#Switchresx vs quickres how to#
#Switchresx vs quickres 1080p#

In a Terminal window type: csrutil enableДone. In the menu bar, go to Utilities -> Terminal to open a shell, and type:ДЄfter youвЂ™re done playing with SwitchResX, reboot the Mac and Cmd+R again.Release the keys and let it finish the boot process. Restart your Mac, holding Cmd+R until you see the Apple logo.The one thing to remember, is to turn SIP back on, after youвЂ™ve finished creating your resolution. Disabling SIPДonвЂ™t ask me why we have to disable a system security feature to tweak our displays, but thatвЂ™s how it is. Or, like me, if youвЂ™re bad with numbers use a resolution scale calculator to be on the safe side and get a list of compatible resolutions for your screen, based on its default resolution. Google you model if youвЂ™re not sure what it is. ItвЂ™s 16:10, in my case, many displays are 16:9.

Unless you want to see things distorted on your screen, your new resolution must use the same ratio as your display. But I know Active Horizontal, Active Vertical and Scan rate (the one defined in Hz, the rightmost at the bottom of the screen, not the one in KHz next to it) are the values to keep in mind. I have no idea what all these values mean. In the left pane, select your display and click the Current Resolutions tab. I repeat: you must not use settings over what your display is physically capable of, or things will go wrong, and getting them back in order is no fun if you donвЂ™t have a second screen.ДЄfter installing SwitchResX, go to System Preferences->SwitchResX. You need to install SwitchResX before you can do anything. Do not forget to turn it back on after youвЂ™ve created your custom resolution(s). You will need to use the Terminal to deactivate SIP - what the heck is SIP?.So, take your time and if you donвЂ™t feel confident enough to do it by yourself, donвЂ™t do it by yourself. Playing with custom display resolution is not complex, but itвЂ™s easy to screw up and turn your monitor to full black without an easy way out.

#Switchresx vs quickres how to#

I will show how to check these in a moment. Also, you canвЂ™t use a screen refresh rate (the Hz thingy you will often see printed next to its resolution in product reviews) higher than what your screen is capable ofвЂ“ really, you donвЂ™t want to do that.

#Switchresx vs quickres 1080p#

SwitchResX is no magical wand, there is no way to turn your 1080p display into a 4 or 5K one. Maybe you want things on screen to be a bigger so you can see them from farther away? Or whatever. Yesterday, I mentioned using SwitchResX to create custom screen resolutions when those provided by Apple are not enough to compensate for my bad eyesight.Д«ut you donвЂ™t have to have a bad eyesight to create a custom resolution.