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Questions tagged [display]

Display tag helps people find questions relating to internal displays, external displays, network displays and anything that lets you see visually data, status or alerts.

Displays for Apple products are generally LCD based, but questions on other alternative displays like braille displays and equivalent hardware is most welcome on this topic.

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Can I change the brightness on a secondary display?

I have a MBP with a secondary display. Is is possible to have the brightness keys (F1 & F2) change both the main display (laptop screen) and the secondary display (a VGA external monitor connected via a Thunderbolt port with an adapter)? If not, is…
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What exactly is a retina display?

With the advent of the new iPad, which has a retina display, I started thinking about what exactly a retina display is. I know it has higher resolution, but what exactly is the definition of a retina display?
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How to rotate screens separately?

Is there a way to rotate an external screen separately and keep the orientation of the inbuilt display fixed? Using OS X 10.8.5
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Is it possible to move the mouse by one pixel on a retina display?

I was trying to use DigitalColor Meter to find the color of a pixel on my retina MacBook Pro, but I found that it was impossible to get the color that I wanted because the smallest that I could move the mouse by was two pixels (in either direction).…
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Why automatically adjust brightness doesn't work after I change the brightness

Why automatically adjust brightness doesn't work after I change the brightness manually using the hot keys although it's set to do so in the displays configuration?
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Can you control brightness on two monitors simultaneously via the brightness key?

I have two Thunderbolt monitors daisy chained together and when I press down on the brightness key (F1/F2) it only dims the brightness / ups it only on one monitor. Is there a way so that when the brightness hotkey is pressed it can control both the…
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Resize display in display arrangement / actual size instead of resolution

I use a Full HD 24" external display besides my 15" MacBook Pro Retina, on which I use the option for most screen estate regarding the Retina display. In the display arrangement screen, the MacBook Pro is therefore a bigger rectangle than the…
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Does OS X have a setting that will let me apply a Gaussian Blur to the monitor or a specific window?

I've seen apps like Isolator which allow one to focus or concentrate on the frontmost window by blurring out the others; I'm looking to do the opposite: blur out the main window (or the entire monitor) and be able to easily toggle it on or off. My…
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defaults write display detect

I have a mac mini connected to a TV that is on during the day and switched off at night. This displays a web page with stats during the day. When the TV is turned off the resolution readjusts to I am guessing "defaults" then when the TV is…
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How can I keep the same desktop arrangement on two different multi-monitor setups?

My machine is a late 2012 rMBP which happily powers two displays at home and two different displays at my office in what is essentially the same arrangement. My laptop is on the right with the two additional displays to the left. I consistently plug…
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Gather all windows of an app to one screen

I have a two-monitor setup. I use one monitor as "primary" and other as "Reference" i.e I do active work using primary monitor and the secondary monitor has the windows that I refer to while doing my work. Over a period of time, multiple windows of…
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Should I turn off external monitor when MacBook sleeps?

I have a MacBook Pro. When I'm not using it - at lunch time and overnight - I put the MBP to sleep. This in turns sends the external monitor to sleep. However, should I be turning the external monitor off? Will this save energy, money and the life…
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External monitor blurry

When I connect my Macbook Pro 13" 2015 to an external monitor, the quality is horrible. I know it' worse than it should be, as I compared it with my Windows. This is a common problem, as I have seen hundreds of people asking forums going back years.…
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Connect second monitor to MBP and new Cinema display

I have the latest MacBook Pro http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/ running Lion and I plan to purchase the new LED display http://www.apple.com/displays/ What I would like to do is hook up a 19" LG LCD monitor in portrait mode. This will allow me to put…
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How can I run 3 4K monitors on my 2015 MBP

I just seen a video of a guy on YouTube running 6 4K monitors natively on his MBP but it didn't go into details as far as cabling/hub setup. How could I run just 3 4K at 60hz? I am confused as to the best way to get 2 thunderbolt into 3 DisplayPort.…
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