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by halefx 1315 days ago
Macs only look good at a 110 or 220 pixel density.

34" ultra wide 1440p has a pixel density of about 110 ppi, and that should work just fine. You might need to use a different cable, though. You should look your monitor up on rtings.com and search for notes on Mac compatibility.

I have a MacBook Pro 14 that I use daily with a 34" ultra-wide 1440p gaming monitor, and I've never had a problem. I had a MacBook Pro 13 before the 14 that also worked without issue.
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howinteresting 1315 days ago
The problem is that macOS killed off subpixel anti aliasing, which is important to making text look good on 110ppi displays. So 220+ ppi displays are the only real option here.
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webmobdev 1314 days ago
Yeah, using non-Apple monitors with a mac is a pain. Try "Retina Display Manager" - https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM - as it allows you to switch to the sharper HiDPI resolutions supported on your monitor.
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lkois 1314 days ago
Already upgraded the cable for max refresh rate while gaming.

I might not have noticed an issue with the way it looks, if I wasn't running it alongside a Windows machine that is very crisp. As I said, it takes a few mins of vscode before something starts to feel a bit off. Its subtle, but it's there

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