Hardware :: Monitors & TV's - Native Resolution?

Jun 27, 2009

I read this in a post elsewhere and am looking for a new 24 inch + monitor on a budget. I could ideally use the monitor for music work on my mac, my xbox and snes and for watching tv. "If I may offer one bit of advice about LCD monitors is that they only run optimally in their native resolution. You will need to get a large enough monitor to support this resolution for comfortable viewing or you can end up with tiny desktop icons. Reducing the resolution will likely degrade image quality." What does this mean given I have the unibody macbook pro 2.8 released around christmas 2008 with the best the better graphics card (whichever one that was).

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Mac Pro :: Can't Get Native Resolution On Second Monitor In OS X

Oct 13, 2010

Here are my hardware specs:

Mac Pro 1,1

NVidia 7300GT (I need a new video card, anyone want to sell me one? [=)

2 x Samsung Synmaster 2494SW (native resolution 1920x1080)

Update:

I booted into windows 7 and I am now able to get both native resolutions.

Though, I am still unable to get both native resolutions (using DVI to DVIs) inside OS X for some reason. In OS X my second monitor is displayed as "VGA Display" and it completely black.

I am not sure why it works in bootcamp using Windows 7, but not in Snow Leopard. I am guessing this is a problem with the OS X configuration.

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May 19, 2008

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May 18, 2009

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So I'm guessing the 9400m will do better on a 20inch imac right?

Since the 9400m is not all that powerful so I'm guessing it can't do well on the 1920by1200 when gaming ?

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Jan 21, 2010

Here is what I am working with.
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So the problem is that the native resolution of the TV isn't a normal one. Called Apple. No help. Called Sylvania. Told me to call Apple. I've tried using SwitchResX to set the resolution to 1366X768 and have tried variations found on other websites (1368, 1360) but every time I restart it reverts back to 1080i. While 1080i works, the problem is that it is very hard on my eyes, and the text is hard to read, something I am assuming will hopefully be fixed when I get it to work at the native resolution.

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Apr 13, 2010

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Anyways... I just had a thought and was wondering if any owners could clear it up. The resolution on the 27 i7 Quad Core seems ENORMOUS for a middle-grade ATI GPU. Are you able to game on high settings for semi-modern games like L4D2, TF2, etc. at the 27"'s native resolution? What are your thoughts on it as a gaming machine. It seems like the 27" will obsolete itself quicker than a i5/i7 21 inch (if one ever comes out) due to the screen resolution size.

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Jul 7, 2008

I'm a hardcore gamer that is a stickler for quality, and CRT is still the gold standard when it comes to a perfect image (not to mention the ability to run many resolutions without any quality degradation), but LCDs have come a long way. I'm likely making the switch to Mac (using Boot Camp for the few PC games I play, I mostly play consoles).

The iMac is the best fit for me but I'm concerned, when new games come out that exceed your system's specs you generally turn down the resolution to procure a quality image with a decent frame rate. 1920x1200 is a very high resolution with a lot of pixels, how much worse does the image get when turning the resolution down? Since it won't be at its native resolution I've heard that lowers image quality, but I have no personal experience since I've never used an LCD.

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Jun 27, 2014

I have a Samsung SB970 S27B970D 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor with native resolution of 2560x1440. When I connect it to my 2012 13" MacBook Pro via mini display port to DVI, I am unable to get anything better than 1080p. 

Here's what System Information shows for my displays. Intel HD Graphics 4000:   Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics 4000  Type: GPU  Bus: Built-In  VRAM (Total): 768 MB  Vendor: Intel (0x8086)  Device ID: 0x0166  Revision ID: 0x0009  Displays:Color LCD:  Display Type: LCD  Resolution: 2560 X 1600  Retina: Yes  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)  Mirror: On  Mirror Status: Hardware Mirror  Online: Yes  Built-In: Yes  Connection Type: DisplayPortS27B970:  Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)  Display Serial Number: H3HCA00500    Main Display: Yes  Mirror: On  Mirror Status: Master Mirror  Online: Yes  Rotation: Supported  Television: Yes 

As you can see, 2560 should be supported. 

Also note that we have two different MBPs and two different Samsung monitors (same model, ordered at different times) that do the same thing. 

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Oct 2, 2010

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Aug 17, 2010

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Aug 7, 2009

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May 1, 2008

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Jan 26, 2009

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Nov 23, 2009

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