Hooking up an iMac to a HDTV for gaming

[Ztormie]

I just wanted to know if I got this right or not.

If I buy one of these http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1824ZM/A/Moshi_Mini_DisplayPort_to_HDMI_Adapter?fnode=MTY1NDA3Ng

and a HDMI-cable and connect my iMac (late 2010 model, plan on upgrading next year but just asking in the meantime) to my home theater-receiver which is connected to my HDTV, I would be able to play games by using the tv as a 1080p screen and therefore putting a lot less strain on the GPU, correct?

 

[Orlandoech]

Or you could buy one from http://monoprice.com/ for like $10

 

[Ztormie]

Or you could buy one from http://monoprice.com/ for like $10

Thanks for the tip, but my question was if it would work, not about the price for the cable.

 

[Spankey]

I just wanted to know if I got this right or not.

If I buy one of these http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1824ZM/A/Moshi_Mini_DisplayPort_to_HDMI_Adapter?fnode=MTY1NDA3Ng

and a HDMI-cable and connect my iMac (late 2010 model, plan on upgrading next year but just asking in the meantime) to my home theater-receiver which is connected to my HDTV, I would be able to play games by using the tv as a 1080p screen and therefore putting a lot less strain on the GPU, correct?

The screen you use does not stress the GPU. The GPU is still rendering the image sent to the screen.

 

[Ztormie]

The screen you use does not stress the GPU. The GPU is still rendering the image sent to the screen.

No, but I mean, rendering the 1080p tv screen in games would be less straining than the 2560x1440 screen of the iMac, because of the lower resolution.

 

[SaltSlasher]

n/a

 

[philipma1957]

you can just set the imacs screen to 720p that will help the gpu out a lot. your idea would be good if you could fully shut the imac screen off and play on the big screen. last I heard is both screens will be used with your setup.

why not try to set your imac to 720p setting or 1080p setting and run the one screen to see what you get.