#Switchresx custom resolution 720p#
#Switchresx custom resolution pro#

Select the Thunderbolt Display in the left pane and then select the Custom Resolutions tab. To achieve this resolution first open SwitchResX Preference Pane from System Preference after installation. My recommended HiDPI resolution is 1920 x 1080. I knew my goal wasn't 'pure' retina halving of resolution but just the use of HiDPI mode like when selecting a scaled resolution for the Retina Macbook Pro. So after being dissatisfied with 1280 x 721 cutting my available usable desktop in half I thought I would try some other custom settings.

#Switchresx custom resolution pro#

I wish mainly to no longer squint at my screen and I found HiDPI mode on my Retina MacBook Pro to be very helpful. My main goal with enabling HiDPI is to have OS X look a little easier on my eyes as I have the Cinema Display about 2 feet away from me and my eyes certainly aren't getting any better.

#Switchresx custom resolution 720p#

However I would argue that a 720p HiDPI should only be used when absolutely necessary because the amount of screen real estate sacrificed is too great. After saving this setting and restarting an option of 1280 x 721 with HiDPI is available. A current workaround is to create a custom resolution that is 2 pixels wider than the cinema display: 2562 x 1440 (scaled). It appears that the problem is actually within OS X as the author of SwitchResX indicates there's nothing that can currently resolve this issue. So when selecting 1280 x 800 it's actually using 1280 x 720 which results in bars on both sides of the screen. Why does this option result in black bars? There is an issue in switching the resolution to 1280 x 800 in SwitchResX that doesn't allow for a perfect halving of the screen resolution. At first look you might be tempted to use SwitchResX's recommended 1280 x 800 resolution to achieve the 'truest' HiDPI effect but I think there is a better option that doesn't sacrifice half the screen real estate and leave you with black bars on both sides of your monitor. I'm using a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) model with the Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB for reference.ДЄ current (2015) 27'cinema display's resolution is 2560 Г— 1600 which is a 16:10 ratio. This will allow for custom resolutions and enabling HiDPI for those resolutions. How do you simulate a retina display on a 27' Cinema Display? The main tool used to accomplish this SwitchResX.