HDTV monitor for new 2012 mac mini

[humblpirate]

MDP-HDMI helped

I bought a Mini Display Port adaptor and I think it made the text even better. I am really happy with my SAMSUNG 32" LED 1080p HDTV as my computer monitor for my base Mac Mini 2012. I had already gotten the text to a great level of readability but I thought I would spend $5 to see if I could get it any better. I think it has made a slight positive difference by adding the MDP adapter because instead of using the native HDMI it uses the Thunderbolt port. This also has helped with the random black screen problem as I have not see one yet (I will update this post if I do start seeing it).

HOWEVER, I just noticed that the sound is now coming from the Mac Mini despite the fact that I bought a MDP-HDMI adapter cable with audio ... gar. Probably just the cable I bought, not an issue overall. I guess I can just switch to native HDMI when I'm watching something for an extended period of time. Erggggg .... this might be an issue for another post. [Update: I had to change some settings, sound is now playing through the TV instead of the Mac Mini. MDP adapter seems to be a go]

 

[samuelkidd]

How do I change the "Source" field to PC?

Hey guys, a very useful thread! Already by lowering the sharpness I've made the fonts readable on my new 32" Samsung 5500 series SmartTV.

A quick question though. I've read a number of posters saying that they changed the HDMI input to "PC." Does anyone know how to do this? I've clicked around in the settings on my TV, and there doesn't seem to be any option for changing what the input is. Does anyone have a solution?

thanks!
DV

 

[blanka]

Pitfall #2: Buying a Monitor
Not all “1080p” monitors are 1920 x 1080. Some are 1920 x 1200. Like TVs, these monitors support 1080p signals but stretch the image 10% too tall when connected to DVD Players, Blu-Ray-Players, Netflix Boxes, and video game consoles – making everyone look sickly thin with elongated heads. These are 16:10 monitors, and you want 16:9.

I never ran into a monitor that stretches 16:9 content. I use a variety of 16:10 screens (golden section!) and all display 16:9 content with black bars. On the other hand, the classic stuff has less black bars on the sides. For old 4:3 TV shows and 2:3 classic cinema, the 16:10 is great. Also, I always have room to move subs into the black bars. A very nice experience.

My 1920x1200 27 inch monitor that I use as TV beats most modern TV's:
- It is 500cd/m2 max. That is VERY bright.
- It has a slight-above-sRGB gamut, sRGB can look very washed out with movies. Most LED TV's are sRGB or even lower gamut.
- It runs at full res native in 47.952, 50.0 and 60.0 Hz for judder free movie,PAL and NTSC content. I NEVER saw a TV capable of this!
- The contrast is 1:1500. Pretty nice for a display, and better than most screens advertised to have 1:1000000 contrast etc.
- It turns off without a signal (how hard should that be!)
- No remote needed.