Help w/ 2017 MBP and external monitor

[tom619]

Morning all,
As I'm sure most of you have, I'm now working from home with my trusty 2017 MBP 15" running Mojave 10.14.6 (work build) and picked up a lenovo l24-q30 IPS 24" QHD monitor to help. Unfortunately I'm not getting on very well with the scaling and fuzziness of the output to the monitor. I've set it to 2650x1440 @ 75hz, used usb-adapter-hdmi and usb-DP cable, but the outcome is the same. White on black text does not sharp and icons look a bit jagged round the edges too.

Can this be improved to resemble the retina screen on my laptop or is this the norm with QHD screens? Thanks!

 

[Dave_H]

Hi, MBP 13" 2017 with an external monitor too. Mine is rather a Dell and has been serving me well for a few months now.
But from the lots of reading I did before buying, you'll only get near-Retina resolution with 4K or 5K displays.

 

[tom619]

Do you see the same sort of issues as me? I sit arms length away from the screen and it seems okay but any closer and i can start to make out the pixels. I can pick up a 28" 4k monitor for another £90ish, but i don't know if its worth it?

 

[icanhazmac]

I'm using 2 different 1440 Dell monitors (S2716DG, S2719DGF) and no, they are not retina goodness but I am happy overall with their appearance. They are connected by USBC to Displayport and USBC to HDMI cables.

 

[Fishrrman]

Try 60hz refresh, and see if that makes a difference.

Be aware that ANY non-retina display isn't going to look quite as sharp as a retina display. Your eyes may have been spoiled by the retina screen!

Just wondering -- if you go to the displays pref pane and try some -other- resolutions, does it look any better? (probably not, but worth trying anyway)

 

[Dave_H]

Do you see the same sort of issues as me? I sit arms length away from the screen and it seems okay but any closer and i can start to make out the pixels. I can pick up a 28" 4k monitor for another £90ish, but i don't know if its worth it?

Nope, no issue so far, whatever the distance.
As others have said, it's not Retina but I've been and am still satisfied with it.

 

[tom619]

I've taken a screenshot to try and illustrate what I see