Alogic 40" Edge 5K/2K monitor scaling with M2 MacBook Pro

If it does not meet your needs, you will curse it for as long as you own it.

A few months from now, you will not remember what you paid for it. But you will be reminded at every turn that it does not solve your problems.

I recommend you cancel that or return it unopened, and get the display you thought you wanted.

Re: “my current 27" 1440p screen sometimes isn’t ideal for my aging eyes”

I’m guessing that you need or want larger text (and objects).

Have you considered getting a 32” UHD 4K (3840x2160) monitor? You could run that in any of three Retina scaling modes (as needed or desired).

1. ”like 1920x1080” - much larger text and perfect scaling
2. ”like 2560x1440” - larger text, same workspace, and for most purposes, scaling would be good enough. (I run a 27” UHD 4K monitor in this mode.)
3. ”like 3008x1692” - more workspace, at the cost of smaller text

Your tag line says that your MBP has a M2 Pto chip, which means it could drive a second monitor. Say, a 24” 1920x1080 monitor that has a stand that lets it run in portrait mode (rotated by 90 degrees, so it is 1920 pixels tall and 1080 pixels wide). That one wouldn’t have enough resolution / PPI to be useful in anything but native resolution, but still might make a useful side display.

There also may be a few 32” 2560x1440 monitors. You would not have as much flexibility to change “resolution” as with a 32” 3840x2160 one, but a 32” 2560x1440 monitor would also have larger text than your 27” 2560x1440 monitor. Just throwing this out so you will know what various options might be.