Can the Apple 30" screen run at lower resolutions?

[Spanky Deluxe]

Could one theoretically connect a Mac Mini to an Apple Screen and run it at say half resolution which would be 1280x800?

 

[ReanimationLP]

Yes.

It just will not fill the whole screen and/or it'll look fuzzy, since it isnt running at native resolution.

 

[grapes911]

I have the Dell 20 inch. I lowered the resolution to make the words in a ebook bigger so I could read them easier. After about 2 pages I had a pounding headache because the letters were fuzzy. I highly recommend using LCDs on their native resolution (except many for video and games where it doesn't matter as much).

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Yeah but running an 30" ACD at 1280x800 shouldn't be blurry because a direct multiplication of 2 makes the native res. So each pixel will exactly take up 4 on the ACD if its run at 1280x800.

 

[homerjward]

Yeah but running an 30" ACD at 1280x800 shouldn't be blurry because a direct multiplication of 2 makes the native res. So each pixel will exactly take up 4 on the ACD if its run at 1280x800.

what he said. i was just about to write that

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Yeah I often use half the resolution of my laptop to run games at because everything's still sharp yet smooth.

 

[Stampyhead]

Yes it will, but the icons will be freakin' huge!

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

Yeah it would but I currenlty use a 30" TV as my main screen which has a native res of 1280x768. If the price was right then I'd be tempted to part with it and get a 30" ACD in preparation for the Intel Powermacs.