My old iMac was looking tired, so I got one eight years newer, a 2017 model with a 27-inch screen. The added screen real estate is more than I need for most things, but I'm enjoying seeing some of my photos in large size.
The on-screen images from the original .tiff scans are 13x23 inches and they have the kind of brilliance similar to what is provided by a projected slide. It is a presentation I have not seen before because the biggest prints I have made in the past are 11 x 14, and I only have a few of those hanging on my walls which were done for exhibits. Also, the images I typically show online are usually limited to a height of 900 pixels which accommodates most online viewers.
An interesting aspect of viewing the large images on the screen is that one can appreciate the potential excellence of film-based images in regard to resolution, tonalities and grain. Of course, one can do the same with very large prints on paper, but that is expensive. And, what do you then do with the prints? My little house has no more wall space for hanging prints, and just sticking them in the closet serves no useful purpose.
In the past I occasionally did slide shows on my TV using Google's cast feature, but the device for doing that is no longer supported. I've added some of the pictures I like to my wallpaper folder, and I'm thinking maybe I will set up some slide presentations on the iMac as an alternative to casting.
(The picture of the AFD fire engine was made with my Kodak Retina IIc on Tmax 100 processed in HC110b.)
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