My setup is as follows:
- Mac Mini 2012 with a dummy video adapter with latest OSX.
- Retina Macbook Pro 13-inch, Early 2015 running the default OSX VNC client with the latest OSX.
- Display Menu to switch resolutions.
My problem is that I'm not able to get the right resolution such that it fills up the entire Retina Macbook Pro display. Ideally I would have liked 1280×800 or equivalent higher. This way it would fill up the entire screen (though it would be scaled since Retina has a higher resolution, which is fine).
However the only resolution options I see are:
My question is that do these options depend on the dummy video adapter? If so, is there a recommended video adapter to achieve such a setup?
Best Answer
I’m not sure how you could do this within macOS, but I know that every portable Mac I’ve owned since the PowerBook G4, as well as my current Mac mini, all run a tool called SwitchResX. It has saved me so many times in connecting to projectors, screens, etc. and in exactly the same situation you’re in where I wanted to have my MacBook Air screen resolution exactly matched by the Mac mini so that I had a full screen experience.
Go and have a look at SwitchResX over at http://www.madrau.com. There is a fully functional 10-day trial version, and €14 buys you a license. Well-worth the expense in my opinion!