What's your scaling level on your MBP 16?

[Super Spartan]

Unlike my previous 2019 MBP 15 which had the scaling level set to default which in turn was a bit blurry compared to a scaling of 1:1 ratio of 1440x900, the moment I setup my new MBP 16 I noticed that Apple has changed this and is no longer set to Default but instead had a scaling of 1792x1120.

I changed it to 1536x960 as that would result in a 1:1 scaling ratio which should theoretically provide the best clarity/crispiness of fonts and whatnot.

What have you set your scaling to?

 

[Falhófnir]

1792x1120 is the same default 1680x1050 from the 15" models, just adjusted to 'add' the extra resolution to the screen (keep everything the same size) rather than scale everything up across it (increase it in size). With my existing 15" I also would prefer integer @2x retina scaling where possible, but the 1440x900 resolution is limiting, sometimes I even prefer to use 1920x1200, but only for short bursts as it's realistically too small at that scale for comfortable prolonged use.

Ultimately it would be nice if they bumped the screen's physical resolution a bit (I guess to 3584x2240 to match the new default scaled resolution @2x perfectly). If they made a future model even slightly bigger still (16.5"?) a 3840x2200 (4K) resolution allowing for comfortable use of the 1920x1200 scale would be great.

 

[hajime]

Can OP include higher resolutions as we can do it using software. I tried 4K resolutions. It looks very nice but text is just too small. What is the best way to increase font size?

 

[nudoru]

I switch it around often depending on what I’m doing. Just browsing and spittoon the couch, I use default. Coding I’ll use the highest or SwitchResX to kick it up even higher (but not quite native).

 

[MrGunnyPT]

Usually use default but when working with many apps at once I switch to the highest one.

 

[hajime]

I switch it around often depending on what I’m doing. Just browsing and spittoon the couch, I use default. Coding I’ll use the highest or SwitchResX to kick it up even higher (but not quite native).

I used SwitchResX to 4K but when I went to control panel to change the font size, it went back to lower res. Wgat is the proper way to reducefont size in this case?

 

[Ryan P]

3072 x 1920.

 

[nudoru]

I used SwitchResX to 4K but when I went to control panel to change the font size, it went back to lower res. Wgat is the proper way to reducefont size in this case?

If you need a bigger font size, you need a larger resolution. You can't adjust font size separate from it.

 

[Nacho98]

whatever the highest one is

 

[hajime]

If you need a bigger font size, you need a larger resolution. You can't adjust font size separate from it.

So unlike Windows 10, we cannot change the screen resolutions and font size independently under Mac OS?

 

[Falhófnir]

So unlike Windows 10, we cannot change the screen resolutions and font size independently under Mac OS?

No, everything scales together with MacOS, the benefit is it means most stuff scales easily and relatively well (not always the case with Windows) the drawback that higher resolutions giving more screen space can feel a bit minuscule in use.

 

[Super Spartan]

No, everything scales together with MacOS, the benefit is it means most stuff scales easily and relatively well (not always the case with Windows) the drawback that higher resolutions giving more screen space can feel a bit minuscule in use.

Windows 10 scaling sucks!! Some things scale perfectly and others don't resulting in a blurry image/text and/or misaligned buttons or text, I wrote a little guide about this a while back but it's horrendous compared to how perfectly macOS Scales stuff. See: #720

 

[Falhófnir]

Windows 10 scaling sucks!! Some things scale perfectly and others don't resulting in a blurry image/text and/or misaligned buttons or text, I wrote a little guide about this a while back but it's horrendous compared to how perfectly macOS Scales stuff. See: #720

Yeah I'd say on the whole MacOS does handle scaling better, though on my Windows gaming laptop, it defaults to 1080p resolution (which is the screen's physical resolution) at 125% and I haven't encountered any scaling issues personally in my (admittedly quite narrow) use cases.

 

[Super Spartan]

Yeah I'd say on the whole MacOS does handle scaling better, though on my Windows gaming laptop, it defaults to 1080p resolution (which is the screen's physical resolution) at 125% and I haven't encountered any scaling issues personally in my (admittedly quite narrow) use cases.

yeah 125% is not so bad. The more the scaling level, the worse things get. For example, 4K defaults to 250% DPI Scaling and oh lord, it's like every other app would have issues.