iMac to HD TV 1080p via Mini Display Port to HDMI...
Which iMac would fit perfectly for mirror displays with a 1080p TV?
- The 21.5" iMac has exactly the same resolution as a the 1080p TV (1920x1080), meaning that on both displays the image will be native, without overscan or stretch (black bars).
- The 27" iMac though, has a bigger resolution, (2560x1440), meaning that on the iMac, you will get black bars, to stretch to the same resolution as the TV has, 1080p (1920x1080).
I get this on my 13.3" MacBook that has a 1280x800 resolution:
- When I connect it to the TV via MiniDVI to HDMI, I have to select 1344x756 and use overscan, to get a full image on the TV, even if on the MacBook I get small black bars above and below the screen, and I get an usable resolution of 1280x756.
- If I select 1080p, then the MacBook will use it's full resolution of 1280x800, BUT the TV will have black bars left and right.
I was planing to wait for the next generation of iMac with retina display, and use it as a HTPC and connect it to my TV, but I guess that if I want to let the TV connected all the time with mirror display, and get the full resolution on the iMac and TV, the actual 21.5" iMac it's the only solution.
Even a 21.5" iMac with retina display will work bad for it's screen dimensions, that would be a lot bigger than the TV resolution, so it will have to adjust to that resolution by lowering the screen size with black bars on the iMac.
Am I right?
Which iMac would fit perfectly for mirror displays with a 1080p TV?
- The 21.5" iMac has exactly the same resolution as a the 1080p TV (1920x1080), meaning that on both displays the image will be native, without overscan or stretch (black bars).
- The 27" iMac though, has a bigger resolution, (2560x1440), meaning that on the iMac, you will get black bars, to stretch to the same resolution as the TV has, 1080p (1920x1080).
I get this on my 13.3" MacBook that has a 1280x800 resolution:
- When I connect it to the TV via MiniDVI to HDMI, I have to select 1344x756 and use overscan, to get a full image on the TV, even if on the MacBook I get small black bars above and below the screen, and I get an usable resolution of 1280x756.
- If I select 1080p, then the MacBook will use it's full resolution of 1280x800, BUT the TV will have black bars left and right.
I was planing to wait for the next generation of iMac with retina display, and use it as a HTPC and connect it to my TV, but I guess that if I want to let the TV connected all the time with mirror display, and get the full resolution on the iMac and TV, the actual 21.5" iMac it's the only solution.
Even a 21.5" iMac with retina display will work bad for it's screen dimensions, that would be a lot bigger than the TV resolution, so it will have to adjust to that resolution by lowering the screen size with black bars on the iMac.
Am I right?