[DM-MUG] display size quest

[Sharalyn]

You may be asking me something I don¹t understand. By ³mini²  I thought you
meat a min-mac, but you may have been referring to the cable. I¹m using an
hdmi cable attached directly to the computer.


On 11/13/08 12:37 PM, "Sharalyn" <homeonthefarm at iowatelecom.net> wrote:

> What I have is a MacBookPro, about 2 years old.
> 
> On 11/13/08 12:34 PM, "Jerry Heiselman" <jerry.heiselman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> How are you attaching the display to the mini?  Many of the mini's have
>> problems with the DVI out on certain displays.  The D-Sub appears to work
>> fine with all displays.
>> 
>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Sharalyn <homeonthefarm at iowatelecom.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Thanks for the info.
>>> 
>>> I checked on-line for my model TV, a Samsung, and it says that the native
>>> resolution is 1680 x 1050, but I don't have that option on my computer
>>> display choices.
>>> 
>>> I tried 1600x 900, the highest choice, but that is distorted.
>>> 1360 x 768 is clear but small.
>>> 1280 x 720 causes text to be clear and readable but with some color
>>> distortion.
>>> 
>>> So if I can't get the exact resolution, then is it just a matter of
>>> preference?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 11/13/08 12:03 PM, "Matthew Nuzum" <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Sharalyn
>>>> > <homeonthefarm at iowatelecom.net> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I think I saw this posted recently but can't find it so I have to ask
>>>>> anew:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> What is the correct screen size if one is using an external monitor (in
>>>>> this
>>>>> >> case a 32" Samsung LCT TV)?
>>>>> >> I've heard that if you don't use the right size it can hurt either the
>>>>> tv or
>>>>> >> the computer.
>>>> >
>>>> > No, neither will be hurt on modern (under 10 years old) systems.
>>>> >
>>>>> >> The options closest to the numbers I remembered were 1024 x 768 but
>>>>> that
>>>>> >> looks a little stretched and weird. It looks best at 1280 x 720.
>>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> > 720p is 1280x720. 1080p is 1920x1080.
>>>> >
>>>> > The best resolution is often the "native resolution" supported by the
>>>> > screen. Sometimes this is a different value. For example, see this TV
>>>> > whose native resolution is 1366x768:
>>>> > 
>>>> 
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=>>>>
417
>>>> > 3086&csid=ITD&body=MAIN#detailspecs
>>>> > This seems to be a common resolution for budget HD TVs advertised as
>>>> > 720p.
>>>> >
>>>> > Also, LCD pixels take a (very brief) moment to reach full brightness.
>>>> > For this reason you will often get better image quality at lower
>>>> > refresh rates of 50-60 Hz. This is in contrast to old tube screens
>>>> > that had a noticeable flicker as the refresh rate was set lower.
>>> 
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