Shadows

General Discussion
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Hi all,

For Zwift I am using either of these: MacBook Pro (Mid 2012), MacMini (Late 2012) and ATV. The only one that gives me proper shadows (and I assume overall better graphics) is the MacBook. From the other two I just get a grey blob under the bikes.

Not sure about ATV specs but the two Macs have identical graphics card specs (Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB). The MacBook has a a better processor (2.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 vs. 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7) but less RAM (8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 vs. 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3).

Why can I not get shadows on the MacMini? Is it because of the processor or is it something in the settings that I have missed?

Thanks!

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Anyone? I like my shadows! :joy:

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It is probably the cpu, also the HD4000 is the minimum spec for Zwift.

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Thanks for the reply Gerrie!

What about ATV? No shadows there either.

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Not enough processing power in ATV for shadows, or even for more detailed graphics. Hopefully someday this will change.

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You may not have Appletv 4k. I’ve been on it for a year and they added shadows to it a while ago. Atv works great have been really happy with it. Hardly any glitches, quick startup.

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I think he is referring to rider shadows, which ATV does not have.

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Oh!..rider shadows, ok. Would be nice but I almost don’t care. lol. You don’t miss what you never had. btw on the Thxgiving day ride Eric Min disclosed that there are some nice upgrades coming soon for Atv. :slight_smile:

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Thanks! I guess I’ll have to deal with no shadows :smile: