I didn’t know what I was missing

[@AZisk]

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[@okuhtttf]

Hai Alex I have another tip that will improve your display. Also not sure if you will see this, I have a 144hz display and a M1 mackbook pro. The pixel anti-aliasing on the monitor looked a bit rough especially when coding the symbols and letters looks 'rough' and 'edgy' so I went digging and found out the Mackbooks display has built in HiDPI that helps smooth the edges of anything displayed. Get the "Better-Display" app for your Mac and on the taskbar of the app you will see various display settings for your Mac and the external monitor. At the monitor settings you will have a option that says HiDPI and when you activate it then you will see a beautiful difference on your external display where everything looks well rounded off like the Mac's display, also a great app because you can change the refresh rate and brightness and resolution of both displays at the top right corner of your taskbar, so no need to go into the OS settings to change Mac-display or external-display settings

[@AZisk]

@@okuhtttfthanks for the tip

[@okuhtttf]

@@AZisk hai its something! thank you

[@aTorre98]

You couldn't reach 144Hz with the Thunderbolt cable because the USB-C port on the monitor isn't a Thunderbolt port, it's probably a "simple" USB-C port with a lower bandwidth (guessing 10 or 20 Gbit/s). On the other hand, with the DP cable 1.4 you can get around 32 Gbit/s of bandwidth, so it's no problem reaching higher refresh rates (since it's a 2K monitor you could go higher, that depends on the panel itself obviously, on a 4K resolution you'd be limited to 120Hz) Hi from Italy🇮🇹👋

[@AZisk]

nice. thanks for that

[@MrTofik98]

so so true , fixed the issue on my m2 with USB Type C Cable to DP 1.4 8K60Hz M/M

[@Picaltie]

but on my acer 34 ultrawide with full functional usb-c, it does variable 48-180hz just via simple usb-c cable, even 2k 240hz on another 27 inch oled, both work like DP cable but without any adapter.

[@MrTofik98]

@@Picaltie M1 or m2?

[@MrTofik98]

@@Picaltie M1 or M2 ?

[@pierre-lucdelisle2856]

I largely prefer a higher DPI display than a higher refresh rate for coding. The text clarity is much more important to me than refresh rate, especially when coding is 95% static content, the other is when you scroll documentation. I wouldn't trade my three Dell U2723QE for lower quality panels but with higher refresh rate.

[@PRFECT11]

totally agree

[@boredandagitated]

if the apple 5k display were to be 120hz though I would take that in a heartbeat. Two of them running on scaled 1440p mode for ultra crisp text and smooth scrolling? awesome One benefit of the high refresh rate for text is that when scrolling you can still follow a line with your eyes, it doesn't blur until the scrolling stops like on a 60hz screen. But it's a less important trait than high DPI like you said though, I agree.

[@haloshiroe]

use bitmap fonts, they're pixel perfect unless your font engine is complete dogass

[@martinsmith2948]

why not both

[@pierre-lucdelisle2856]

Because having both requires insane amount of bandwidth and buses and I/O to accommodate this bandwidth are just rolling out slowly. @@martinsmith2948

[@petersimons4918]

What I don't understand is how you always create the exact videos I need exactly when I need them. I find it equal parts unsettling and extremely handy...

[@omarashraf4493]

watching this on my 6 years old windows laptop on 144hz that was 1800$ ....

[@AZisk]

which machine?

[@omarashraf4493]

@@AZisk acer predator helios 500 2018 model

[@Danicnns]

I sold my windows laptop for a MacBook air

[@skavihekkora5039]

​@@AZiskon a note regarding monitor angle, heard that on one of andrew huberman vids - looking up is actually better for focus and alertness then looking down. Can confirm from own practice and it feels better having the monitors higher, tilted down towards my face.

[@Noviath-kw7dg]

@@Danicnns u think it was worth it? I have a 240hz 2k screen laptop I got for $500 more than my sisters m1 air 13" with 60hz 6k but also 256gb ssd and 8gb ram. (Mine is 1tb / 32gb)

[@ArunShankartheRealOne]

I use a dual monitor setup with my Mac book pro. Both are 32 Inch 4K 60hz monitors, and I find screen real estate much more important for development than refresh rate.

[@himynameisryan]

For the past 3 years (from the launch of m1 up until the launch of m3 max) I used my m1 MacBook Air at my desktop setup with a 144hz monitor. This is mainly because since I switched to Mac with the m1 MacBook Air launch my pc was only used for gaming, but having the 144hz gaming monitor, I had the exact experience you did (yeah you can see the pixels, but it’s so smooth). Imma be honest tho i can’t tell the difference between 120 and 144

[@alienmorf]

I always use type-c to DP cables. Thanks for useful video 😂

[@goJesusandStarcraft]

I use 42" lg c2 oled . 4k and 120hz, great for coding, plenty of screen real estate. You can get it working with macs by using a cablematters usbc to 8k hdmi adapter and emailing them to ask for the mac firmware

[@MS-rb5ok]

Monitor market is so messed up rn, everything is way to expensive. The day that i can get a 120hz 4k oled 27inch monitor under $500 ill be all over it.

[@boredandagitated]

120hz 4K oled is super premium stuff!

[@catto-from-heaven]

"Car market is so messed up rn, everything is way too expensive. The day that I can get a Rolls-Royce Phantom under 10k$ I'll be all over it"

[@MS-rb5ok]

@@catto-from-heaven your analogy doesnt work because oled monitors are expensive due to slow technical advancements (compared to tvs and phones), while luxury cars like Rolls Royce will always be pricey due to their brand and craftsmanship.

[@catto-from-heaven]

@@MS-rb5ok Don't call the market messed up then, because the problem is not the market

[@MS-rb5ok]

@@catto-from-heaven stop yapping

[@somebrains5431]

I notice lower text dpi on non Apple displays. That bugs me way more than having to switch to a gaming desktop. An ultrawide is fine for productivey. High refresh gaming is a 27" over 200fps.

[@danerik82]

Cable didn't work because there isn't enough throughput (Gbit/s) to support charging the laptop plus displaying the high res and high refresh rate. It prioritises the charging and dials down the refresh rate. Had same issue with 4k 120hz monitor. Solution is to have two cables :( One for charging and one for display port.

[@faidzjalil]

I didn't know this is an issue at start. I've been using my MBA M1 with Gigabyte M27Q monitor at 170hz. With its built in KVM switch, I can swap between my PC and MBA with a touch of a button and sharing the peripherals.

[@sintrix3017]

How do you connect your PC and MBP to the Display? I have the same setup tho, but with hdmi I don’t get anything over 60hz since the MBP doesn’t has the 2.0.

[@faidzjalil]

@@sintrix3017 I am using the MBA M1. PC to monitor using DP, MBA to Monitor via usbC.

[@secfeed6987]

yeah I won't use anything less than 120hz, the faster the easier on the eyes, less your eyes can detect, less headaches. I'm using a 50" 4k tv that does 4k 120hz on HDMI, just need an upgraded hdmi cable that can handle 4k 120hz. If your going USB-C or thunderbolt, the cable also needs to be able to handle the speeds.

[@flexairz]

I am running a Mac mini M2 Pro with an 24" AOC 165 Hz 1440p screen Thunderbolt to Display port cable with variable refresh rate. Awesome!!

[@triodisc4198]

use better display for mac to use HiDPI

[@Picaltie]

Just bought an Acer 34 inch 180hz 1000R too, wonderful for coding on mac

[@AZisk]

Very nice!

[@hifumibestgirl]

Last week, I set up my MBP with 1440p 240hz. It’s nice and smooth, but the picture quality isn’t anywhere near as good as the laptop screen even with 3rd party programs helping out. Apple needs to get their act together and release some 120+hz displays.

[@holotape]

I don't know exactly what it is, but even the lowest MacBook Air screen just looks so much better than any of the gaming monitors I have ever plugged them into. Better DPI? More even backlighting? Better colour calibration? Maybe all of the above.

[@hjorte.]

Glossy panel.

