MBP i7 and 1080p?

HonestIllusion · HonestIllusion #1 (**permalink**)

06-11-2010, 03:50 PM

I'm getting a MBP i7 today and I would like to hook it up to my TV and sound system via HDMI. How capable is the MBP at running 1080p? Will I be able to play games fluidly at that resolution? Thanks.

Nethfel · Nethfel #2 (**permalink**)

06-11-2010, 04:14 PM

You shouldn't have a problem I wouldn't think. The GPU in there is more then powerful enough to handle that resolution. In terms of games fluidly - it'd ultimately depend on the game and the settings within the game. The GPU that's in there is a class 2 mobile GPU, fairly high in the class 2 list if I recall correctly (see: Notebookcheck: Notebook & Laptop Reviews and News ) so it should handle games fairly well.

You shouldn't haven't any problems playing back video at 1080p either.

DarkestRitual · DarkestRitual #3 (**permalink**)

06-12-2010, 06:35 PM

Haha, 1080p isn't anything. I had a higher pixel density monitor on my powermac G5 with 32MB of video RAM back in 2004. It was an apple cinema display at 1920x1200. So yea, it'll be fine. Easily.

mikeyc29 · mikeyc29 #4 (**permalink**)

06-14-2010, 05:38 PM

I have a 2.4 MBP duo and i hook it up to a 40" LCD tv (samsung) with no problems whatsoever

HonestIllusion #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 29, 2010 Location: United States Posts: 65 Mac Specs: Getting a Macbook Pro i7 in June. I also own an iPhone 3GS.	06-11-2010, 03:50 PM I'm getting a MBP i7 today and I would like to hook it up to my TV and sound system via HDMI. How capable is the MBP at running 1080p? Will I be able to play games fluidly at that resolution? Thanks. Don't know what I'm supposed to say, but I keep speaking these words anyway.
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Nethfel #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 25, 2009 Posts: 2,084 Mac Specs: 2012 Non-retina MBP, 2.6GHz i7, 8GB RAM, Antiglare Screen	06-11-2010, 04:14 PM You shouldn't have a problem I wouldn't think. The GPU in there is more then powerful enough to handle that resolution. In terms of games fluidly - it'd ultimately depend on the game and the settings within the game. The GPU that's in there is a class 2 mobile GPU, fairly high in the class 2 list if I recall correctly (see: Notebookcheck: Notebook & Laptop Reviews and News ) so it should handle games fairly well. You shouldn't haven't any problems playing back video at 1080p either. My Macs: 2012 Non-Retina 15" MBP; Mac mini G4, 1.25 GHz, 512m ram (server); Late 2011 11" MBA, 1.8GHz i7, 4Gig Ram, 256Gig SSD, HD3000; Powerbook 12" G4 1.33GHz running Debian as a server; Apple TV (1080p version)
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mikeyc29 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 12, 2010 Posts: 6	06-14-2010, 05:38 PM I have a 2.4 MBP duo and i hook it up to a 40" LCD tv (samsung) with no problems whatsoever
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