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You just need to install SwitchResX(http://www.madrau.com) and it's pretty straight forward with setting up lower resolution(may need to disable SIP temporarily but they may have found a work around to this). Only downside is this software isn't compatible with Mojave currently but I doubt that's one of your main concerns

If you own a Retina 13" MBP and want to really use that display, I just discovered you can go up to HiDPI 1920x1200 (same as the 15" MBP) with SwitchResX.

1. Install Prefpane
2. Open Prefpane, SwitchResX Preferences should launch or click the icon if not
3. "Color LCD" on the left
4. "Custom Resolutions" tab
5. Plus Button
6. "Scaled resolution" should be at the top dropdown, otherwise pick it
7. Enter 3840x2400
8. Save
9. Reboot, choose to reopen apps
10. Under "Color LCD" in SwitchResX preferences, go to "Current resolutions" and pick 1920x1200 (HiDPI)!

It's actually really easy to solve, you just need to switch your resolution before opening the game. You can use a tool like this: http://www.madrau.com/ to quickly switch to the native res of your screen before opening the game, then the game allows you to choose your native res.

I have a few other games that do exactly the same thing, so it's probaby to do with the Unity engine.

SwitchResX is what you're looking for, although it's a bit complicated. This guide should give you an idea of what you need to do to pull it off.

Ah, yes, that makes sense. I did some googling on your behalf. Seems to be a fairly common issue. I found this program: http://www.madrau.com/whatis/whatis.html which might help you (shame it's not free).

Hopefully someone else has a much better answer.

EDIT Also found this one, which is free: http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades

I don't know anything about messing with settings by terminal, but maybe look into SwitchResX or RDM. These look like they could help.

Try holding down the option key when you click on "Scaled." It should give you an expanded list of scaling options. If you're still left wanting, check out SwitchResX a sweet little shareware program that gives you a ton of resizing options to choose from. I use to get 10bit color on my 2012 rMBP (with a 10bit capable monitor)

It crushed me to read this. Sorry.

The good news, at least, is that it is possible to do exactly what you're asking. It'll takes a bit of manual configuration, but SwitchResX and DisplayConfigX are two tools to pick from.

If you'd like more help, don't hesitate.

You can set up custom resolutions with SwitchResX. I haven't needed it for all TV's I've connected to macs, but it's been extremely helpful for those that needed it. And oh, this tutorial will help you out. Good luck!

Depending on what macOS thinks your monitor is, you may be able to reveal the appropriate optionss by Option+Clicking on the displays preference pane.

If not, I believe either resolutionator or SwitchresX would allow you to set the resolution to 'HI-DPI 1536x864' making everything 25% bigger while keeping detail.

The result might not be great, though -- the macOS scaling system is kind of designed around the systems that use it having the pixel density for 200%+ scaling. This'll scale down the 2x resources to fit the 125% scaling, which might make some icons less clear than before.

Yep, I'm on Sierra. It's pretty simple, really. Once you download SwitchResXv(note: you do have to pay about $20 for a registered copy). I followed these instructions: https://gist.github.com/erichrobinson/9755ba1f3ec45b289c40

I haven't tried patching my machine just yet, but so far it works without issue as is.

EDIT

I applied this patch: https://github.com/Floris497/mac-pixel-clock-patch-V2 and uninstalled SwitchResX, and it works just fine on my 2012 MacBook Air.

Are you mirroring the desktop from the rMBP to the display, or extending the desktop? If you're mirroring, the resolution will of course match to the smallest display, whichever device it is..

I suppose you can try SwitchResX and see if it's a setting you can adjust.

I had the same problem when I got my LG 21:9 monitor. You don't need clover settings or some display kext, SwitchResX did the trick - http://www.madrau.com/

Just install it and set it up with the right settings then reboot and it should work - I'll post a screenshot of my settings when I get home

update: I have the LG 34UM57, what I did to work was create a custom resolution and put in these values

Your TV is likely going to work with very specific frequencies/resolutions, and it won't display anything if the device outputting the signal doesn't match what it's expecting. You will either need a scan converter that will sync the frequency of the IIci to a standard TV frequency, or you will need to find the specs of the TV itself, and use a tool like SwitchRes2 to match the output of the IIci to a mode your TV can handle.

