macbook air m2 dell s3422dwg not displaying properly
My wife's m2 macbook air (Tahoe) will not display properly
on a dell s3422dwg ultrawide monitor.
Any ideas on a fix for this?
iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18
Dell - Dell 34 Curved Gaming Monitor – S3422DWG
That is a 34", 3440x1440 pixel monitor with one DisplayPort v1.2 input and two HDMI v2.0 inputs.
The DisplayPort input supports a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz. The HDMI inputs support a maximum refresh rate of 100 Hz. Your M2 MacBook Air supports a refresh rate of 60 Hz.
3440x1440 pixels with a diagonal of 34" works out to about 109.7 PPI – almost the same pixel density as that of a non-Retina 27" 2560x1440 pixel monitor. Given this, you would presumably want to select "3440x1440" in Displays Settings, rather than any Retina scaling mode.
How are you connecting the M2 MacBook Air to the monitor? Please identify every cable, hub/dock, or adapter in the path from the computer to the monitor.
Have you tried setting Displays Settings to show all resolutions, as a list?
3440x1440 is less than the 3840x2160 pixels of a regular UHD 4K monitor, in both dimensions, so I would hope that 3440x1440 would show up both as the “More Soace” setting in icon view or as a selection in either (full or abbreviated) list view.
Hello!
I’m using a usb-c to HDMI cable straight from the computer to the monitor. This one:
uni USB C to HDMI Cable for Home... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075V5JK36?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
One of the the problems is, 3440x 1440 is not an option in display settings in the MacBook Air.
It’s kinda crazy that this thing doesn’t seem to talk to the Mac.
Thank You! Any advice is appreciated!
MacBook Air M2 not displaying properly with Dell S3422
