diff --git a/Monitor-Troubleshooting.md b/Monitor-Troubleshooting.md index 808d8bd..143367b 100644 --- a/Monitor-Troubleshooting.md +++ b/Monitor-Troubleshooting.md @@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ so here are some troubleshooting steps and general information to try and help y ### Check if your monitor OSD has a setting for DDC Some monitors have a ddc settings that can be enabled/disabled, make sure you check if your specific monitor has this setting and if it does, you should ensure DDC is enabled. +### Known incompatibilities + +MonitorControl does not support the following ports for DDC communication: + +- 2018 Intel Mac mini built-in HDMI port +- M1 and entry level M2 Mac mini built-in HDMI port +- Mac Studio HDMI port +- M1 MacBook Pro 14" and 16" HDMI port +- M2 Pro/Max Macs (MBP 14", 16", Mac mini) are NOT supported at all (neither USB-C nor HDMI) + +All of these are **supported** by newer apps: + +- **[BetterDisplay](https://betterdisplay.pro)** (all DDC features are free and unlimited) +- **[Lunar](https://lunar.fyi)** (free up to 100 adjustments/day - Mac Mini 2018 HDMI unsupported). + ### Try a different ddc tool You can try a different ddc tool called [ddcctl](https://github.com/kfix/ddcctl) for Intel Macs. @@ -55,10 +70,6 @@ If these commands change your brightness or volume, you know that your display s Generally, people seem to have the highest success rates with DisplayPort and the lowest with HDMI. -### Known incompatibilities - -Mac Minis made after 2018 (including the M1 Mini) have trouble supporting DDC via the built-in HDMI port. Use the USB-C/Thunderbolt port instead! - ## I can't get accurate read values from the monitor If the monitor is unable to read values from the display, it will default to the last known values.