[@igorshevchenko2863]

I have 2K 144Hz acer monitor, and via the DP->typeC cable, I made it work at 144Hz with my MBP 2019. Moreover, I bought a split device that allows me to switch between gaming PC and MBP. Works fine

[@jacobs492]

I use the Sony inzone m9 for gaming and coding and design and it is wonderful.

[@DaveLaWhite]

i have a macbook air m2 (base model) and i reached 144hz at 1440p (3440 x 1440 monitor) only with a usb-c to displayport cable. If i use a docking station, the max refresh rate i was able to reach is 120hz (even using a 4k 120hz docking station)

[@sharjeel_mazhar]

Bro, I can't even afford a mac but i love to watch all your videos ❤

[@AZisk]

Glad you like them!

Great video!!! It seems that everyone who experiences higher refresh rates cannot go back to punny 60hz.

[@AZisk]

thx. i wonder if airs will be moved to 120 soon

[@andyH_England]

Yet people watch movies, videos and TV, and have done so since forever at 24-30 FPS! The reality is that 120Hz is for flexing. If you are a creator or coder; 95% + of the time, you do not need more than 60Hz. Also, your eyes cannot see more than 60FPS, so anything higher is perception, and that is subjective per person.

[@fixups6536]

@@andyH_EnglandActually you do need more than 60Hz to watch videos, and it's because of the various framerates we still currently use. I watch videos sometimes, and the reason I purchased a 120Hz monitor is because I hate the jitter that occurs when you watch a 24 frame per second movie on a 60Hz monitor. This jitter can be perceived by a vast majority of people, it's not at the upper limit of perception. Because 60 is not a multiple of 24, your PC or Mac is going to display a movie frame for 2 or 3 monitor frame, resulting in horrible jitter/jerk during panning (12 times per second, which is easy to see), because the way to fit 24 frames into 60 is to display the first frame twice, the second frame 3 times, and you start again. The solution is to have a monitor with a framerate that is a multiple of 24, so 24, 48, 72, 96 and so on would work. But then you want to watch a 30 fps or 60 fps TV movie on your monitor, and that does not work at all. The solution is to use a 120Hz monitor, because 120 is divisible by both 24, and 30, and also by 60! Watching movies in 24, 30 and 60 fps on a 120Hz monitor is smooth, and you can't achieve this effect with anything less than 120Hz. So the reason why a creator or anyone would want a 120Hz monitor is not because you flex or you want to pretend that you can see things that are outside of human perception. The reason is that 24 fps video is jerky on a 60Hz monitor, and it's very obvious to most people. As a lot of very high quality content is created in 24 fps (motion pictures), it makes sense that being able to watch it on your PC or Mac is a legitimately desirable feature.

[@billb8262]

Nice! Heavier GPU usage while plugged in is no big deal and it reverts to screen of laptop frequencies when unplugged. Perfect scenario for the best experience. I’ve been searching monitors for Mac for days so thanks for this!!

[@tutacat]

The problem is the leftover bandwith from the Thunderbolt dock is not quite enough for 1440p 144hz. You might need to use a special setting or terminal. But 60 to 120 hz (or 90 ot 75) is much bigger than 120 to 144.

[@thomasking8831]

I love using external monitor with MacBook when coding and also use it docked mode but deep down I always worry that this could damage or deteriorate my MacBook battery life over time.

[@circumferenc]

I use Aldente to limit the charge.

[@dmeloTV]

I've used my 13" M2 with an OLED C2 42" at 1440p@120hz... It was really nice 😄

[@tacorevenge87]

Mine 40 inch ultrawide monitor is 160 hertz and MacBook max m3. I’m using 4K 1.8 thunderbolt to USB c cable. The cable is the key

[@OybekDaniyarov]

I have 4k thunderbolt cable from apple but i wasn't able to reach more than 120 hz, then I tried with HDMI to HDMI mini cable and was able to get 175hz

[@tacorevenge87]

@@OybekDaniyarov good one. try this one Silkland USB C to DisplayPort 1.4 Cable 2M Thunderbolt 4/3 to Display Port [8K@60Hz, 4K@144Hz, 2K@240Hz] 5K 32.4 Gbps Type C to DP 1.4 Cable Compatible for MacBook Pro M1 M2 M3, Mac Mini, XPS

[@OybekDaniyarov]

@@tacorevenge87 You are legend! Thank you, appreciate your response. 🙏🏻 I will try it out

[@RastaHenkie]

Had the same problem with my Asus Zephyrus, needed a USB C to Display port for enough bandwidth to reach max HZ.

