How is 720p/1080p quality on iMac?

nemesis379 · 06:12 PM

I'm looking at buying an iMac, but my deciding factor is Movies. I watch a lot of movies, so I need to know if the 720p/1080p up-scaled to 1440p looks any good in comparison to a 1080p monitor?

If it doesn't look that good then I'll most probably go for an Macbook Pro Retina with 1080P a monitor.

Thanks.

talmy · Feb 9, 2013, 06:09 PM

The MBPRs don't have 1080P displays. They will upscale as well. Only the 21.5" iMac has a 1080p monitor. The 27" iMac displaying 1080p in a window will have a window size of 20.25", making it bigger than any MBP.

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Originally Posted by nemesis379

I'm looking at buying an iMac, but my deciding factor is Movies. I watch a lot of movies, so I need to know if the 720p/1080p up-scaled to 1440p looks any good in comparison to a 1080p monitor?

If it doesn't look that good then I'll most probably go for an Macbook Pro Retina with 1080P display.

Thanks.

nemesis379 · Feb 9, 2013, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by talmy

The MBPRs don't have 1080P displays. They will upscale as well. Only the 21.5" iMac has a 1080p monitor. The 27" iMac displaying 1080p in a window will have a window size of 20.25", making it bigger than any MBP.

When I wrote display, I meant monitor, 1080p monitor.

12dylan34 · Feb 9, 2013, 08:40 PM

Yes, I have used a 21.5 inch iMac with a 1920x1080 display and a 27 inch iMac with a 2560x1440 display, and both play 1080p video that looks very good.

I don't really know how to quantify that, but I have no complaints. As good as any TV.

You will notice, however, that the display tends to crush the blacks a bit, which is sort of annoying in dark scenes in movies. This can be fixed just by calibrating the display either in System Preferences, or by buying a proper color calibrator.

bmcgrath · Feb 10, 2013, 06:26 AM

I have a lot of 1080p content and can confirm that there's no issues with quality. It's a very good display for video.

nemesis379 · Feb 10, 2013, 09:33 AM

Thanks all.

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nemesis379 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	How is 720p/1080p quality on iMac? I'm looking at buying an iMac, but my deciding factor is Movies. I watch a lot of movies, so I need to know if the 720p/1080p up-scaled to 1440p looks any good in comparison to a 1080p monitor? If it doesn't look that good then I'll most probably go for an Macbook Pro Retina with 1080P a monitor. Thanks. Last edited by nemesis379; Feb 9, 2013 at 06:12 PM.
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Feb 9, 2013, 08:40 PM	#4
12dylan34 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2009	Yes, I have used a 21.5 inch iMac with a 1920x1080 display and a 27 inch iMac with a 2560x1440 display, and both play 1080p video that looks very good. I don't really know how to quantify that, but I have no complaints. As good as any TV. You will notice, however, that the display tends to crush the blacks a bit, which is sort of annoying in dark scenes in movies. This can be fixed just by calibrating the display either in System Preferences, or by buying a proper color calibrator.
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nemesis379 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Thanks all.
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