When I uncheck "mirror displays" my laptop color changes badly
I have a new Vizio external monitor connected via HDMI and thunderbolt adapter to my Macbook Pro (2013) (10.9.5). In System Preferences, when I am mirroring displays all is well. But when I uncheck "Mirror Displays", the color on my laptop drastically changes. All of a sudden it's heavily orange and blue, although the color on my monitor is unchanged either way. Thoughts? Help!
Hello jmanf77,
The article linked below details how to go about calibrating your MacBook Pro's display after you've disabled mirroring.
OS X Mavericks: Calibrate your display
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13768
Cheers,
Allen
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