry, I have no idea. I am a User like you.

I get no compensation from Apple and I do not speak for Apple, Inc.

Guys, if I am to purchase a ipad air 2020 and use it with sidecar from the MBA M1 will the display any good? Or it will get scaled with blurry texts like the full hd monitor?

Thanks Darren - your fix totally solved the issue for me!