I've only used the monitor that came with my IIci, but I did use SwitchRes2 with a PowerMac running OS 9 and a really cheap TV with successful results.

Also worth mentioning, try different modes with the IIci and check the dip switch settings on your ADC->VGA adapter if it has them. 3 of my adapters have settable modes for fixed frequencies as well as multi-scan modes for "larger" monitors. Mine work with the 21" multi-scan setting with standard monitors and VGA modes.

Generally the hertz on the built-in displays runs from between 50 to 60 and depends on the resolution you've set the display at.

SwitchResX is a control panel that you can add that gives you a ton of options.

In a nutshell no, if the settings are changing because of some machine/software action - it will be almost impossible to prevent.

That being said, you might want to consider a third-party display control, such as SwitchResX that can separate the system display driver from whatever is resetting it..

Well, there's still http://www.quickresapp.com/ or http://www.madrau.com/

Also - here's some more info: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/macbook-pro-retina-display-faq/macbook-pro-retina-display-hack-to-run-native-resolution.html

That seems to be in line with specification listed here: http://www.manualslib.com/manual/97694/Magnavox-20mf500t.html?page=2#manual

Resolution Refresh rate

Computer formats 640 x 480 60Hz 800 x 600 56, 60Hz

Video formats 480i 60Hz 480p 60Hz 576i 50Hz 576p 50Hz

A tool like SwitchResX may be able to give you more resolution and refresh options - that are not detected by OSX or not reported to OSX by the display.

Windows doesn't do much better at full resolution. I have mine running at 3840x2160 with scaling for Windows elements and shit on... it sucks... like 10x worst job than OSX does. However, games look fucking amazing.

When I hook my MBP up to it I just run it at the highest scaled("like 3840x2160" it says)... I think it looks/works fine(then again I rarely use it with my MBP). What issues do you run into?

If you don't want to run scaling... you could always use SwitchResX(http://www.madrau.com/).

If you scale it up to higher display resolutions, technically, the display may not be "retina" at that resolution, meaning, it doesn't hit the dots-per-inch (dpi) number that Apple defines as "retina," but it will still look better than 1440x900 or 1680x1050 would on a display that is native at those resolutions.

I would suggest getting SwitchResX (on sale for $9.95 today Jan 28, 2015!) to get quick access to all sorts of resolution settings, including non-hires versions of the standard ones in the stock control panel.

You can even set the screen to the full native res 3360x2100, making the UI super tiny but you can fit a ton of stuff on the screen. I use it for looking at super hi-res DSLR pics or playing back 4K youtube videos at near-full res. It looks amazing.

Res options on 13" rMBP: http://imgur.com/hnXZHEj

The simple solution is to enable mirroring and turn down the brightness of your internal display all the way. You should be able to still select 1080p as your resolution this way even though your internal display doesn't support it, although I can't remember offhand whether this is true if you don't use SwitchResX like I do.

The other solution is to plug in the power adapter, use an external keyboard and mouse, and close the lid.

I was struggling with this forever and the only way I found to fix it is to download this program called SwitchResX. It's free to try for 10 days to see if it works for your setup and then $15 to keep. I was driving myself up the wall trying to troubleshoot this issue and finally found this program which allows you to set custom resolutions and manually change overscan/underscan settings for your monitors and create preferred setups for every setting of external monitors you use. It's a brilliant program. There's nothing else that worked for me and no similar program which performs the same function. I had a Macbook Pro going into a Lenovo AIO PC and like you I was seeing everything slightly zoomed in, no menu bars and no dock. I installed the program, changed some settings on the laptop, then was able to just drag a slider and pull everything in full view.

