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How do I set the display resolution for a Studio computer with no monitor attached? The Display settings gives me only one resolution option 1920x1080.
When I connect with another computer with two monitors (5120-x2800 and 2560x1440 resolutions) the Screen Sharing will not 'full screen' the display. The maximum screen size is only about 2/3 of the available screen space.
Nicholas James wrote:
How do I set the display resolution for a Studio computer with no monitor attached? The Display settings gives me only one resolution option 1920x1080.
Connect your external Display(s) directly to the Mac Studio.
see > Connect a display to Mac Studio - Apple Support
When I connect with another computer with two monitors (5120-x2800 and 2560x1440 resolutions) the Screen Sharing will not 'full screen' the display. The maximum screen size is only about 2/3 of the available screen space.
If you are trying to use an iMac as a work center with Screen Sharing or using the iMac as a second display?
You should give up that idea, setup the Mac Studio as your main work center and get a second external display if needed.
Yes indeed it does my friend.:)
Now that is an excellent looking solution - and low cost too ! Does it work?
View a remote machine's desktop like you were sitting right in front of a connected display
Running your Mac or PC "headless" (no keyboard, mouse or monitor) is a great way to turn a machine into a network file and/or media server. Small form factor machines like the Mac mini or Intel NUC – as well the compact cylindrical Mac Pro 2013 - are ideal for placing into a space confined closet or rack. Remote accessing these machines used to mean being limited to viewing a hard to view, low resolution screen…even if you used an older monitor connected to the remote machine. With the NewerTech HDMI Headless 4K Display Emulator, you can now break free of limited 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024 (or 1920x1080) resolution headaches when accessing macOS, Windows, and Linux machines remotely while viewing the desktop with up to full 4K 4096 x 2160 resolution.
Remote viewing options
* Operate machine headless and accept the resolution the machine will deliver. Uncertain and possibly frustrating outcome because various machines and/or operating systems will default in to lowest possible resolution and perhaps no display at all.
* Use older monitor but be limited to low resolution display. Far from ideal.
* Use newer, high resolution monitor. Cost prohibitive for the limited use.
* Use extremely affordable, benchmark tested proven NewerTech HDMI Headless 4K Display Emulator and enjoy up to 4096 x 2160 Ultra High Definition resolution.
Good idea to ask my friend.:)
I wondered if a SW solution would work, but would worry about the slowness problem inherent in headless Macs.
Readers can not see what is connected to what in your setup. Please elaborate. What Macs? what displays?
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Excellent idea. I think perhaps I could take the server into the Apple Store - get them to connect me to a monitor there. Then once it has been used, the files should be in the appropriate library. (oh wait. I had a LG TV hooked up initially through the HDMI port. It does not show that setup, so that idea probably does not work).
That was my initial idea, but the monitor refused to work with the Studio. So the work around has been to use the Studio headless and remote connect into it from the older iMac.
A dongless option perhaps? BetterDisplay
Pro version costs $19.
Using the free version and it made a massive improvement in the display.
Why your external monitor looks awful on Arm-based Macs, the open source fix – and the guy who wrote it
Q&A with the developer of BetterDummy: from macOS secrets to his motivations
By Fernando Cassia
Dec 06, 2021
Interview Folks who use Apple Silicon-powered Macs with some third-party monitors are disappointed with the results: text and icons can appear too tiny or blurry, or the available resolutions are lower than what the displays are capable of.
It took an open source programmer working in his spare time to come up with a workaround that doesn't involve purchasing a hardware dongle to fix what is a macOS limitation.
István Tóth lives in Hungary, and called his fix BetterDummy. It works by creating a virtual display in software and then mirroring that virtual display to the real one, to coax macOS into playing ball. The latest version, 1.0.12, was released just a few days ago, and the code is free and MIT licensed.
Thank you sir.
Hmm. I will double check with them before I buy. They do not list the Studio computer.
I had gotten the $50 Thunderbolt adaptor to get the old Thunderbolt display to work... and nada. Just a blank screen. They don't list the Studio either. The adaptor and cable worked with the MacBook Pro, so it was not a hardware issue.
Thunderbolt Display:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (QHD/WQHD - Wide Quad High Definition)
UI Looks like: 2560 x 1440
Framebuffer Depth: 30-Bit Color (ARGB2101010)
Display Serial Number: C02G6AX6DJGR
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes
Connection Type: Thunderbolt/DisplayPort
Nicholas James wrote:
I had gotten the $50 Thunderbolt adaptor to get the old Thunderbolt display to work... and nada. Just a blank screen. They don't list the Studio either. The adaptor and cable worked with the MacBook Pro, so it was not a hardware issue.
That is a 27" Thunderbolt Display, right? The one that has Firewire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet hub ports – and whose "hydra" cable has only two heads: Thunderbolt (mDP connector) and MagSafe?
That adapter would not be appropriate for the similar 27" Apple LED Cinema Display, whose "hydra" cable has three heads: Mini DisplayPort, USB, and HDMI; and which requires (Mini) DisplayPort input.
Studio Display Resolution for computer with no display
