My awesome wife gifted me a MacBook Pro M3 Max for Christmas, an impressive laptop with excellent battery life and performance. However, I'm having significant issues with external displays. As my workflow relies heavily on an external display (over 80%), this has become a major problem.
The main issue is that most displays appear fuzzy and blurry. Searching online for solutions has led to frustrating responses like:
However, with the MacBook Pro M3 Max:
Additionally:
I wanted to ask for advice or solutions here before deciding on returning the MacBook.
The main issue is that most displays appear fuzzy and blurry. Searching online for solutions has led to frustrating responses like:
- "I don't have that problem." (Perhaps those respondents need to visit an optometrist. 🙂)
- "Check your cable."
- "Increase the scaling." Unfortunately, these haven't been helpful in resolving my issue.
- Computers:
- Gaming Desktop with a 3070
- 2020 Razer Laptop with a 2070 Super
- 2022 Razer Laptop with a 3070
- MacBook Pro 2019 (Intel)
- MacBook Pro M3 Max
- Monitors:
- LG C2 (HDMI - 4k 42", my home setup)
- CRG9 (5120x1440 49" Super-Ultrawide, my office setup)
However, with the MacBook Pro M3 Max:
- On the LG C2, there is significant blurriness at every scaling except for the native 4k scaling.
- On the CRG9, everything is blurry no matter the scaling, and the colors are extremely washed out.
Additionally:
- On my LG C2, I can use 120Hz with HDR at native 4k resolution.
- On other scalings [3200x1800, 2560x1440], I can only choose between HDR or 60Hz.
- Interestingly, at the 1080x1920 scaling, I can again achieve 120Hz with HDR.
I wanted to ask for advice or solutions here before deciding on returning the MacBook.