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Scale 1680x1050 on rMB without an app
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Any upgrades or the 8GB RAM with 256GB HDD? I was looking at getting the 12" MB but it looks like with my corp discount I get the 13" nTB cheaper. I was deciding between the 13" nTB vs TB, only because of the 550 GPU.
Base- 8/256 2.0ghz
Eh I wouldn't get a tb for 550 over 540. If you care about graphics get the 15
Don't want to go too off topic tho. People chime in on this thread a bunch related to the point of thread. Thanks
I've been using the 1680x1050 on my MacBook, and just picked up a 2016 MacBook Pro. . . Does anyone know what modes that display will support with this method?
Which MacBook Pro? 13" or 15"?
On the 15" 1680 x 1050 is the default scaling.
On the 13" I have, 1680 x 1050 is available standard in system preferences as the 'more space' option. No hacks or anything required.
Sorry, I got the 15". I was hoping that I could go a bit higher than the 1900x1080 or whatever it is. . But I don't think there is a higher res that it could support with hiDPI mode other than that.
1680x1050 is the default resolution on the new 2016 15" MBP. I know because I had a maxed out one before selling it for more than I bought it for and going back to the awesome and magical 2015 rMB - also at 1680x1050
Thanks for this guide, so easy to follow. For those that are wondering I can confirm that it works perfectly on the 2017 rMB (m3/8gb/256) running Sierra.
I've been running mine at 1680x1050 for nearly 2 weeks without any issues.
I've been running mine at 1680x1050 for nearly 2 weeks without any issues.
1680x1050 visible pixels on 2304x1400 physical pixels translate to a ~1.37 multiplier. That is, you will see one virtual pixel on ~1.37 physical pixels. Does it really look good? How can Apple do that? By magic? Not so HiDPI resolutions look pretty crappy on Windows machines for a comparison. Think of a 13" Windows laptop screen with an 1920x1080 physical resolution and the usual magnification for such Windows laptops.
The desktop is actually drawn at double that - 3360x2100. Then that's scaled down to 2304x1400. That doesn't happen on Windows so it looks way worse.
Yes, it really looks good. As mentioned, macOS Draws first at full blown out resolution giving an even multiplier. Windows has always been know to be utter crap at scaling resolutions properly....among many many many other things...
As the file you need to edit is in read only, the only way you can edit it is to copy to your desktop and then modify it. However you can do one of two things. You can disable system protection integrity, edit the file where it is, then turn it back on again or do what I do, and copy the file to your desktop, edit the file, save it, reboot into Recovery mode (turn your Mac off then turn it back on holding command + R). I think Terminal is in the Utilities menu. Then you simply move the file over the top of the unedited one, then reboot. No need to disable SPI.
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[doublepost=1506380916][/doublepost]Confirmed working on GM, not GM candidate
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Did anybody succeed at using a custom HiDPI resolution on a 17-inch MacBook Pro? Or what about any model of 2010 line? I want to use 'Looks like' 1152×720 (render 2304×1440), on a 2010 17-inch (MacBookPro6,1), but it does not work. Previously, I did succeed on a 2013 13-inch Air (MacBookAir6,2).
Yup. Since 10.12 I’ve had the glitching on the lower portion of the screen at boot that @jason.rogers mentions above, but it is only present on the blank screen before the login screen comes up and everything works perfectly afterwards. Same behavior on 10.13.
Have passed this awesome 2015 MacBook on to a colleague now, and am rocking the mid 2017 13” MBP now, but this will probably go down as my favorite laptop of all time...
Thank you for letting us know that it works with macOS Mojave.
For RDM:
https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM/blob/master/README.md
At the end of the page there is a link for an installable binary package.
Let us know if it works.
As far as I can see this doesn't enable hiDPI on 1680X1050 on a MacBook, right? There's no lightning symbol on the resolution, and things look bit crappy? Have to use the hack?
There is a hiDPI 1680X1050 option (with lightning symbol) on my MacBook Retina 2016 following the instructions in the first post. Works just as good as on previous macOS.
For those who are curious about the Mojave update: I had to redo the file-modification, but 1680x1050 works also on MacOS Mojave! (MacBook Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
The first post instrctions work on Mojave 10.14.2 and Macbook 2017 (i7/16gb/512gb)