Hot Corners! In Mac language

And I haven't tested this but seen it recommended often, SwitchResX - adds a toolbar option to disable to the connected monitors, custom resolution settings, etc

See this:

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25175?locale=en_US

If you select 'scaled' and then press ALT you will have more resolutions available to select.

You could also try SwitchResX: http://www.madrau.com/

Ah ok. You could also try this app: http://www.madrau.com/

It's called SwitchRes X. Basically allows you to "force" the system to output a specific resolution. You could force it to output 1280x720 at 144Hz and see if it works but it would still look really blurry. To be honest I think your best option is to stick with 1920x1080 at 100Hz ... that is still a lot faster than most monitors that are 60Hz!

You’re in the right place, this is the sort of thing we do. Cant say I know this specific display, but there are a few things to check:

• That display is old enough that it still has VGA and DVI ports. That sometimes means that the EDID information is not sent correctly, because before Windows 7, Windows didn’t require it to be correct. I know that older Samsung displays have this problem. Mac OS, like more modern versions of Windows, is a stickler for this. The solution in that case is an application called SwitchResX (http://www.madrau.com). It can usually set up a display with this problem. SwitchResX is shareware, so you can try it for free to see if it solves your problem.
• It might be that the HDMI cable is borderline, from age or damage, and that the adapter configuration is enough to make the signal fail. A new HDMI cable would solve that. To save yourself some headaches down the line, get one that supports HDMI 2.0. You don’t need it today, but it will be useful if you get a bigger display as your next one. Alternatively, a USB-C to HDMI cable might simplify your setup.

Thank you for your quick response, I have SwitchResX but I don't understand the purpose of this tool, I see all possible resolution which can be chosen, I see indicated resolutions with HiDPI which looks nice and smooth, but I am missing point how to enable 5120x2160 with 60Hz and bigger text, application and etc.

What you want isn't "2560x1440 low res", because that's just sending a 2540x1440 signal to the monitor and having the monitor do the scaling. Some monitors will be slightly better at scaling than others, but if you're sending a non-native signal from computer to monitor, it will be blurry.

You want the Retina "looks like 2560x1440" resolution (AKA "2560x1440 HiDPI") That makes the Mac do the scaling in the OS, sending a crisp native monitor-native 4K signal.

If you don't see a 2560x1440 HiDPI, you can follow various methods for how to enable it.

I have the same monitor and it works well.

Two questions - first - you are connecting it through which cable exactly? You mentioned display port - is it DP to HDMI or DP to DP? If it's DP to HDMI I think this might be what's causing your problem; on some Macs (including my 2015 MBP) DP to HDMI results in a quirky behavior and maxes out at 30Hz (which I see is the case with your setup as well). I suggest you buy a 4K/60HZ certified DP to DP cable off Amazon for like $10 and that will more than likely fix your issue (just read the reviews, there are plenty available). Your 2017 MBP is using TB3 to DP/HDMI so it's different.

Second, I suggest you buy (you can use it for free with some limited functionality as well) SwitchRes which gives you dozens of scaling options, and you'll certainly find the one which works best for you. For it to work properly, you'll have to fix the connection issue first, though.

That's a weird feature to charge for. It doesn't cost anything to drag an app into the Login Items window.

I've been using SwitchResX for years. Gives you the same kind of display menu, and it lets you do things like set custom resolutions, and assign display sets on a per-app basis.

The display may improperly report the supported resolutions to the mac or macOS may improperly detect the supported resolutions. There are apps like SwitchResX that may be able to detect these additional resolutions and enable macOS to use them.

ps: I haven't used this app myself.

It should remember the positions of the monitors, if you connect the exact same monitors (it can read the serial number through the cable).

But if you're switching monitors every day, OS X has no idea how to arrange them.

SwitchResX has display sets that might do what you want - hit a button and it rearranges the monitors. It has a free trial you can try and see if it does what you want.

