Missing resolution on M1 Mac Mini

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Missing resolution on M1 Mac Mini

Hey!

I just bought an M1 Mac Mini next to Macbook Pro 13" (2018). And I have a 4K BenQ PD2700U 27" monitor.

I use a scaled version with my Macbook as with the 4k resolution the letters are too tiny.

However I'm missing the best options for me (3360x1890), after 4K I can only choose 2560x1440 which is too big, as you can see here:

M1 Mini options

Macbook options

I connect via HDMI at the moment. I don't want to use USB-C to Displayport because of few number of ports.

Is there anything I can do?

Thanks!

Mac mini, macOS 12.3

Posted on Apr 13, 2022 2:35 AM

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BobHarris

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Apr 13, 2022 4:52 PM in response to georgebakos

RDM

https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM

Display Menu

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/display-menu/id549083868?mt=12

EasyRes

https://itunes.apple.com/app/easyres/id688211836?ls=1&mt=12

BetterDummy (for M1 Macs with external displays to enable HiDPI resolutions)

https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy

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georgebakos Author

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Apr 14, 2022 12:19 AM in response to BobHarris

Hey!

I tried RDM and BetterDummy. They do the job. However as RDM says on the github page:

"You should prefer resolutions marked with ⚡️ (lightning), which indicates the resolution is HiDPI or 2× or more dense in pixels." Which is in my case:

The resolution I would like to pick is not sharp at all with these solutions.

Would it be possible that with USB-C to Displayport it would work? I'm not too keen on buying one as it is kind of expensive if the result would be the same.

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