Playing DVD, movies, games...in 720p instead of 1080p (iMac 21,5)

[diegobgr]

Hi.

I am thinking about one thing.

I have lots of DVDs, movies, games...that I want to watch on the 21'5 iMac.

There will be any problem or bad quality for playing in 720p (HD Ready) instead of Full HD.

It will also make a great increase of FPS performance with 4670, ¿no?

What do you think?

 

[diegobgr]

Anybody knows?

Maybe I didn't explain it very well.

If I play DVDs, games, photos or any thing with a resoluition under Full HD, like HD Ready, which is 133x768 (or 1280x720), what can I expect?

In a 21'5 screen, the diference should be insignificant I guess.

I have lots of DVDs that I like to watch on the iMac, and lots of games which doesn't have Full HD.

What do you think?

 

[djrod]

I used to play 720p on a 23 fullHD non apple monitor and it was ok. The upscaling is not so big so there is no so much quality lost.

I'm talking about watching from 2 meters long more or less.

About games, it depends of the max resolution they can reach of course, any upscaling will carry bluriness, the lower game resolution, the worse bluriness.

 

[diegobgr]

In games, I´m talking of playing 720p instead of 1080p.So, in a 21'5 screen, what about the quality diference?

 

[djrod]

In games, I´m talking of playing 720p instead of 1080p.So, in a 21'5 screen, what about the quality diference?

It should be fine if you play about 2 meters from the Mac, but my advise is : go to an Apple Store and try some 720P movie trailers.

I have the same questions about playing 720P content on a 27" Mac, so tomorrow I'm going to some apple reseller to try 720 trailers.