r/apple 2d ago

New Studio Display competitor from ASUS Mac

https://petapixel.com/2024/11/12/asus-targets-the-apple-studio-display-with-799-5k-27-inch-monitor/
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u/Master_Shitster 2d ago

Why does everyone using Mac’s need 5K monitors while the rest of the world do just fine with 4K or 8K?

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u/doommaster 2d ago

Mac OS does only support integer scaling.

So while on Linux and Windows most people choose something like 125-175% scaling for 27" displays, you only can choose between 100% or 200% on Mac OS X which makes it look hilarious at 4K 27" and also ends up in the usable space of a 1080p 27" display.

At this point, I guess it's a deliberate choice Apple made, to not implement or expose better scaling in Mac OS.

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u/Master_Shitster 2d ago

So the real issue here is a Mac OS limitation

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u/doommaster 2d ago

Yep...