I tried switchresx, but newer versions of macos have a lock out that has to be disabled from a recovery drive. You can read about it here:

http://www.madrau.com/support/support/srx_1011.html

I've been unable to launch into the recovery partition due to the keyboard not connecting to the vmware host quickly enough on reboot of macos. I may try something else some time, but for now turning on the zoom shortcut in the mac accessibility settings works. I just hold ctrl and two finger scroll to zoom in on my imessage window.

The built-in settings are "like" 1280x800 (default), 1440x900, 1680x1050, or 1024x640. These are easily accessed in System Prefs.

If you want the 1x mode, you need a third-party utility like SwitchResX.

Happens very often. Try option+clicking the "Scaled" radio button in the displays system settings.

If that doesn't give you what you're looking for, SwitchRes X is a really useful tool for forcing desired resolution output.

The stuttering is probably due to the game running at a much higher resolution due to the HiDPI display. I have the same issue on my 2015 rMBP even with the dedicated GPU enabled.

One easy fix I found is to go to System Preferences > Displays > Set scaling to 'Larger Text'. The Intel GPU will have less to render and it should ease up on the stuttering slightly.

Another alternative would be to use SwitchResX. You could set your resolution down to 1280*800, again giving the GPU less to render.

If you use the settings.cfg trick then you have to set it to full screen (which you can also do in settings.cfg, search for "FULL"). The main menu video settings won't show a proper number, but you should be able to tell if it's in the right resolution.

You can also try forcing a resolution using SwitchResX (paid, but has a 10-day trial).

What kind of Apple computer? iMac? MacMini or older MacPro? All Macs with embedded, built-in graphics cards come with drivers made exactly for the model machine - the only exemption being the older, big MacPro's which could have almost any PCI-e graphics card installed as long as it was properly flashed for the Mac.

If you are looking to force resolutions and different frequencies, or rotate screen output, may I suggest SwitchResX

Yes it does suck, but why are you rebooting? Unless you do a major software update, you shouldn't have to reboot, like ever.

That being said, perhaps SwitchResX would be helpful. I'm not familiar with how well ti handles reboots.

I forgot to mention that the only real option in Display Prefs (macbook screen open) was "1080p", which is what it already defaults to. Also, I recently downloaded the trial of software called SwitchResX (http://www.madrau.com/) which is supposed to allow you to have more control over display settings, but I wasn't able to immediately figure out how to fix it with that either.

Yosemite. Belkin Mini DisplayPort to HDMI. I wasn't able to get it to work in the full 2560x1080 until I found SwitchResX, now works perfectly :-)

As far as pushing the resolution beyond what the native laptop screen can do, you'll need to go to a third-party resolution driver. SwitchResX has been around forever, though as far as laptop displays, you might want to get in touch with the developer and see if it works for that hardware.

Also, that picture you linked to is blocked.

I've had graphics cards just stop outputting 16x9 before over VGA and it is always an EDID problem. You can force it with SwitchresX or the one that is just like it and free. Sorry, I forget the name.

They're supposedly getting it this year but I doubt they'll still be $800. You can still build a /r/Hackintosh and get the best of both worlds, as OS X is the biggest reason for getting a Mac anyway

P.S. I think you can force Retina mode on a non-Retina display but it'll be really cramped, like 800x600 on an Air

If you want to do like WinterCharm is suggesting and "upsize everything", try downloading SwitchResX and look at the offered resolutions. You might want to try something that's half your actual resolution but HiDPI. For example, if your TV is 1080p, try 960x540 (HiDPI). If content is too big, try higher HiDPI resolutions.

It's really not that hard to read at 0 scaling. Web windows - with their clutter of media, text, comments, profile pictures, etc. can be hard to read, but console windows, or text editors are very readable at 0 scaling.

It requires you to install a little tweak to allow you to set the res to whatever you want. http://www.madrau.com/index.html

I think you might be able to do this using SwitchResX, but I've never tried it myself.

In theory you should be able to shrink the horizontal "active" region, and increase the (horizontal) "back porch" by the same number of pixels.