Using an HD TV instead of a monitor.

I'm going to buy a Mac Mini. I want to use a full HD TV (roughly 21") instead of a monitor. I will spend up to £200 on this. I will be using the Mac for everyday computing, so will be sitting quite close to the screen. Is this a good idea?

Nope. Just hook up the HDMI cable and you should be good to go. You may need to make some minor adjustments in the Displays panel of System Preferences (maybe to account for over/under scanning), but other than that everything should be pretty seamless.

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This article should help http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3924

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Hello Nick, A a warm welcome.. great 1st post too!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3924
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http://www.powermax.com/parts/code/PM_CU_IM_I8

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