How to optimize for 43" 4K TV

[chanc]

With 4K TV prices dropping like crazy, I just bought a 43" 4K TV to use a monitor with my 2017 MacBook Pro. I've hooked everything up using a USB-C to HDMI cable (HDMI 2.0) and the picture looks great (everything is clear and sharp). The TV is reporting 4K @ 60Hz.

However, the text is quite small. In the display settings preference pane, I do have options under "Scaled" that ranges from More Space to Larger Text. Is this the only way to make the text larger ?

Can anyone please share any tips of setting up High Sierra for use with larger 4K displays ?

 

[a2jack]

Sys Pref > display> hold down alt/option key > click Scaled. You will see many Res options.

Lowering Res is the only way I have found to see a larger menu bar. So Far.

For other screens try CMD + to increase the text size. a2

 

[AlphaSquared]

@chanc -- Other than size of the text, do you find it sharp? e.g., How would you compare it to text on an 27" Apple Cinema display or on a 27" retinal display?

Apologies, just saw the date on this.
Still, interesting that the same discussion about using TVs as monitors remains relevant

 

[a2jack]

Very little info to be found on this forum regards using TV's as monitors. (We are talking new-state of the art TV's here).

New TV's cost far less than even the cheapest monitors and have close to the same resolution choices. Unless one is a graphics developer, I fail to see why there is a rejection of TVs for every day Mac usage.

What am I missing here ? a2