[@SahilP2648]

My monitor had a thunderbolt connection and it supported 144hz out of the box on my MBA, it also charges it while sending video

[@jpdemer5]

Costs more than $400, though.

[@SahilP2648]

@@jpdemer5 yeah that's true but worth it imo. The only issue I have with my new monitor is it is really way too bright lmao, and the dark areas are still lit with backlit (since it's not an OLED this is ok but the next one to get is an OLED then). It's really good for HDR supported games. Also RTX auto HDR is coming out to make non-HDR games HDR compatible, although no idea how good it will be. Also mine is 21:9 and 1440p, really good for watching movies in native 21:9 aspect ratio. Some monitors are selling for $700-800. If you consider that monitors usually last at least a decade, this is worth it imo if you are not renting or don't plan to move.

[@el_zahirp]

i think the main problem here about refresh rate & DPI its on the awful Mac optimization for non propietary brands. If you make some adjustments with programs that tests different resolutions and refresh specs like "Better Display" or so.

[@AaronFigFront]

The display firmware needs to support it, some manufacturers don’t have good support. Sometimes at high refresh rate some monitors would lose HiDPI.

[@anastacioiii4047]

2k 1440 resolution hurt my eyes though. I could see pixels with letters.

[@Alexander_g2g]

3:33 you see the pixels because the monitor has a lower ppi than the macbook screen. well to your defense this is only a side note cause you did a video about hz

[@zoolooss]

1440p on such a huge monitor? Meeh, I wouldn't trade pixel clarity even of 27" 4k for choppy blurred letters flying around my screen with 144 fps...

[@Yeah_Buoy]

Agreed

[@circumferenc]

I use 27" 1440p displays, and I can see the pixels only when getting close. From a normal viewing distance I just don't see them. This might differ from person to person, my eyes are not the best.

[@not_anton]

I thought the same looking at the specs, but getting an actual monitor it's the different story. Image is OK because you sit further away from a 34" monitor, and the amount of stuff that fits this display is incredibly useful for programming.

[@pinebitway]

I have Gigabyte M28U (144Hz @ 4K) and via USB-C cable (TB4) it also offers only 120Hz with Mac. On Windows I easily get 144Hz. The display is great. Not as big as 32 inch, and not as small as 27 inch. Very sharp with great contrast.

[@mannkeithc]

I connected my M2 MacBook Pro via USB-C to USB-C to my BenQ EX2780Q 2K 144Hz gaming monitor and my MacBook Pro gave me refresh rate settings of 120 Hz, 144 Hz and Variable (40 - 144 Hz) in addition to the standard 60 Hz and all refresh rates worked, including 144 Hz with HDR enabled. Maybe I am being offered more refresh options, because of the overall lower bandwidth requirements for a 2K monitor compared with a 4K monitor. With regards Display Port Vs USB-C it may be how the respective standards are defined, and how the operating system selects what standard it is going to use for the connected monitor / connection type. For example, Display Port 1.4 (HBR3) supports a single 4K monitor up to max refresh rate of 144Hz whereas Thunderbolt 3 is specified as single 4k monitor at 120 Hz max or dual 4K monitor 60 Hz max.

[@leguminosa9]

most of monitor’s best/full spec could be achieved only from Display Port (usually latest DP 1.4), some also includes latest HDMI (2.1) with bigger bandwidth to support both high resolution and high refresh rate, and type c connector usually “only” supports display alt mode ontop of data transfer (connecting keyboard and mouse if it’s kvm supported) or charging (if it supports power delivery too), so it doesnt support very large bandwidth to unleash its full spec, and its definitely not thunderbolt also so yeah, not enough bandwidth. it might not even be usb type c gen 3.2 or gen 3.1

[@theontologist]

Alex, your puns are LETHAL!

