Can the mini support 16x9 ratio?

ok simple question this one:
I want to use a mac mini as a home theater with my 16x9 plasma screen,
all of my standard macs will produce a 16x10 aspect ratio without any problem,
1920x1200, 1440x900 etc, but with the mac mini do you get an option to display a true 16x9 output?
for instance if I connect my powerbook to my plasma at 1440x900 I either lose the top apple menu and the dock or I have to distort the image to see the whole mac screen, not great!
something like 1440x810 would be optimum (I connect via a standard analogue sVGA connector)
any info would be great, cheers

If you aren't seeing 16:9 options from the PowerBook, you probably aren't going to see them from the mini, either. Whether or not OS X serves up 16:9 as an option is entirely up to the display and the driver data it contains. It sounds like your TV may have shortcomings in this respect.
Often the situation can be rectified using a program like SwitchRes X. If you are serious about getting a mini, you should first download and install SRX on your PowerBook and see if you can get 16:9 to work. If it works with the PowerBook, it will work with the mini.

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