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Hello, I had a previous topic about using Office on a Mac. Thank you for all of your help. I have a couple more questions about a few different aspects of Mac. I placed them in two separate topics as it seemed most appropriate since the subjects are so different. I hope this is not considered spamming.
I have also been looking at purchasing an AppleTV if I purchase a Mac as well. One of my concerns is downloading video content from iTunes. When you download movies and video to iTunes, what is the resolution? My concern with using AppleTV to play iTunes movies on a widescreen HDTV is that the video quality will be terrible when transferring a video for small screens to a larger one.
I know that pictures transferred to the iPod are adjusted to fit the resolution of the screen to save on memory. Is this also the case with the video? Do the videos come at a high resolution and then get converted to a smaller resolution and file size specifically for iPod, but keep the original size and resolution for incase you view your videos on the computer or a TV?
While I do have a discerning eye on video quality, I am not a graphics *****. I can notice subltle differences, like minor artifacting. I don't mind some artifacting, and the like. I do have a breaking point, however. I just don't want to pay $299 for AppleTV and realize that the videos look like streaming video from a dialup connection. (I have broadband, the dialup connection is primarily for a visual reference.)
I have also been looking at purchasing an AppleTV if I purchase a Mac as well. One of my concerns is downloading video content from iTunes. When you download movies and video to iTunes, what is the resolution? My concern with using AppleTV to play iTunes movies on a widescreen HDTV is that the video quality will be terrible when transferring a video for small screens to a larger one.
I know that pictures transferred to the iPod are adjusted to fit the resolution of the screen to save on memory. Is this also the case with the video? Do the videos come at a high resolution and then get converted to a smaller resolution and file size specifically for iPod, but keep the original size and resolution for incase you view your videos on the computer or a TV?
While I do have a discerning eye on video quality, I am not a graphics *****. I can notice subltle differences, like minor artifacting. I don't mind some artifacting, and the like. I do have a breaking point, however. I just don't want to pay $299 for AppleTV and realize that the videos look like streaming video from a dialup connection. (I have broadband, the dialup connection is primarily for a visual reference.)