Samsung External Monitor Quality

Hello all,

Just posting as I am looking for a little guidance on a Samsung C27F591 Curved Monitor I have just bought.

To cut a long story short I sold my early 2009 iMac as it was no longer updatable to the latest OSX without patching etc. I already have a Mccbook Pro late 2011 that I decided I would just use with an external monitor in place of my iMac.

Also thought the 27" screen would be a boost from my old 24" screen.

Its all set up and running, connected with a Mini DP to DP cable.

I am just struggling with the overall quality, especially of text. Nothing seems to look as sharp as my old iMac. Not sure if I am just imagining things. Don't get me wrong, its not shocking - I just don't feel it is as good as I remember my old mac.

Will it be because this Samsung monitor only has a max resolution of 1920 x 1080? What resolution would my old iMac have been running?

Does anyone know if there is any way of making it sharper? None of the monitors setting seems to do much.

Thanks in advance,

Terry

The 24" early 2009 iMac had a resolution of [FONT=&quot]1920 by 1200 pixels. See here. Other than making sure that the Displays preference pane is set to use the best resolution for that monitor I'm not sure what would improve thing. [/FONT]

I agree with our Moderator. Nowadays, a resolution of 1920 x 1080 is really an entry level resolution. Granted, buying a monitor with a much higher resolution is going to cost more but consider that it's your eyes that have to view it.

chscag said:

I agree with our Moderator. Nowadays, a resolution of 1920 x 1080 is really an entry level resolution. Granted, buying a monitor with a much higher resolution is going to cost more but consider that it's your eyes that have to view it.

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Thanks for the replies. So excuse my ignorance...a higher resolution would certainly make the text quality a lot clearer? What sort of res should I ideally be looking at?

Terry

For example: My iMac (which I'm using right now) has a resolution of 2560 x 1440 displaying on a 27" screen. That's the native resolution for this display which gives the clearest and sharpest picture.

Like I said above, higher resolution monitors are going to be more expensive. Also, the overall quality of the monitor makes a big difference. Nothing wrong with Samsung monitors but like other quality monitors they vary in price and display resolution. If you're in the market for a better monitor, look for one that gives you the highest resolution that your MacBook Pro will support. (2560 x 1600)