Sorry, that was ambiguous. I am using the HDMI port to run my LG. > On Jun 29, 2020, at 12:47 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com> wrote: > > You could probably do better at Monoprice. FYI, I am running my LG off HDMI > as well. > >> On Jun 29, 2020, at 8:11 AM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu >> <mailto:newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu>> wrote: >> >> Actually, that might be the problem. The presence of the "Underscan" >> adjustment seems to indicate that the Mac somehow detects the LG to be a TV >> not a monitor per se, so as a result I'm not getting very good definition >> onscreen. >> >> There is a VGA port on the monitor that I' could use (instead of the HDMI). >> But I'd have to buy a mini DisplayPort to VGA dongle from Apple for $30... >> >> -Carl >> >> >>> On Jun 28, 2020, at 9:46 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com >>> <mailto:macs...@macsrwe.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hm. my LG shows no underscan control. Yours must be special. ;-) >>> >>>> On Jun 26, 2020, at 11:24 AM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu >>>> <mailto:newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just as a followup, I hooked up a Viewsonic VX2433 monitor along with the >>>> LG 42". The Night Shift options appear for the Viewsonic but not for the >>>> LG. Weird. >>>> >>>> Additionally, SysPrefs provides the LG with a "Underscan" adjustment, >>>> while the Viewsonic gets none. >>>> >>>> How does one "prioritize" the screens, i.e., change the one with the >>>> notifications and dock on it? Rearranging them in SysPrefs doesn't seem to >>>> alter that. >>>> >>>> -Carl >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 9:29 PM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu >>>>> <mailto:newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for the suggestion to look for "manual" buttons. I didn't know >>>>> there were any! I found a manual "options" button which enabled a config >>>>> menu, and allowed me to adjust the display to be more neutral. >>>>> Unfortunately, the options to control individual R-G-B color balance are >>>>> dimmed out, but overall it looks much better than it did before! >>>>> >>>>> -Carl >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 9:18 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com >>>>>> <mailto:macs...@macsrwe.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> My LG 32 has a reasonable set of color balancing options in the >>>>>> display's own menu (manual buttons). Perhaps yours does as well. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 9:07 PM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu >>>>>>> <mailto:newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Actually that was my ultimate question... I'm trying to alter the >>>>>>> color balance of my LG 42" (which is overly blue) and any attempt to do >>>>>>> so turns it a hideous orange. I resorted to using f.lux since I don't >>>>>>> have the Night Shift options, but the net effect is awful. I thought >>>>>>> somehow Night Shift might do a better job at it, but apparently not! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Carl >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 8:57 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com >>>>>>>> <mailto:macs...@macsrwe.com>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, sorry… I never use either, and I mixed up the terms. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Curiously, when I typed “night” in System Preferences (Mac Mini, >>>>>>>> current Mojave), it did NOT highlight Display — only Keyboard (for >>>>>>>> Illuminate) and Parental Controls (for Time Limits). However, my >>>>>>>> Displays does indeed have a Night Shift tab, which “works” on my LG >>>>>>>> 32” (it turns the display a hideous orange). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 7:30 PM, Andy Lee <ag...@mac.com >>>>>>>>> <mailto:ag...@mac.com>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [This is a resend. I messed up both the "From" *and* the "To" the >>>>>>>>> first time I sent this. :/] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Are you thinking of Dark Mode? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I searched System Preferences for "night" and selected "Night Shift >>>>>>>>> options". This took me to the Display prefs, which included a "Night >>>>>>>>> Shift" tab. It sounds like that tab is not showing up for Carl. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <PastedGraphic-3.png> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <PastedGraphic-2.png> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --Andy >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 9:37 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com >>>>>>>>>> <mailto:macs...@macsrwe.com>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Night Shift isn’t a Display thing, it’s an OS thing. It’s the top >>>>>>>>>> item in the General Sys Pref. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> MacOSX-talk mailing list >>>>>>>> MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com <mailto:MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com> >>>>>>>> https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >>>>>>>> <https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> MacOSX-talk mailing list >>>>> MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com <mailto:MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com> >>>>> https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >>>>> <https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk> >>>> >>> >> >
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