M1 mac mini with two identical monitors having different resolutions

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M1 mac mini with two identical monitors having different resolutions

I have two ASUS PA279 monitors connected to the MacMini vis Thunderbolt and HDMI but I can't get them to have the same resolution. Any tricks that I am not aware of?

Posted on Sep 30, 2021 12:53 PM

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kensirhk Author

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Sep 30, 2021 3:02 PM in response to majortom1967

Downloaded SwitchresX and paid US$16 and everything solved. I found an even better resolution 3360x1890 which i can use for both monitors.

Thanks majortom1967 and den.thed for your help and advice. Appriciated it.

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Sep 30, 2021 2:23 PM in response to kensirhk

I would follow den.thed's advice. If nothing changes, consider SwitchresX for managing custom display resolutions and many other features. I'm using it since years and it's fast, reliable and problem-less. M1 compatible, also.

(https://www.madrau.com/)

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den.thed

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Sep 30, 2021 3:02 PM in response to kensirhk

Try holding the Alt (option) key and clicking on the Scaled button for each display.

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den.thed

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Sep 30, 2021 1:54 PM in response to kensirhk

You didn’t say which one is defaulting to the lower resolution?

If it is the one connected to HDMI and you are using the factory ASUS cable, try getting and using a short Premium Certified HDMI cable.

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den.thed

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Sep 30, 2021 3:17 PM in response to kensirhk

Yea’ I wasn’t sure if you had tried that or not.

Besides testing a different Premium Certified HDMI cable as suggested.

I would also be tempted to test both displays on HDMI using a USB-C to HDMI adapter and matching HDMI cables.

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kensirhk Author

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Sep 30, 2021 2:03 PM in response to majortom1967

Under the 'Scaled' display selection I get :

TB-USBC

1) 1504x846

2) 1920x1080

3) 2560x1440

4) 3008x1692

5) 3840x2160

HDMI

1) 1152x648

2) 1504x846

3) 1920x1080

4) 2560x1440

5) 3840x2160

For some reason HDMI is missing 3008x1692 which I want to use. Right now I am forced to use 3840x2160 which is too small for my eyes. For photos and videos this is great. Any way I can use 3008x1692 for HDMI too? Thanks in advance for you guys' help.

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