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Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on? by Leftium on Friday November 28, 2025 @06:26PM (#46083746)
My 30-inch 2560x1440 external monitor looked fuzzy/blurry on MacOS until I forced HiDPI. (Mac mini)

MacOS only offers HiDPI for certain resolutions. There is a free OSS program that unlocks HiDPI for other resolutions: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

I just tried disabling HiDPI at 2560x1440, and it looks quite bad! With HiDPI, I'd say it looks similar (if not better) than Windows.

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Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on? by winecamera on Saturday November 29, 2025 @08:05PM (#46092484)
I'll have to give this a shot. Does it reduce your overall desktop working area?
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Re:Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on? by Leftium on Saturday November 29, 2025 @08:23PM (#46092613)
The layout/pixel density remains exactly the same (you can also get better scaled resolutions, if desired). (Most) things just look less fuzzy.

It's hard to find good before/after shots. The difference is much more dramatic in real life:

- https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/10oy6xo/i_use_switchre...

- https://youtu.be/eyckJiws_30

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