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<blockquote data-quote="kandrus59" data-source="post: 1610657" data-attributes="member: 334807">How to get the highest resolution but still see everything bigNick,Probably because they did not read the instructions correctly. That is my best guess. Yes it works for ML and Mavericks.I have 2 iMac's an older 24 &quot; and a new 27&quot;. By installing the graphic tools and using the Quartz Debug application to enable HiDPI display modes I was able to use these resolutions for my Macs:Early 2008&nbsp; 24&quot; iMac -&nbsp; 960 x 600 HiDPI&nbsp; - running MLLate 2013&nbsp;&nbsp; 27&quot; iMac&nbsp; - 1280 x 720 HiDPI - MavericksThis does not shrink the UI ( lower resolutions increase the user interface ), it makes everything larger but keeps the resoulution crisp and clean like the native resolution that the iMac comes with. All screen real estate is used. If you do this with non HiDPI it will not look good because the lower the resoulution it will never look as good as the native resolution. For a 27″ iMac or Thunderbolt Display select “1280×720 (HiDPI)” to get a perfectly crisp 2x rendering of all on screen graphics.It works for both ML and Mavericks, you just have to download the correct version from the Apple developer download page. CheersKiki</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kandrus59, post: 1610657, member: 334807"] [b]How to get the highest resolution but still see everything big[/b] Nick, Probably because they did not read the instructions correctly. That is my best guess. Yes it works for ML and Mavericks. I have 2 iMac's an older 24 " and a new 27". By installing the graphic tools and using the Quartz Debug application to enable HiDPI display modes I was able to use these resolutions for my Macs: Early 2008 24" iMac - 960 x 600 HiDPI - running ML Late 2013 27" iMac - 1280 x 720 HiDPI - Mavericks This does not shrink the UI ( lower resolutions increase the user interface ), it makes everything larger but keeps the resoulution crisp and clean like the native resolution that the iMac comes with. All screen real estate is used. If you do this with non HiDPI it will not look good because the lower the resoulution it will never look as good as the native resolution. For a 27″ iMac or Thunderbolt Display select “1280×720 (HiDPI)” to get a perfectly crisp 2x rendering of all on screen graphics. It works for both ML and Mavericks, you just have to download the correct version from the Apple developer download page. Cheers Kiki [/QUOTE]

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