24 inch iMac screen resolution options

I have a 24 inch iMac. The native 1920x1200 resolution is great for displaying large amounts of data, but is sometimes too small for my aging eyeballs to see comfortably. The next option is 1344x840 which is easier to see, though a bit grainy, but I lose huge amounts of displayed data on web pages and things like that. I'd love the option for 1680x1050 (like the native res on 20 inch iMacs) but it is not an option on my display preferences selection menu. Why is that resolution not an option on the menu? Can I get to that resolution another way?

To SteveCG
I must be a conspiracy theorist. I've just bought a 20" iMac after many friends gave Macs such a great rap about their graphics etc. The 6 year-old 13" Dell Inspiron 4000 Laptop I'd just left produced much sharper screen images. Most of the work I do is just producing and reading text - reports and emails etc. I'm am SO annoyed that fonts are not sharp and clear on the 20" screen. Increasing the size (Command +) does not make any difference - the edges are still fussy.
I complained (fruitlessly) to Apple Support after I found the best resolution I could get was only 1680 x 1050. Was told that there was nothing Apple support could do to improve it and buying a better graphics card would not help since the maximum screen resolution was related to the composition of the screen structure.
And my theory? Apple will shortly launch a better higher resolution screen on the market and encourage us all to rush out and buy one.

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What's the native resolution, 1280x1024?
(I can't find info on a 1917A)
Try another user account.
If you need to, set up another user account with admin privledges.
See if the problem persists.
if not, it is a software problem in your account.
Might also download the ATI Display Panel, and see if resolution adjustment can be made there:
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My new 21 inch Imac screen tilts fairly easily, is that normal?

My new 21 inch imac screen tilts fairly easily, is that normal? It will hold in place. But it doesn't take too much pressure to adjust it. If that is normal, any precautions to make sure it doesn't "break?"
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24" Alum iMac screen resolutions

Is there any way to change the screen resolution to 1600x1000 on the new 24" imacs? There are several other options on the display preferences but not this one. Anything other than the native is too fuzzy and the native 1920x1200 makes everything on the screen to way small to see from a safe distance..and I do wear glasses! It does put a lot of strain in my eyes.I know I can increase the size of the icons and text, but the Adobe pallets and other content is just too small. It shows up on my 23" cinema display with Mac Pro.

oskar10 wrote:
I know it is not crystal clear as native, but it does not look bad at all on my 23" cinema display. Why can't I set my imac to this resolution?
It's more than likely (I could be wrong) monitor based?
Let's use windows for an example. I have 2 monitors, both supporting different resolutions, the graphics card supports dozens of combinations but monitor 1 only supports certain ones, and monitor 2 only supports certain ones.
I plug in monitor 1 on my windows pc (using windows as an example) and I can set to all these widescreen resolutions. I plug in monitor 2 and the only resolutions I get are some widescreen and most of them non-widescreen.
The iMac display may only support certain types which is being detected by the OS and those are the only given options you have.
The cinema display is recognized as supporting other resolutions and thus THOSE are displayed as options.

Screen resolution options in Mini

I'm sorry to post a speculative question.
I'm planning to get a Mac mini shortly. I have assumed that the Minis have very flexible display options and I will able to set a screen resolution that matches a monitor's aspect ratio of 16:10 without distortion of loss of screen territory. Would this be right?
The background: I've just bought a low end 19" widescreen monitor in preparation for the Mini, thinking I can use it on my old G4 iBook in the meantime. The iBook doesn't have a wealth of display options (only 3), so I'm getting 1024x768 resolution on the external monitor which results either in an image stretched sideways or a band of unused monitor either side of the screen image. OK, but I want to make full use of the monitor with the Mini.
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Sure,
The Mini deals with the 16:10 aspect ratio quite well. You'll probably see small black horizontal bars when watching 16:9 aspect ratio movies, which is a good thing, I think, and better than stretching the movie to fill the 16:10 aspect ratio. Otherwise, windows and other stuff appear just fine.
Your low-end 19" monitor is probably a 1680 x 1050 resolution, like the Dell 20.1" 2005FPW (16:10) I'm currently using with my Mini is. And believe it or not, at that size and resolution, our monitors are of a higher resolution and pixel density than a 23" monitor at 1950 x 1080 (16:9), or a 24" monitor at 1950 x 1200 (16:10).
That is to say, that picture sharpness will appear better at the right distance, because the PPI and dot pitch is better, even though the resolution is stated as being lower on the smaller monitors.
Does that mean that smaller is better? Maybe for some, it is. But I'm currently waiting for a new and well-priced NEC at 23", 1950 x 1080 (16:9), which will probably begin shipping in a week or two.
Here's a link to a cool Display Dimensions Calculator that somebody pointed out to me, recently:
http://thirdculture.com/joel/shumi/computer/hardware/ppicalc.html
So, try it out. You'll probably see how sharp a low-end, smaller monitor really is.
Peace to you,
C. Livingstone

About how much does it cost to replace a 27 inch iMac screen?

Hi. I recently got a new 27 inch iMac. Unfortunately, got a chip and crack in the glass. I am curious as to how much replacing the glass will cost me. Thank you!

If it was accidental, your one year limited warranty may cover a replacment screen.
Otherwise, it's impossible to say what the charges would be.
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Lost screen resolution option

Actually, this isn't a question about an Apple monitor, but it's the kind of thing contributors here seem to know about. Hope that's OK.
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My 27 inch iMac screen will not hold position when I move it. It just drops back to the lowest position.

My 27 inch iMac monitor tilts forward and will not hold position when I adjust it up.. Is there a tension adjustment for the monitor position?

That is a hardware issue that will be covered under warranty if the machine is a 2012 or later iMac. Bring it into your closest Apple Store or AASP for repair.

Feature Request: provide screen resolution options?

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A couple of questions.
I've just set up a 27" IMAC with FC. What's surprised me is the poor quality of the SD image I'm getting in the Viewer and Canvas. Two years ago I edited another SD project on a system using two 24" Apple monitors, and at that time we were all amazed by the quality of the image. Hardly looked like SD at all. We were even impressed when we looked at the work on the full screen. Yet that's not what I'm getting now.
I'm just wondering if there as been a change in the most recent version of FC. (Mine is FCP 7;I don't know what version I was using two years ago on that other project.) I looked in the manual and under "Viewer/Pop-Up Menu" I read: "+If the Viewer is scaled to anything other than 100 percent and you're displaying a DV clip, only one field is shown during playback or while scrubbing through the clip+." Has this always been the case with DV, which my SD footage is? Could my problem only be a problem with this latest version of FC?
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Second question.
After reading about this loss of one field when the DV image is other than 100% I thought I'd set the Viewer pop-up menu to 100% rather than "Fit Window". Problem here, of course is that my image is now very small - a diagonal of only 7 inches. To try and deal with this I've played around with the IMAC screen resolution and when I change it from 2560x1440 to 1920X1080 I can get a 100% two field image with a 9 1/2 inch diagonal. Not great but better.
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Has this always been the case with DV, which my SD footage is?
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Could my problem only be a problem with this latest version of FC?
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As it is, set optimally on the 27" with a second monitor for the Browser, my Viewer and Canvas are producing a 199% size image. So given that, plus the fact that I'm only seeing one field, maybe I shouldn't be surprised at the weak image I'm getting.
BINGO!
For best results, always use a properly calibrated, external TV monitor for critical viewing when editing.
-DH
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