[@isaacmleonard]

The reason the thunderbolt 4 cable does not work is on the m2 MacBook airs it only comes equipped with thunderbolt 3. And it appears that monitor only outputs usbc not thunderbolt.

[@TheGamer_Zero01]

Always use DP cable for the maximum refresh rate.

[@justingarcia500]

have you tried using the ipad pro as a second monitor since it’s also 120hz like the macbook pro and shares the same resolution

[@aldozampatti]

Rocking 2x JLinks 1440p 165hz monitors here on my MBA. They work at 120hz NO issues at all :)

[@AZisk]

any issues?

[@AnonVoids]

For Mac games I recommend Dungeon Keeper, it's hella fun and a classic

[@yohcg]

I have a monitor with 144 Hz but it is a full HD resolution. For 4k at 144Hz I understand that it is more related with the port version and the cable quality. And yes. It is smooth.

[@thejailbreakchannel]

I get 165 hz using my m2 macbook air and a usb c to dp cable

[@JM_2019]

There is more to the Mac-Display than only high refresh rate. Actually it has variable refresh rate and is always using the refresh rate thats needed.

[@yousefm.b4260]

I know what u mean.. have been using an external ultra-wide monitors for 2 years now and it feels really good honestly.. cant go back to the macbook monitor now

[@alexboulay]

Best purchase I made for productivity and gaming is the Gigabyte M32. It's 4k and 144hz. I can plug my Macbook Air with USB-C and get the monitor running 4k@144hz. My gaming PC is connected through DP, with a click of a button, I can switch between both. It even has a build-in KVM so I could connect mouse and keyboard and it would seamlessly transmit data on the correct machine. The monitor also supplies my MacBook with 18W of power so I can have a single cable clean desk setup!

[@AZisk]

it’s a pricey monitor, but perhaps worth if it quality is good. what kvm do you use?

[@alexboulay]

Hey Alex! I don't use a KVM as I'm the kind of person that likes to use the macbook keyboard and trackpad and don't have any additional devices that would be shared between my PC and Mac. What I meant to say is that the monitor itself has a built-in KVM@@AZisk

[@AZisk]

oh nice to know. Thanks! @@alexboulayI guess that explains the price

[@fixups6536]

Interesting info, thanks.

[@tsalVlog]

I use my M1 Air for gaming on a 100Hz 1440p display - I get 100fps out of it with most games. I use the OWC Thunderbolt 4 hub without any issues.

[@_kopiter_]

The mac supposed to have pro motion display which is higher than 60 hz for sure. So not sure what you’re talking about here .. also not sure anyone can really tell the difference between 120 and 144.. Eg a difference between 60 and 75 is pretty obvious but 120/144 not so sure

[@romcomtom9368]

After upgrading to Sonoma My mac mini m1 only shows 60hz, no more 120hz. Sometimes I really hate Apple. It is so annoying.

[@fixups6536]

I'm curious if more people experience this, or if it's specific to your hardware combination. Your post has me worried, because I have yet to upgrade to Sonoma, and my M1 Macbook Air with Ventura is currently displaying in 120Hz with no problem at all.

[@whophd]

I paid USD 1,000 for a refurbished 8KTV and it runs at 4K120 or if you feed it 8K60 it will smooth motion to 8K120. The 4K looks way better than a 4KTV because it’s always been true that the best way to watch SD is on an HDTV, and the best way to watch HD is on a 4KTV. There’s usually so much raw detail that when you upscale it, you finally see the full quality.

[@Dave-uk7el]

Using a 280hz-capable Alienware AW2723DF with my M2 Macbook Air. Over a USB-C dongle to HDMI, the highest refresh rate I can get is 120hz, so not nearly as much as the monitor supports, but still much better than 60hz and well worth it.

[@TomasRamoska]

2024 is a year of new 32-inch 4K OLED panels from Samsung and LG with 240Hz refresh rates. Also, they all going to be extremely color-accurate with dE below 1. I looking to upgrade my 27n IPS screen to OLED this year.

