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M1 MBP & LG 34 inch ultra wide 5K2K
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Yeah, better not hold your breath waiting for update. Probably new generation monitor with new software for it is more likely...
Well, I just encourage everyone to write Woz's people at teamwoz@woz.org . You could say something ike: "we know Woz uses QuickRes, could he ask Apple to make it work as well on new Macs as it did before?"
just got this new monitor today - after fidgeting with it for a while to get it working, finally got it working at 3360 x 1417 with my 2016 macbook pro esc, and wow, the size and sharpness is amazing. Pretty close to my lg ultrafine 4k 21.5in, which had incredible dpi.
Any tips on settings? I change to DCI-P3 picture mode. I have my brightness to 100%, it is bright enough, but doesn't seem to be overly bright even at 100%. However, there doesn't seem to be any way to change the brightness from my keyboard, or from the display panel, just from the monitor itself? Same goes for the speaker volume too.
Any tips on settings? I change to DCI-P3 picture mode. I have my brightness to 100%, it is bright enough, but doesn't seem to be overly bright even at 100%. However, there doesn't seem to be any way to change the brightness from my keyboard, or from the display panel, just from the monitor itself? Same goes for the speaker volume too.
I think besides the two ultrafines and the xdr unicorn you adjust from the display like pc users. At least thats what i do from my old dell u3415. Sadly i dont think M1 users can do that resolution and are capped at 3k. I was debating picking this up microcenter where its $500 off for some unknown reason (why couldnt the ultrafine 5k be 500 off). But the in store display being connected to an m1 imac shows how bad it is when its using one of the in between resolutions
Has anyone encountered the following issues with the LG 34WK95U and M1 MacBook Air (connected via USB-C Thunderbolt 3 cable)? Just bought one and scoured the Internet forums without much luck:
1. Mouse & keyboard lag: I have MX Master 3 Mouse & Keys, connected to unifying USB receiver which is plugged into to the USB hub on the back of the monitor. 99% of the time they work perfectly, but 1% of the time there is severe mouse & keyboard lag. This was not an issue with the ASUS MX38VC or the Samsung CRG9. I have plugged the unifying USB receiver to the other USB hub port on the monitor without success. Pairing the mouse & keys to to the MBA via bluetooth directly also gives lag, but this has been a longstanding known issue (which is why I've been using the receiver).
2. Volume & brightness control: The Mac volume & brightness buttons work 50% of the time natively. The other 50% of the time pressing them does nothing (e.g. no on screen display changes). I have installed the latest LG OnScreen Control app and updated the monitor firmware to the latest version without success. I also tried the 3rd party 'MonitorControl' app without success.
This thread is one of the most recent and extensive discussions on the monitor & M1 Macs I can find. I'd really appreciate if anyone would be offer any suggestions.
Thanks in advance!
1. Mouse & keyboard lag: I have MX Master 3 Mouse & Keys, connected to unifying USB receiver which is plugged into to the USB hub on the back of the monitor. 99% of the time they work perfectly, but 1% of the time there is severe mouse & keyboard lag. This was not an issue with the ASUS MX38VC or the Samsung CRG9. I have plugged the unifying USB receiver to the other USB hub port on the monitor without success. Pairing the mouse & keys to to the MBA via bluetooth directly also gives lag, but this has been a longstanding known issue (which is why I've been using the receiver).
2. Volume & brightness control: The Mac volume & brightness buttons work 50% of the time natively. The other 50% of the time pressing them does nothing (e.g. no on screen display changes). I have installed the latest LG OnScreen Control app and updated the monitor firmware to the latest version without success. I also tried the 3rd party 'MonitorControl' app without success.
This thread is one of the most recent and extensive discussions on the monitor & M1 Macs I can find. I'd really appreciate if anyone would be offer any suggestions.
Thanks in advance!
1. I actually have similar experiences when I had the usb receiver plugged in on my monitor. My keyboard would disconnect sporadically. I found that having the usb receiver plugged in on my macbook pro works a lot better, and I never have any issues. So I assume it has to do with line of sight, or some other connectivity issue if it is plugged in behind the monitor, rather than within sight through my macbook.
2. I haven't tried using any control apps. Since the controls doesn't work through my keyboard, and I have to control through the monitor. So I've given up, and just live with a fixed brightness and not having sound through it. Additionally, it seems that sound doesn't always work, even connected through thunderbolt from my macbook. I think that was one of the great things about using the ultrafine LG monitors, everything was very integrated with macs, including controls.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Sounds like these issues might not be fixable. I'll probably return this monitor now.
Have you tried monitor control? It has been updated to work with the m1 macs.
GitHub - MonitorControl/MonitorControl: 🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.
🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs. - MonitorControl/Moni...
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Great advice, thanks!Have you tried monitor control? It has been updated to work with the m1 macs.
GitHub - MonitorControl/MonitorControl: 🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.
🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs. - MonitorControl/Moni...
Has anyone tried MonitorControl with this monitor? Mine is connected through thunderbolt, and I can't control the brightness or volume through this app.
odd. I have an intel macpro too. When I run the diagnostic on Lunar, it says there is no response from DDC - is there some setting that I need to set to allow software control?
M1 macmini with big sur and lg34wk95u connected with tb, all is working as expected here.
did a little bit more testing - if I switch to DP 1.4, I can control the brightness via software, however all of the resolutions available is squished in that mode. So I need to use DP 1.2, but that doesn't work with software controls. I'm assuming this is a known problem - and maybe behaves differently with M1 vs Intel.
I wish! I was just talking about the monitorcontrol app that can change volume and brightness from the keyboard. Sorry
Am I missing something here? Can you not simply use SwitchResX to use the native resolution of the monitor @5k2k?
I currently do not have access to my monitor to do some further testing. I’m using thunderbolt though, which to my knowledge is limited to DP1.2 anyways (with my generation MacBook at least).
No it’s not. What is your unsupported however are resolutions beyond 6144 in width. This is why the highest available retina resolution available is 3072, which is exactly half, as macOS’ retina mode treats 4 physical pixels (2x2) as one “retina” pixel (simplified).
Thus the native resolution can be applied as it spreads below the M1 Macs maximum, though it would be rather small while not being retina.
So you can use the screen at 200% and it’s only the fractional scaling that doesn’t work? Thanks
The screen only has issues with M1 Macs. This is also the reason why I sold my M1 and switched back to an Intel i9. Now I'm waiting for the M1X which will hopfeully not a beta product anymore
Yes I can. And as mentioned fractional scaling does work. There are just less resolutions available than on intel machines. Native 200% retina resolution (2560x1080) does work - though it looks comically large for my taste (just like 4K on 27”). While on intel machines fractional scaled resolutions up to 3360@200% in width are available (natively, and 3840@200% via additional tools) M1 machines max out at 3072@200%.
I only have the monitor, but no M1 Mac, so I couldn't try it myself. (but I'm of course interested in the situation).
The way I understood the problem was, that anything else than native resolution does not work and you would have to use a non native base resolution to get scaling. If it's possible to use it at around 150% (that's what I currently do in Windows), I would be fine.