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Re:New Apple Silicon M4 and M5 HiDPI Limitation on 4K Extern... by tmsh on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @08:06PM (#47682954)
Interesting yeah. Thanks for posting I see:

  system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType

  Graphics/Displays:

    Apple M4 Max:

      Chipset Model: Apple M4 Max
      Type: GPU
      Bus: Built-In
      Total Number of Cores: 40
      Vendor: Apple (0x106b)
      Metal Support: Metal 4
      Displays:
        LG UltraFine:
          Resolution: 4096 x 2304
          UI Looks like: 2048 x 1152 @ 60.00Hz
          Main Display: Yes
          Mirror: Off
          Online: Yes
          Rotation: Supported
          Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes
To be honest it feels crisp. But good to know maybe I need to upgrade more.
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Re:New Apple Silicon M4 and M5 HiDPI Limitation on 4K Extern... by smcleod on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @05:12AM (#47687450)
It might be crisp but everything in the UI will be massive leaving you little space to work with.
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