1366x768 resolution on my Mac Mini 10.6.8

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dan_plan Author

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1366x768 resolution on my Mac Mini 10.6.8

Hi.

I have just bought a second hand Mac Mini, Mac OS X Server, 10.6.8

It has got 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo and 2 GB of DDR2 RAM.

I have attached it to my monitor, which supports the 1366x768 resolution (that's a 16:9 resolution).

From the "System Preferences" -> "Displays" I looked for that resolution but I didn't find it - therefore the screen looks a bit weird, with very small fonts.

Is there any way I can set up that resolution, or at least make the screen look a bit nicer?

Thanks,

Dan

Posted on Jun 21, 2012 5:19 AM

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den.thed

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Jun 21, 2012 4:52 PM in response to dan_plan

Are you using a VGA or DVI connection and what other Resolutions are offered in the Display Preferences?

For example, I have a 21.5" LG (1920 x 1080) display connected to my 2010 Mac Mini via DVI and at 60 Htz the following Resolutions including 1360 x 768 are offered for it.

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dan_plan Author

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Jun 23, 2012 5:49 AM in response to den.thed

I guess the problem is that my computer is too old to have that kind of resolution - I think mine is 2007.

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den.thed

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Jun 23, 2012 6:37 AM in response to dan_plan

No, it is the monitor or type of connection that you are using.

It is either a Late 2006 1.83GHz Core Duo or a Mid 2007 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo.

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Jun 24, 2012 7:25 PM in response to dan_plan

The only official High Definition resolutions are 720 i.e. 1280x720 or 1080 i.e. 1920x1080. However while TVs supporting the full 1920x1080 resolution have a real physical resolution also of 1920x1080, nearly all TVs only support 720 as a resolution have physical resolutions totally different - typically in the region of 1366x768 (sometimes slightly different).

TVs and monitors are supposed to tell the device they are connected to what resolutions they will accept and so should tell your Mac that they support 1366x768, unfortunately many do not and only advertise they support in this case 1280x720. On top of that it seems Apple also only assume two choices of either 1280x720 or 1920x1080.

If the choice of 1366x768 is not listed it is sometimes possible to manually define this resolution on your Mac and then be able to select it, you will need to buy SwitchResX to do this from http://www.madrau.com/

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