Can't set 1728×1117@2x to 1728×1117@1x

[lgarron]

I have a 17" M1 Max MacBook Pro, with a native resolution of 1728×1117@2x. I often want to test how things render in with a device pixel ratio of 1. So I run:

betterdisplaycli pbetterdisplaycli set --name="Built-in Display" --hiDPI=off

However, when I do this (or the equivalent in the menu), this forces the display to 1920×1080@1x. This has two effects:

• It sets a device pixel ratio of 10 / 9, which is extremely unuseful.
• Toggling hiDPI does not restore the original resolution (nor the notch, for that matter). So I always have to go fix up settings manually.

Is there something I'm missing, e.g. a hardware limitation? If so, is there any workaround I can use to get a pixel ratio of 1?

Apologies if this is covered somewhere, but I can't find any info about it.

[waydabber]

Hmm. Why do you have pbetterdisplaycli in the command? But other than that, this command should work, if the LoDPI equivalent of the current HiDPI resolution is available in the resolution list. to begin with.

Use this to see what modes are available:

betterdisplaycli get -n=built -displayModeList

Note: Instead of simply toggling hiDPI, you can use a specific mode number to switch to or specify the resolution as well to make sure things don't get mixed up.

[lgarron]

Why do you have pbetterdisplaycli in the command?

Copy-paste error, sorry!

Use this to see what modes are available:

betterdisplaycli get -n=built -displayModeList

Ah, alas. 😭

Details

0 - 960x600 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
1 - 960x600 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
2 - 960x600 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
3 - 960x600 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
4 - 960x600 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
5 - 960x600 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
6 - 1168x730 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
7 - 1168x730 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
8 - 1168x730 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
9 - 1168x730 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
10 - 1168x730 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
11 - 1168x730 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
12 - 1168x755 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
13 - 1168x755 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
14 - 1168x755 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
15 - 1168x755 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
16 - 1168x755 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
17 - 1168x755 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
18 - 1280x800 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
19 - 1280x800 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
20 - 1280x800 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
21 - 1280x800 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
22 - 1280x800 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
23 - 1280x800 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
24 - 1312x820 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
25 - 1312x820 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
26 - 1312x820 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
27 - 1312x820 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
28 - 1312x820 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
29 - 1312x820 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
30 - 1312x848 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
31 - 1312x848 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
32 - 1312x848 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
33 - 1312x848 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
34 - 1312x848 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
35 - 1312x848 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
36 - 1496x935 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
37 - 1496x935 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
38 - 1496x935 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
39 - 1496x935 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
40 - 1496x935 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
41 - 1496x935 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
42 - 1496x967 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
43 - 1496x967 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
44 - 1496x967 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
45 - 1496x967 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
46 - 1496x967 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
47 - 1496x967 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
48 - 1728x1080 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
49 - 1728x1080 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
50 - 1728x1080 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
51 - 1728x1080 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
52 - 1728x1080 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
53 - 1728x1080 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
54 - 1728x1117 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc Current Default Native 
55 - 1728x1117 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc Native 
56 - 1728x1117 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc Native 
57 - 1728x1117 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc Native 
58 - 1728x1117 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc Native 
59 - 1728x1117 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc Native 
60 - 1920x1200 ProMotion 10bpc 
61 - 1920x1200 60Hz 10bpc 
62 - 1920x1200 59.94Hz 10bpc 
63 - 1920x1200 50Hz 10bpc 
64 - 1920x1200 48Hz 10bpc 
65 - 1920x1200 47.95Hz 10bpc 
66 - 2056x1285 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
67 - 2056x1285 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
68 - 2056x1285 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
69 - 2056x1285 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
70 - 2056x1285 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
71 - 2056x1285 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
72 - 2056x1329 HiDPI ProMotion 10bpc 
73 - 2056x1329 HiDPI 60Hz 10bpc 
74 - 2056x1329 HiDPI 59.94Hz 10bpc 
75 - 2056x1329 HiDPI 50Hz 10bpc 
76 - 2056x1329 HiDPI 48Hz 10bpc 
77 - 2056x1329 HiDPI 47.95Hz 10bpc 
78 - 2336x1460 ProMotion 10bpc 
79 - 2336x1460 60Hz 10bpc 
80 - 2336x1460 59.94Hz 10bpc 
81 - 2336x1460 50Hz 10bpc 
82 - 2336x1460 48Hz 10bpc 
83 - 2336x1460 47.95Hz 10bpc 
84 - 2336x1510 ProMotion 10bpc 
85 - 2336x1510 60Hz 10bpc 
86 - 2336x1510 59.94Hz 10bpc 
87 - 2336x1510 50Hz 10bpc 
88 - 2336x1510 48Hz 10bpc 
89 - 2336x1510 47.95Hz 10bpc 
90 - 2560x1600 ProMotion 10bpc 
91 - 2560x1600 60Hz 10bpc 
92 - 2560x1600 59.94Hz 10bpc 
93 - 2560x1600 50Hz 10bpc 
94 - 2560x1600 48Hz 10bpc 
95 - 2560x1600 47.95Hz 10bpc 
96 - 2624x1640 ProMotion 10bpc 
97 - 2624x1640 60Hz 10bpc 
98 - 2624x1640 59.94Hz 10bpc 
99 - 2624x1640 50Hz 10bpc 
100 - 2624x1640 48Hz 10bpc 
101 - 2624x1640 47.95Hz 10bpc 
102 - 2624x1696 ProMotion 10bpc 
103 - 2624x1696 60Hz 10bpc 
104 - 2624x1696 59.94Hz 10bpc 
105 - 2624x1696 50Hz 10bpc 
106 - 2624x1696 48Hz 10bpc 
107 - 2624x1696 47.95Hz 10bpc 
108 - 2992x1870 ProMotion 10bpc 
109 - 2992x1870 60Hz 10bpc 
110 - 2992x1870 59.94Hz 10bpc 
111 - 2992x1870 50Hz 10bpc 
112 - 2992x1870 48Hz 10bpc 
113 - 2992x1870 47.95Hz 10bpc 
114 - 2992x1934 ProMotion 10bpc 
115 - 2992x1934 60Hz 10bpc 
116 - 2992x1934 59.94Hz 10bpc 
117 - 2992x1934 50Hz 10bpc 
118 - 2992x1934 48Hz 10bpc 
119 - 2992x1934 47.95Hz 10bpc 
120 - 3456x2160 ProMotion 10bpc 
121 - 3456x2160 60Hz 10bpc 
122 - 3456x2160 59.94Hz 10bpc 
123 - 3456x2160 50Hz 10bpc 
124 - 3456x2160 48Hz 10bpc 
125 - 3456x2160 47.95Hz 10bpc 
126 - 3456x2234 ProMotion 10bpc Native 
127 - 3456x2234 60Hz 10bpc Native 
128 - 3456x2234 59.94Hz 10bpc Native 
129 - 3456x2234 50Hz 10bpc Native 
130 - 3456x2234 48Hz 10bpc Native 
131 - 3456x2234 47.95Hz 10bpc Native 

