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But not naturally. Out of the box, many Macs don't output 16:9 (except 1080) for whatever reason Jobs had for that. Yes, you can download ScreenResX or some other program, but many of the Macs I've dealt with don't naturally allow for 1280x720, which is the specific resolution I want. You don't seem to understand that in the world of corporate AV, trying to get the best picture with the gear you have doesn't mean 4k or 8k or anything like that.

Macs have INTEL graphics. . . and Macbook Pros have an additional graphics card as well. They can output whatever you want, natively. You keep claiming they can't do that we do regularly and have been doing for years. I repeat, Apple Macs have been used professionally in VIDEO PRODUCTION for years in 4:3 and 16:9 output at all kinds of resolutions to various makes of monitors. . . standard and HD. . . direct to DVD, etc., or other recording or projection devices, but only you seem to be unable to figure out how to do it! SHEESH!

Macs have INTEL graphics. . . and Macbook Pros have an additional graphics card as well.

Yes, and Windows laptops with intel graphics have the same problem sometimes too. My laptop only does 1366x768 when VGA is extended. Stupid.

I repeat, Apple Macs have been used professionally in VIDEO PRODUCTION for years in 4:3 and 16:9 output at all kinds of resolutions to various makes of monitors. . .

I am aware of that I WORK IN VIDEO PRODUCTION. Just today I had a presenter running bootcamp on his Mac, and 720 popped right up. I have had some laptops that allow for 720, but most don't. You're basing Mac's abilities entirely off of your experience with them. I have different experiences where 720 is not an available resolution. Why, I don't know. Maybe your expertise could offer some suggestions to help figure it out, instead of immediately branding me an incompetent and ignorant anti-Apple troll.

but only you seem to be unable to figure out how to do it!

Maybe I don't know. Preferences>Display>Uncheck 'mirror displays'>Gather windows>Scaled display>select resolution. So what, pray tell, am I doing wrong?