MacOS Monterey display resolution problem

I had the same problem. Fixed - see below.

MacBook Pro 15 inch 2019

2.3Ghz 8-core i9

Radeon Pro 560x 4 GB

Using external display from MobilePixels. Duex Pro

Fix: Installed Display Link software from Synaptics that was listed on the website - followed the instructions.

https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/macos-connectivity-1.5?filetype=exe

I also installed Monterey on my backup laptop - displays worked fine.

Mac Book Pro 15-inch, Mid 2015) w/ (2) 27" LG HDMI displays

2.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB

Update to my post...I downloaded the "Synaptics" from Couzin_Vinny's post and it worked! Thanks!

I’m having the same issue after upgrading my MacBook Pro (2016/13”) to Monterey yesterday. My only refresh rate options are 30 and 25. I do not have the recommended 60 you show above. Additionally, the resolution of 1920x1080 is not an option. The highest in my options is 1600x900. If I check the box to show all options, I get nothing higher than the 1600x900. I have a Dell SE2722HX display set as Extended display. It worked yesterday prior to the upgrade, but no longer works today. Is there a fix for this?

Wanted to add my two cents after using my new Macbook Pro (16-inch, M1, 2021). I use a third-party app called RDM to change the resolution from the display defaults to a bit larger (2560 x 1600). Everything works fine until I reboot the computer and the resolution gets reset back one of the default resolutions. In addition to not having enough screen real estate, I have so many programs with icons in the menu bar that they don't even fit with the native resolutions.

Hoping this is a bug with Monterey and gets fixed soon.

Thanks for this suggestion. I tried both, and it didn't work. It lets me get to the higher resolution, but will not let me adjust refresh rate from 60 to 100 that would presumably be the final step in resolving. Oh well.

Paulus_2 wrote:

On my Mac mini m1 with Monterey a similar problem. Suddenly my monitor has to cope with a bigger screen. So my monitor a LED Cinema Display, only gives a view off a part of the screen. With cursor keys on the keyboard I'am able to move the view; up, down, right and to the left. I don't know how this effect is enabled. I can restart my Mac of course. But that is a Windows trick.

Via System Preferences > Displays to select 'Default for Display, helps that' does not work...

That is a completely different thing, and fortunately one that is easy to solve.

You apparently have ZOOMED IN your macOS display.

The default way to do this is

to hold the Control key, and perform a scroll gesture - for example, hold the Control key and swipe up with two fingers in the trackpad.

You can revert this by holding down Control and swiping down with two fingers.

And if you never want this to happen, you can turn it off in System Preferences->Accessibility->Zoom

It should have been something with zoom. The objects on the desktop were bigger than normal. I was forgotten where the Zoom preferences were stored. In Accessibility of course....

I must have enabled it with a Shift-Control and a gesture on the mouse. Thanks. Ik keep this in mind.

Hello

After upgrading my system to Monterey 12.1 today, my external Samsung 34" monitor (S34J55) stopped showing the 3440X1440 resolution or anything more than 1080P, even after clicking Option+Scale or All resolutions, any suggestions or thoughts on this problem please?

Arrgh! This happened to me this morning after updating to Monterey 12.2

I use a Dell U4919DW, and the scaled resolution I previously used is not in the drop down any longer.

What my choices are now are too small, too large or too out of focus!!!! What happened??

Same issue for me, I set monitors to scaled to get more screen real estate but then on a reboot they reset to default - how annoying.... Remind me not to reboot too often, very odd that this setting appears to now be non-persistent. Lets home it gets resolved very soon...

I also noticed that Apple added the "Show all resolutions" box to Display > Scaled. This is an improvement from having to hold down the Option key before clicking "Scaled". I assume this was a Monterey update.....I overlooked it when I was trying to use the Option key as I hadn't needed to do that for over a year+.

I've accepted that 3360x945 is going to be what I have to use. It's too big, but it's now the only reasonable resolution for my eyes. All other potential options are "low resolution". Booo!

Having the same issue. I do see the correct resolution for my LG 35wn73a widescreen: 3440x1440. But it is just blurred after the update to Monterey. Super annoying for work.

Using Monterey 12.2 on MacBook Pro 13" 2017 with i7.

I am having this exact same problem. I have a 2018 Macbook Pro and have used an external monitor (Pavilion) with an optimal resolution of 2560 x 1440) and have never had a problem. After the Monterey update, that resolution has disappeared. My screen now looks like large print as the highest res. is 1280 x 720. I have tried restarting my Mac, and the "option" hold down method to no avail.

I don't see any problem with the image you posted.

Can you explain what else you were expecting to have?