Note: Instead of simply toggling hiDPI, you can use a specific mode number to switch to or specify the resolution as well to make sure things don't get mixed up.

Yeah, betterdisplaycli set --name="Built-in Display" --resolution="1728x1117" fails. 😔

(I do appreciate that functionality, though, I use it for other monitors in a bunch of scripts!)

I guess Apple just doesn't like devs testing things @1x on their MBP? 🤷

Thanks for the help!

[waydabber]

Yes, that resolution is missing. Try enabling flexible scaling in the app, that will probably add it as a viable resolution among others.

https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/wiki/Fully-scalable-HiDPI-desktop

[lgarron]

Yes, that resolution is missing. Try enabling flexible scaling in the app, that will probably add it as a viable resolution among others.

https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/wiki/Fully-scalable-HiDPI-desktop

Aha! Flexible scaling and a reboot worked perfectly, even with the notch. 🤩😍

[waydabber]

Nice! :)

[lgarron]

Ever since enabling this, I seem to have a recurring issue of the notch disappearing. 😢

Toggling the notch option in the menu off and on doesn't seem to work:

Neither do either of the following:

/Applications/BetterDisplay.app/Contents/MacOS/BetterDisplay  set --name="Built-in Display" --resolution="1728x1080" --hiDPI=on --notch=off
sleep 5
/Applications/BetterDisplay.app/Contents/MacOS/BetterDisplay  set --name="Built-in Display" --resolution="1728x1117" --hiDPI=on --notch=on

/Applications/BetterDisplay.app/Contents/MacOS/BetterDisplay  set --name="Built-in Display" --resolution="1728x1117" --hiDPI=off --notch=on
sleep 5
/Applications/BetterDisplay.app/Contents/MacOS/BetterDisplay  set --name="Built-in Display" --resolution="1728x1117" --hiDPI=on --notch=on

Are there any known issues relevant to this?

[waydabber]

Hmm. How can the notch disappear? It should be physically there. Or the screen is resized below the notch? Can you provide a photo of the issue?

[lgarron]

Or the screen is resized below the notch?

Uh, I meant this. 😅

The screen is 1728×1117(@2x) with the notch, 1728×1080(@2x) without. What seems to happen sometimes is that the system gets into a situation where /Applications/BetterDisplay.app/Contents/MacOS/BetterDisplay set --name="Built-in Display" --resolution="1728x1117" --hiDPI=on --notch=on tries to fit the 1728×1117 into the 1728×1080 portion of the screen. But it's actually keeping the logical resolution as 1728×1117 (rather than changing it to 1728×1080), since I can see larger bezels on the side than normal.

But it's also a bit more complicated, because I'm fairly certain I've seen situation where the logical resolution drifts farther and farther from the physical if I try to toggle the notch setting repeatedly.

I just did a reboot, which seems to have fixed it. I think this tends to happen when I move from a 5K monitor to the laptop monitor, but I'm not at my desk to test that. I'll get a picture of the physical display if it happens again, thanks!