Underscan Settings Won't Hold Mac Mini M4 Sequoia

The Underscan setting won't hold on my external monitor. I've seen this complaint in several other postings for several versions of the OS over several years. It is still a problem and I wonder if Apple will do anything about it?

Posted on Dec 25, 2024 11:31 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Dec 25, 2024 06:59 PM in response to gavincolvert

We are all end users like yourself so no one here has ANY idea what Apple may or may not do.

i strongly recommend calling AppleCare.

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Underscan Settings Won't Hold Mac Mini M4 Sequoia

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