Excellent video! The topic is one that’s often researched when buying a monitor, and your detailed explanation leaves no room for doubt. Thank you so much!
hi congratulations for the video full of useful details, I wanted to ask having understood that the best is the 27 inch 4k monitor, is this one better or the 32 inch 4k? which one will adapt better to the mac scaling making everything sharper. Thank you so much!
Immensely valuable! Thank you for the comparison at the end, I will be going for a 4k monitor and scale it to 1440p, instead of buying a 1440p monitor and running it with its native resolution.
I use a mac book pro for everything and gaming on a ps5, since FC25 can only run max at 60fps I am more than well to use both mac and ps5 on the same 4K monitor Thank you
Looking for a new monitor that I will be using with Macbook Pro 16" M3 and I've basically ended up with 2 options (I don't want to go over the 500 Euro budget): 1. Dell U2723QE -> 4K UHD @60Hz USB-C 2. Dell U2724DE -> 2k QHD @120Hz Thunderbolt From what I saw, more people recommend the 4k option, although an older model and at a lower refresh rate. Which would be a better option for working with MacBook Pro ?
@@IonutNegru87 you won’t be able to enjoy the 120hz of you MBP on an external monitor, so if you don’t have a windows computer to plug in for video gaming as well, go for the 4K lower refresh rate.
@@euphoriantraveller8651 Thank you for the recommendation. This is what I did in the end, I bought Dell U2723QE. This works very well also with my dual laptop setup and the KVM works awesome with a dongle!
I bought 3 days ago a 1440p 27" MSI monitor, unfortunately using it at 2560x1440 is all too small and this thing would make me blind. I'm trying to use the Better Display app and that way it allows me to set lower resolutions by increasing the sharpness and it works pretty well, but I still feel the texts are not very sharp. I will return the monitor and try a 4K 27". Unfortunately, the Retina display on my 16" M1 MacBook Pro has fabulous pixel density.
Why not opt for a 32" 4K display instead of the 27" 4K one? I would presume that Mac would maintain a 1:1 scaling ratio for the 32" 4K display, similar to how it handles 1440p displays on 1440p screens. However, I wonder if having a larger screen with significantly smaller UI components on a 32" display could strain the eyes.
As I understand it, macOS only shows 1920 x 1080 as the resolution option in settings when using a 27’’ 4K display. Does that mean the display is actually running at 1080p, or is that just a setting while my display is still showing 4K?
@@A-Htje No. No. No. MacOS show 1080 as default resolution for a 4k screen but you can select others. When we talk about scaling is about UI scale, that means everything will be bigger in your screen compared to 4k, so you are losing space. It’s like if you have a 1080 monitor, but your screen is 4k, obviously. You can play videos at 4k.
One question that I have is, other than the scaling, when I watch a RUclips video or Netflix, and I click the 4K option, and I have the 27” 4K monitor with the default scaling, will the video display in 4K or 1080p?
The scaling only affect software ui elements. Media content. You will still get the full 4k resolution of whatever youtube video or Netflix show you are watching
@@HalfManHalfTech Same doubt, I was considering a fire tv stick for media content. I wanna plug my Mac mini, windows pc and Nintendo Switch on a dell 27''' 4k. Your video is a life saver, thank you so much!!!
Hey Half man Techs I see, that you got 1440p @180hz. I also have a 1440p monitor that has USB c and a refresh rate of 170hz. How can I get the 170hz on the 1440p monitor? I'm currently using a USB Hub &. Regular HDMI Cable to connect my M1 MacBook Air to my display. I would like to know how you connected your Mac to the display to get the high refresh rate out of your monitor. Best regards!
How about the LG 27GR93U? which is 4k but 144hz. Would that be able to scale it to 1440p but keep at least a 120hz refresh rate with a M1 Macbook Air? Thanks for the video!
I have an lg 32uq750w that is 4k 144hz and a Mac mini m1, it works perfect with both 1080p and 1440p scaling at 144hz. The only problem that I found is that HDR only works in 1080p mode.
Yes it will. If your Mac can handle 4k at 144fps then it can also handle 1440p at 140fps. The same is also true with your monitor. If it can do 4K at 144 frame per second then it can also display at 1440 P at 144 frames per second. Monitors are usually limited the other ways round. Like some monitors can do 1440 at 250 or even 460 frames per second but once you go 4K, they can only do 4K at 120 FPS
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Excellent video! The topic is one that’s often researched when buying a monitor, and your detailed explanation leaves no room for doubt. Thank you so much!
Thanks
hi congratulations for the video full of useful details, I wanted to ask having understood that the best is the 27 inch 4k monitor, is this one better or the 32 inch 4k? which one will adapt better to the mac scaling making everything sharper. Thank you so much!
Immensely valuable! Thank you for the comparison at the end, I will be going for a 4k monitor and scale it to 1440p, instead of buying a 1440p monitor and running it with its native resolution.