[@WujoFefer]

For over 2 years I'm working on Samsung CRG90 in 5120x1440 in 100Hz... Now I'm not even open my MBP M1Max... High refresh and huge workspace are great... But... this Monitor has one flaw... It can refresh screen with 120Hz but with limited colors... So 100Hz is sweet spot for me. Next time I hope to buy MBP or MacStudio with TB5 support and new DIsplay with 7680x2160 with at least 165Hz refresh rate... It's good for my eyes.

[@brootledev5162]

my 3 years old ASUS TUF has 240, just saying...

[@truman5652]

The problem is that IPS and VA so slow for 144 and upper. Real speed of pixel switch from white to black should be faster then 6.9ms which we need for 144Hz, but IPS/VA can't do it. That's why we see a tail of black window on white background when we drag it left/right. TN has more speed and better for gaming, but not so good view angles and color as IPS/VA.

[@definingslawek4731]

Oled! ;)

[@MrMiggoH]

Both new IPS and VA panels can do way faster than 6.9ms refreshes. I think the best panels can do something like 2ms refreshes.

[@blevenzon]

Alex awesome video as always. Just ordered my m2 MBA Best Buy sale

[@walterdavisii8936]

I have a 49” curve. It only runs 6-hz from the thunderbolt and it will run 120hz from display. I haven’t tried hdmi but its a thing with the display

[@HoppiHopp]

Full variable 48 to 175 Hz from my MacBook over an usb-c-to-DisplayPort-cable to my Evnia 34”.

[@stmpmusic]

many programs work unstable if you set the frequency above 60 Hertz on my mac mini m2, for example, the chrome interface twitches and works in 30-40 frames (according to my feelings), but all apple applications work perfectly smoothly I want to buy a monitor with adaptive synchronization support, I think this will fix the situation, because using 60 hertz in 2024 is a real mockery, even 75 hertz seems smoother to me, and after I tried 120, I can no longer use 60

[@ThiagoPereira-x4v]

the scaling is crap. There is a good reason for apple to be using retina levels of DPI.

[@crestofhonor2349]

Then don't scale

[@Talk378]

The display is why the mbp is a must

[@RB-vf9xn]

Plug in direct, ity may be the Thunderbolt dock's limitations scaling back to 120

[@andreaslassak2111]

you will never get an issue with resolution / refresh rate combo , and size on UX/IX @ windows :D

[@aduditsky]

I using 2 4k144Hz monitors with my MacBook Pro 14 on basic m2 pro. Both via type-c USB4 (XV282K - 65watt and M28U - 25watt). MacBook closed and always charged

[@bernardcagalj5113]

You could try the 57 inch Odyssey Neo G95NC (57“) Gaming Monitor with 240 Hz. Would make a good video :)

[@thinkermania4972]

PRO TIP! Set color mode to srgb 2.0/2.1 soemthing there

[@evgeniibubolev9881]

Hi Alex, I would recommend you to give a try to one of these beasts: LG UltraWide 40WP95XP-W, 39.7" or Dell UltraSharp U4021QW, 39.7". It works as HiRes display on MBP and as LoRes on MBA. There are not so many reviews on KZbin by using they with MacBooks. But I can share with you my experience, if you would like. And your LG 4k would be look like very nice in pivot mode next to one of these 40''. PS: they are both 75Hz capable.

[@novawarebr]

Does it support 240hz? I'm using an Alienware monitor with my Windows PC, but I want to switch it to a Macbook Air M3.

[@ParadiseProjectsGroup]

I like your videos, you're for real, thank you!

[@AZisk]

I appreciate that!

[@saipulivarthi]

Alex, you should consider 4K 60 FPS uploads man!

[@samitharasanjana]

HI Alex.. Being watching your videos from a long time now, here from Australia. In love with your content, specially the scripts. I'm also in the market for an external monitor for my M2 MacBook Pro. Cheers..!!

[@AZisk]

Awesome, thank you!

