Mac mini on 24" 1920 x 1080??

[shoulin333]

Hey guys well i plan on buying a current gen Mac Mini when the new ones come out at MWSF (that is if they do). I just wanted to know how is video playback / smoothness on a 24" display with the GMA 950?

I at one times hooked up my Black Macbook i had to the monitor and it seemed to be noticeably "laggy" when dragging windows and such. Is the current Mini the same way? If so i guess i will be better off waiting for a (Nvdia 9400m ?) Mac mini that might come at MWSF.

Can't wait to hear back, (crosses fingers)

[ADent]

Hey guys well i plan on buying a current gen Mac Mini when the new ones come out at MWSF (that is if they do). I just wanted to know how is video playback / smoothness on a 24" display with the GMA 950?

I at one times hooked up my Black Macbook i had to the monitor and it seemed to be noticeably "laggy" when dragging windows and such. Is the current Mini the same way?

The current MacMini is basically an older Macbook.

[fhall1]

I run my Mini to a Soyo 24" at 1920 x 1200 and it seems fine, not "laggy" when dragging windows at all

[minicrazy592]

my Mini is running a 26" at 1360x768 with out any problems. The lag my be due to your refresh rate? Mines at 60 w/o any issues.

[twstokes]

My Mini is currently driving a 24" monitor at 1920x1200 and I can tell it struggles at times with this resolution.

I don't notice any sort of major lag when dragging windows or anything of that matter. I do, however, notice that it can struggle with Expose (depending on how many windows are open, of course) and Spaces (depending on what's going on in each Space). At times when I've had a lot going on and I invoked Spaces, I noticed a lot of frames being dropped resulting in a not-so-smooth transition.

If the next Minis come with the NVIDIA CPU / GPU combo like the current Macbooks, it will be able to handle this resolution extremely well and everything should be very smooth.

[noodle654]

From Apple DVI video output to support digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels; supports 20-inch Apple Cinema Display and 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display; supports coherent digital displays up to 154MHz; supports noncoherent digital displays up to 135MHz
VGA video output (using included adapter) to support analog resolutions up to 1920 by 1080 pixels

Now, they say that it can handle it, but it may not run well.

[Tallest Skil]

I run my Mini to a Soyo 24" at 1920 x 1200 and it seems fine, not "laggy" when dragging windows at all

Let me guess... bought two years ago on Black Friday? Built-in speakers? Model number: DYLM24D6?

[Fuchal]

It will work perfectly fine.

[alphaod]

Just don't expect it to run all 1080p movies without any hiccups.

[Cave Man]

Just don't expect it to run all 1080p movies without any hiccups.

Unless, of course, they are MPEG-4 and using Plex. :)

[dmw007]

At this point in time, being so close to MacWorld '09, I would wait until the new Mac Mini is released and buy it instead of the current revision. I have nothing against the current Mac Mini, but the new one with its (hopefully) upgraded video card would be more ideal for your use in my opinion. :)