I have a Macbook Pro 2.2, 2gb, 8600gt 128, 160 HD. Pretty much the lowest macbook pro.
I use my computer for Graphic design and also for games. For work, the 1920x1200 resolution would work really well so I'm contemplating a 24" Dell 2407WP-HC.
For games, however, I'm not sure if it would be worth it to play at such a high native resolution; I'm not sure if it would affect framerates significantly. I play battlefield 2142, FEAR, and possibly Bioshock in the future. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Does it make sense to use 1920x1200 for gaming on the low-end Macbook Pro? or go with a 22" 1680x1050 resolution (or even 1440) to remain playable?
I have no experience using an external monitor for games, so i'm not really sure of what the MBP is capable of at such a high-res.
I'm using bootcamp, XP for games.
Thanks for your help.
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Since the MacBooks only use the GeForce 8600M the lower the res the better for games...
And since you're using the lower MBP it uses a 128MB VCard version so the lack of additional VRam might also hinder you at higer resolutions (though I think the card itself will hit before that happens)... -
Thanks for the reply. That's what I was thinking, but is it possible to play at a lower resolution than native on an lcd monitor?
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It is possible to play at a lower res than the native resolution, but it won't look proper.
But I agree, if you plan to game, especially those games, get the lowest possible external resolution monitor. -
Yes, but it won't look as good.
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In gaming, yes it will.
It's better to be able to play games at say, 1280x1024 with some good settings than 1920x1080 with everything else turned down.
**Edit**
whoops, just realized dave was probably talking about the playing games at a res that is none native
Which LCD Resolution to buy?
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by vdv, Sep 7, 2007.