Why Does the Westinghouse suck on my Mac Mini at Work?

[AndrewMRiv]

Hi, at work my bosses have me using a Late 2012 Mac Mini which is great.

They have it plugged into a 33" Westinghouse display (I think it's a TV?)

Under resolutions settings while under "best for this display" and it looks nice but is a strange resolution and cuts off the bottom of photoshop.

When I switched it to 1080p (or any other suggested resolution, for that matter) the colors look horrid and there seems to be some lag.

What is the issue behind this? Is it just a bad tv?

Thank you.

 

[BrianBaughn]

What model number is the Westinghouse?

 

[marzer]

Is it just a bad tv?

Yes. Whether in the store or in use elsewhere, I've not seen a Westinghouse TV in action that I like. IMO they are probably the worst TV brand on the market. My daughter's roommate has one in their living room, the resolution is grainy and the colors are terrible with HD content.

 

[Outrigger]

Hi, at work my bosses have me using a Late 2012 Mac Mini which is great.

They have it plugged into a 33" Westinghouse display (I think it's a TV?)

Under resolutions settings while under "best for this display" and it looks nice but is a strange resolution and cuts off the bottom of photoshop.

When I switched it to 1080p (or any other suggested resolution, for that matter) the colors look horrid and there seems to be some lag.

What is the issue behind this? Is it just a bad tv?

Thank you.

I really hope your job isn't a photoshop user being that your boss gave you a TV to use as a monitor. You need a real computer monitor, even a cheap no brand one will be better than a westinghouse TV for your purpose.

 

[AndrewMRiv]

What model number is the Westinghouse?

It is a Westinghouse uw32s3pw

Yes. Whether in the store or in use elsewhere, I've not seen a Westinghouse TV in action that I like. IMO they are probably the worst TV brand on the market. My daughter's roommate has one in their living room, the resolution is grainy and the colors are terrible with HD content.

Aw, darn. I was afraid that would be so. I was excited to have this because I was told that it was a big monitor but the resolution is 1366 x 768 (so weird).

I really hope your job isn't a photoshop user being that your boss gave you a TV to use as a monitor. You need a real computer monitor, even a cheap no brand one will be better than a westinghouse TV for your purpose.

I'm a web designer, so I do use photoshop a lot =(. I used to bring in my Mid 2010 White MacBook to do the photoshop work on there since it had more ram and a better resolution than this, but that broke on me recently and I've been waiting on my new MacBook Pro 13" Retina. While waiting, I've had to do the photoshop work on here and it is sometimes a bit tough.


Thank you for all of your answers.

 

[chrfr]

IAw, darn. I was afraid that would be so. I was excited to have this because I was told that it was a big monitor but the resolution is 1366 x 768 (so weird).

That's the standard resolution for a 720p television. Unfortunately, it's totally unsuitable for Photoshop/design work. It's the same resolution as the 11" Macbook Air.

 

[Giuly]

I'm a web designer, so I do use photoshop a lot =(. I used to bring in my Mid 2010 White MacBook to do the photoshop work on there since it had more ram and a better resolution than this, but that broke on me recently and I've been waiting on my new MacBook Pro 13" Retina. While waiting, I've had to do the photoshop work on here and it is sometimes a bit tough.


Thank you for all of your answers.

Demand a Dell UltraSharp U2713HM or similar.

 

[DeltaMac]

That Westinghouse TV is likely the "choice" if you want a display for cheap. You can find them for less than $200
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00A1BYWMA/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
The Dell (or similar) will not be that cheap…
The Westinghouse, of course, is not a choice for Photoshop use (or, from what I see, not even a good choice for TV… )

 

[AndrewMRiv]

That's the standard resolution for a 720p television. Unfortunately, it's totally unsuitable for Photoshop/design work. It's the same resolution as the 11" Macbook Air.

I agree with you. Thank you, I actually did not know the resolutions on those two devices! Never owned a MacBook Air and I don't watch much TV. It's good to know this stuff .

Demand a Dell UltraSharp U2713HM or similar.

I wish! If it were up to me that would be wonderful (that or the Thunderbolt display would be nice.) I'm even trying to work up the courage to ask for a RAM upgrade (it is currently at 4gb) and I am used to my 32gb RAM at home.

That Westinghouse TV is likely the "choice" if you want a display for cheap. You can find them for less than $200
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00A1BYWMA/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
The Dell (or similar) will not be that cheap…
The Westinghouse, of course, is not a choice for Photoshop use (or, from what I see, not even a good choice for TV… )

Heh, yeah. Finding out this was not a great TV choice as well makes me feel a bit bad since I bought a large Westinghouse TV for a family member a few years ago because of its low price. Oops!

Maybe if I can man up, I can ask for a better display. Otherwise, I just need to wait for my Retina MacBook Pro 13" to come in so I can photoshop on that beauty for a while.

 

[paulrbeers]

Under resolutions settings while under "best for this display" and it looks nice but is a strange resolution and cuts off the bottom of photoshop.
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The cutting off of the bottom is due to overscan by the way.... play with the slider.