[@serhio_o]

Thank you so much! Best video review on this topic. How do you record your voice? It sounds amazing...

[@jacobs492]

if you want perfect Mac stuff on an external. you need exactly 218ppi with at least 60hz.

[@unemotioned]

My M1 pro chip with 16 GPU core can out put QHD 240hz through DP 1.2 which is not that sharp but super smooth. Hope others try it out.

[@georgeshafik3281]

Alex you smashed it out of the park again. 👍 Apple has always humbly excelled in this niche.

[@Souls4Roca]

my external monitor for my m1 air is 1440p 240hz, it just works, oh HDR at that

[@andrewcrook6444]

You want smooth use Zed it supports 124Hz retina displays

[@sergeypekar1058]

I connect my MBA13 M1 to Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo through Cal Digit TS4 dock. And pretty often I face with annoying flickering 🥲 However I'm not even running it on it's nominal refresh rate which is 240hz only 120

[@nick-firstest]

7:00 gaming mode face 🗿

[@DasTagwerk]

Ahh Blazor with Telerik 😊

[@bibblebabl]

You have to choose picture quality vs refresh rate. I wanna try OLED. But no to curved and ultra wide monitors. They are terrible

[@mikoserbousek4987]

I’m going for 240hz on my new displays so wish me luck (Thunderbolt -> EGPU -> DisplayPort 1.4a -> 240hz monitors). Intel Mac only solution. The other commenter I think explained well why the first USB C / TB4 port didn’t work.

[@HackDawgOfficial]

I have a m32u (4k) and I get variable refresh rate on 98hz. That’s pretty good compared to 60 on my previous one. I can switch bet. my ps5 and my mac with built-in kvm feature. 😊

[@andywillis9701]

i wish i could turn back time and present you with the LCD AOC 240hz (lower res: 2k) 0.5ms response time, 27" monitor for some 200 ish bucks

[@GLH8]

I was running my 2x 4k screens at 30hz for nearly a year before I noticed.

[@calinnilie]

Diff between 120hz and 144hz isn't huge. Have you tried 240hz though? It's just something else entirely :>

[@lumpython5351]

I’ve been connecting 2019 intel iMac to a 144hz of dell gaming monitor running 144 hz for ages.

[@Virass]

This is something incredible, from such a video even my laptop in which 14 inch screen 60 hz shows on Alex Monitor All 144 hz 😅

[@kirankara]

It's kinda stupid and convenient that the apple solution to ui and text scaling is sell you an over priced monitor with a ridiculously high resolution. Had to ditch a 27" 1440p monitor for my M2 mini and replace with a 24" 4k monitor to read text without my eyes going funny. If you can't use M2 mini properly without a 2k monitor, it's literally the most stupid solution in history... At least for customers

[@HealthStepsAr]

completely unrelated but, your eyes are so mesmerizing.

[@deviprasad.r.shetty]

Kindly please let me know maximum refresh rate of M3 Macbook pro

[@raident29]

im using a predator X34gs ultra wide 3440x1400 display with 180hz, using a thunderbolt4 connector. i can get 144hz max on the mba connected to this monitor. you should check the onboard settings of the monitor.

[@MrZerosixZeroone]

I would take retina DPI and colors over 120hz smoothnes any day of the week, I would even go 30hz won`t bother me. Leave the high refresh rate to the gamers.

[@SinistralEpoch]

3:30 - One of my bigger complaints with MacOS. It *does not* play nice with external monitors. lol.

[@lululemon0424]

The lack of proMotion is my only issue with Macbook Air, or Apple in general. I want fast, light, small gadgets on the go and most of the time, apple just does not give proMotion to this line of products as they want to preserve this Pro feature, which it just should not be in 2024! Can someone just product high refreash screen for macbook air, so that we can DIY a perfect portable machine that runs MacOS?

[@charlix3]

I know what I'm missing on Mac, which is why I have to deal with missing the Mac itself. Heart goes out to MacOS devs who pump out unreal compatibility software, maybe we get to run Windows programs via their new algo that lets Windows games run? Here's hoping, I guess?