ProDisplay XDR. Any solution to increase the scaled resolution higher than 3008 x 1692?

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ProDisplay XDR. Any solution to increase the scaled resolution higher than 3008 x 1692?

The display options to scale the ProDisplay is 3008 x 1962 (equivalent of 3K) and then straight to native resolution (6016 x 3384) - cf. image below ?

With a 32 inches screen it is very annoying not to be able to scale higher. For example even the much smaller (27") StudioDisplay monitor can scale higher.

A 3K scaling on a 32" is very uncomfortable an defeats the purpose of having a big screen.

The 6K resolution works perfectly when needed, but only scaling in 3K sounds very surprising for a $7000 monitor (including ProStand price).

I am convince that guys at Apple are way to smart to limit that screen to 3K scaling, so I must be missing something here!

Anyone knows a solution or a tool App to solve this, and to scale at least to 4K?

Thank you very much.

Configuration : MacPro, Radeon W6800DX Duo, 3 x ProDisplay connected with Thuderbolt 3.

Posted on Jan 11, 2023 01:58 AM

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Answer 1

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Jan 11, 2023 08:02 AM in response to PierreIsAnnoyedWithApple

Displays Preferences shows SCALED resolutions. These are NOT the Hardware resolutions you display is set to. These are effective resolutions for TEXT when displayed on that display when you select Scaled. Graphics are displayed at the full native resolution.

They are intended to be a convenience for you, but they often cause concern and outright alarm instead.

To see the ACTUAL resolution your display is set to use:

 Menu > about this Mac > (system report) > Graphics & Displays

Select your display and scroll around until you see two items.

The first is self explanatory: 'Resolution:' e.g., 2560 by 1080

This is the hardware resolution at which your display is operating. Graphics are drawn at this Actual Resolution. But there is a problem -- If text were displayed at the Actual Resolution, on HiDPI displays, it would be microscopic and unreadable.

The second resolution shown is 'User Interface Looks like:' this reveals the apparent size of text displayed on your display after scaling is applied ONLY to textual items.

Text is rendered at full resolution, then SCALED by the display Hardware by a factor (like 1.2 or 1.5, or 2.0) before it is aded to the display buffer. This makes it fully readable, yet maintains crisp edges that would be lost otherwise.

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Answer 2

Jan 13, 2023 02:38 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thanks Grant.

I have solved the issue using the App EasyRes, that allow to get additional Resolution. Sure the scaling is not as crisp as 3008 x 1692, but it allows more options.

EasyRes on App Store :

Thank you immensely for your help.

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Answer 3

Jan 11, 2023 06:02 AM in response to PierreIsAnnoyedWithApple

Try holding Option as you click on the word 'Scaled" to reveal additional, less popular scalings.

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Jan 11, 2023 06:54 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Hi Grant, thank you very much for your answer, but this is actually the screenshot I joined, and the only option is 3008 x 1692 (about 3K Resolution).

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Jan 11, 2023 07:15 AM in response to PierreIsAnnoyedWithApple

what changes when you activate the "show all resolutions" setting shown on your screenshot?

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Answer 6

Jan 11, 2023 07:37 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Sadly still no intermediary resolution between 6K and 3008 x 1692...

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ProDisplay XDR. Any solution to increase the scaled resolution higher than 3008 x 1692?

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