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andri227 Author

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Preferences Error: There was an error in display preferences

Hi all,

Having trouble with the new MBP 16 M1 Max and Dell up2720q monitor. When plugged in via Thunderbolt 3 port and changing display preferences getting the following error:

Preferences Error

There was an error in display preferences

It seems that there is a wider problem affecting the quality of a scaled output overall, specifically, quite poor quality of fonts and washed colors.

The same monitor plugged into the old intel-based MBP 2019 works perfectly well on all scaled resolutions.

Has anyone experienced the same problem?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Jan 3, 2022 10:14 PM

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Jack-19

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Posted on Jan 3, 2022 11:10 PM

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Startup in Safe Mode and test the Displays Preferences pane: How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support.

Jack

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