10.8.4 External Display Problem

Already done, already called.
They just don't give a flying ****.

Yes, this worked for me! If you have your monitor connected via a KVM switch, you have to remove the monitor from the switch and connect it directly to your MBP. Then perform the option click to detect the displays. Once you have done this, return to the Display tab and you will most probably find that there is a new resolution for your display (mine changed to 1920 x 1200 for my Dell U210 display). Click on this new resolution and the screen should display normally.

Famous last words! It works until you switch machines via the KVM switch, then it reverts to the lowest resolution. I had to manually set the display back to 1920 x 1080 and still have the same problem!

If they aren't going to fix the bug. I think I'll get Google's ChromeCast. Bypass cables all together.

Same issue...

13-inch 2.5GHz MBP Retina

External Display: Hannspree HF225DPB 21.5", 1920 x 1080 Full HD

Worked fine previously. Now the screen is offset to the right. Incredibly annoying, hope this is resolved soon.

40" Monitor - 1920x1080p - through VGA adapter.

Same Issue - this happened immediately after the release 10.8.4 a few months ago. I problem solved, and at that point there wasn't a thread about the issue as it was too new, so I moved to recover from TimeMachine. My recovery errored out and didn't work, and I ended up having to do a full system restore and then install all the files from TimeMachine. Lost a complete day of work.

So I decided I wouldn't install this update until 10.8.5 was released, and then today, I restarted my machine and it automatically installed (sneaky) and slam, same issue with the screen and still no resolve. Now I'm not going to lose the day to recover to a previous version. So come on Apple, provide the patch!

So ridiculous.

I have a MacMini at home, with a 42" Monitor - 1920 x 1080p display through VGA adapter, updated to 10.8.4 with no problems.

Other in the office have Macbook Pro, with same monitor (40" 1920x1080) but they connect with HDMI adapter and have no issues.

I don't want to switch to HDMI because the HDMI is too grainy compared to the VGA. (In fact, why does anyone use the HDMI if they don't have to??)

Come on Apple, hurry up.

Same problem here

13" MBP 2.9GHz, Display on VGA mini-port has chopped off about 2 inches of the left hand side of the screen when running at 1920 x 1080 resolution, anything smaller works ableit a stretched looked to it.

Same issue here. Have to resort to manually setting the display on my HP x2301 monitor every morning. Please fix - only became an issue since 10.8.4!

same issue here, macos x 10.8.4

running on macbook pro 15 early 2011 + vga adapter + lg w2243s

Who cares ? They don't a single flying ****.

Can't confirm.

Graphics is one of the areas being focussed on in 10.8.5 currently on the 6th phase of beta. I expect this will be released in a few weeks time. I certainly hope this fixes the issue.

I have the same issue. I use two external screens in two different places. I have never had the problem with one screen, but when used a another in a different office the problem arises intermitently. You simple never know when it will happen. The only "magic" way to solve the blue screen is restarting my mcbookpro. This is honestly annoying and hope Apple really cares about this issue.

I have had the same problem with my mac pro with a dual screen system on 10.8.4. Interestingly enough only one screen was offset. The display card has dual DVI outs with dual DVI-VGA adapters to twin monitors at 1920x1080. The two DVI->VGA were different makes and if I swapped them around the black bar moved to the other screen. After rummaging around I found a third DVI-VGA adapter and swapped the bad one. Problem solved with no black bars. This was working 100% fine with the bad adapter on 10.8.3 so it appears to be a compatability problem created by 10.8.4.

Hope this helps someone.

ditto, I have HF255HPB connected to my 13'' rMBP via hdmi. Have tried everything to get it to play nice but still have nausea inducing combo of hideous text, color irregularity, and a kernel panic. If my 2007 sony vaio can make that monitor work, my rMBP should make it shoot rainbow lasers of joy.