Very informative and useful video, thanks
I use a mac book pro for everything and gaming on a ps5, since FC25 can only run max at 60fps I am more than well to use both mac and ps5 on the same 4K monitor
Thank you
Looking for a new monitor that I will be using with Macbook Pro 16" M3 and I've basically ended up with 2 options (I don't want to go over the 500 Euro budget):
1. Dell U2723QE -> 4K UHD @60Hz USB-C
2. Dell U2724DE -> 2k QHD @120Hz Thunderbolt
From what I saw, more people recommend the 4k option, although an older model and at a lower refresh rate.
Which would be a better option for working with MacBook Pro ?
@@IonutNegru87 you won’t be able to enjoy the 120hz of you MBP on an external monitor, so if you don’t have a windows computer to plug in for video gaming as well, go for the 4K lower refresh rate.
@@euphoriantraveller8651 Thank you for the recommendation. This is what I did in the end, I bought Dell U2723QE. This works very well also with my dual laptop setup and the KVM works awesome with a dongle!
@@euphoriantraveller8651that’s not true. A MacBook can use this at 120Hz just fine
I settled with the Dell U2723QE. It’s been amazing so far
@@HalfManHalfTech Same, I think it is the best choice at the moment.
I bought 3 days ago a 1440p 27" MSI monitor, unfortunately using it at 2560x1440 is all too small and this thing would make me blind.
I'm trying to use the Better Display app and that way it allows me to set lower resolutions by increasing the sharpness and it works pretty well, but I still feel the texts are not very sharp. I will return the monitor and try a 4K 27".
Unfortunately, the Retina display on my 16" M1 MacBook Pro has fabulous pixel density.
Best video I have seen on this topic. But Is it visually much different? A real video up-close the screens would have been much better :)
Thanks for the feedback. It will be considered for future updates.
Why not opt for a 32" 4K display instead of the 27" 4K one? I would presume that Mac would maintain a 1:1 scaling ratio for the 32" 4K display, similar to how it handles 1440p displays on 1440p screens. However, I wonder if having a larger screen with significantly smaller UI components on a 32" display could strain the eyes.
What about using better display on 4K 27 inch monitor can I use 1440p HiDpi. the message that affecting performance will go away?
As I understand it, macOS only shows 1920 x 1080 as the resolution option in settings when using a 27’’ 4K display. Does that mean the display is actually running at 1080p, or is that just a setting while my display is still showing 4K?
@@A-Htje No. No. No. MacOS show 1080 as default resolution for a 4k screen but you can select others. When we talk about scaling is about UI scale, that means everything will be bigger in your screen compared to 4k, so you are losing space. It’s like if you have a 1080 monitor, but your screen is 4k, obviously. You can play videos at 4k.
@@Guillemod thank you very much for your answer
One question that I have is, other than the scaling, when I watch a RUclips video or Netflix, and I click the 4K option, and I have the 27” 4K monitor with the default scaling, will the video display in 4K or 1080p?
@@rafaeldomenikos5978 4k
@@rafaeldomenikos5978 will be 4k.
The scaling only affect software ui elements. Media content. You will still get the full 4k resolution of whatever youtube video or Netflix show you are watching
@@HalfManHalfTech Same doubt, I was considering a fire tv stick for media content. I wanna plug my Mac mini, windows pc and Nintendo Switch on a dell 27''' 4k. Your video is a life saver, thank you so much!!!
Which monitor should I get for MacBook Air M1 (2020), View infinity S8 32 inch, BenQ PD2706UA 27 inch or any LG 4K 27inch?
Hey Half man Techs I see, that you got 1440p @180hz.
I also have a 1440p monitor that has USB c and a refresh rate of 170hz. How can I get the 170hz on the 1440p monitor?
I'm currently using a USB Hub &. Regular HDMI Cable to connect my M1 MacBook Air to my display.
I would like to know how you connected your Mac to the display to get the high refresh rate out of your monitor.
Best regards!
great vid. how about 24 inches monitor with 2k/1440p panel. will it run well for mac ? will it scale for that or run default ?
How about the LG 27GR93U? which is 4k but 144hz. Would that be able to scale it to 1440p but keep at least a 120hz refresh rate with a M1 Macbook Air? Thanks for the video!
I have an lg 32uq750w that is 4k 144hz and a Mac mini m1, it works perfect with both 1080p and 1440p scaling at 144hz. The only problem that I found is that HDR only works in 1080p mode.
Yes it will. If your Mac can handle 4k at 144fps then it can also handle 1440p at 140fps.
The same is also true with your monitor. If it can do 4K at 144 frame per second then it can also display at 1440 P at 144 frames per second.
Monitors are usually limited the other ways round. Like some monitors can do 1440 at 250 or even 460 frames per second but once you go 4K, they can only do 4K at 120 FPS
why this video have only 50 likes?
I guess That’s what I get for being a small channel 😅
Highly recommend 32” 4K 120hz+ for Mac/Console gamers.
Do you have any specific recommendations? I'm also leaning towards 32'', the bigger the better I guess
Even more recommended ...Apple give us a newer version 5K Imac 😊