2019 Macbook Pro not outputting 1080i

Hello, I have a Macbook Pro 2019 and I need it to output at 1080i in order for it to work with our hardware for broadcast. With my old Macbook I was able to select 1080i but not with this new machine and I'd rather not have to buy a converter when this is meant to be a superior machine to my last one.

Thanks fo your help.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 4:02 AM

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kaz-k

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Aug 31, 2021 4:57 AM in response to Judeif79

Hi,

I'm not sure why you insist to use 1080i instead of 1080p(since progressive scan is better quality picture you can get), though I assume Apple stop to support 1080i because of the picture quality.

Judeif79 Author

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Aug 31, 2021 5:06 AM in response to kaz-k

Thank you for your response. The issue is that our hardware for live broadcast requires a 1080i signal.

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