where are those 17" HDef MBPro owners hidden?

[zoran]

...come out come out wherever you are and post us a screenshot:D

[tekmoe]

psssssttttt....over here....

http://tekster.dreamhosters.com/pictures/mbphires.png

[zoran]

are u serious? this is the high res display? no squinting is required! this is excellent! are u sure this isnt fake?

i think this looks more like a screenshot from a 23"-24" tft and not from the optional 17" MBPro, right?

[baman]

Received my 17" high res last week and its absolutely perfect. No problems with the screen .. pixels etc. My daughter's MacBook screen looks so small and unusable next to it.

Found the resolution great most of the time .. the HD samples at Quicktime are just awesome. My wife, not at all interested in anything tech, was just transfixed with the HD films on the screen. (Next target is a HD video camera!).

However, when using CS3 Dreamweaver, the resolution can be a problem. I do find the text on the html code a little small and I need to find out if I can increase the default.

[zoran]

Received my 17" high res last week and its absolutely perfect. No problems with the screen .. pixels etc. My daughter's MacBook screen looks so small and unusable next to it.

Found the resolution great most of the time .. the HD samples at Quicktime are just awesome. My wife, not at all interested in anything tech, was just transfixed with the HD films on the screen. (Next target is a HD video camera!).

However, when using CS3 Dreamweaver, the resolution can be a problem. I do find the text on the html code a little small and I need to find out if I can increase the default.

can u please post a screen capture, having also a finder window open and DWeaver also so we can see the probs?

[fongyuen]

i don't have dreamweaver, but here's mine:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa11/fongyuen/Picture2.png

[BWhaler]

Do a search here. There are a few threads by owners with screenshots.

[tmoney468]

There is a way to change the size of text in dreamweaver, it's under preferences -> Fonts or something like that.

[tekmoe]

are u serious? this is the high res display? no squinting is required! this is excellent! are u sure this isnt fake?

i think this looks more like a screenshot from a 23"-24" tft and not from the optional 17" MBPro, right?

sure i am serious. why wouldn't i be?

in fact, i am so serious that i sold my dell 2405fpw after i bought my 17" hi-res! :)

[SavageLLama77]

i don't have dreamweaver, but here's mine:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa11/fongyuen/Picture2.png

Noobie question: how do you get a black menu bar or an orange apple logo on that bar for that matter? Thanks.

[fongyuen]

Noobie question: how do you get a black menu bar or an orange apple logo on that bar for that matter? Thanks.

i'm using shapeshifter (http://unsanity.com/haxies/shapeshifter) for gui customization. it's a theme called v23 (http://forums.macnn.com/94/gui-customization/340550/v23/).

[milky23]

the ratatouille trailer is breathtaking on the 17" Hi-Def :D

Too bad there is no bluray player :(

[hsotnicaM]

Got mine yesterday. First laptop. Trying to relearn how to type. Ugh!

I think the display is incredible. (especially coming from using dual 23" cinema displays) I haven't totally put it through it's paces, but so far no problems.

I can't see any dead pixels. No distortion. Any other things I need to check?

[zoran]

i don't have dreamweaver, but here's mine:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa11/fongyuen/Picture2.png
thanx pal for sending, but text is too small, isnt that a problem for you when working? especially in other apps?

[zoran]

Got mine yesterday. First laptop. Trying to relearn how to type. Ugh!

I think the display is incredible. (especially coming from using dual 23" cinema displays) I haven't totally put it through it's paces, but so far no problems.

I can't see any dead pixels. No distortion. Any other things I need to check?

ok thanx for sharing your experience but if its so hard to type, then why get that HDef display anyway? its not worth it in my point of view, not if the text gets so small!!!!

[hsotnicaM]

The screens not the problem, it's the keys. They just feel different. To answer your question, why get a Ferrari with the smaller engine (if it were available). Since I was spending serious $$ to buy this monster I couldn't NOT get the Hi-res screen. :) Maybe when I get home I'l take a shot of the screen.

[fongyuen]

thanx pal for sending, but text is too small, isnt that a problem for you when working? especially in other apps?

personally, i don't mind the small text, in fact, i prefer it. i don't have any problems reading it so i don't mind it. besides, it's easy to make text bigger, esp. in a browser. i love the increased real estate and how many more windows i can fit on the screen at once.

[aricher]

My office is replacing my old PB G4 1.33 with a spankin' new 17" 2.4 high-res with 4 GB RAM! I'll be getting it next week. Too bad if I leave the company it stays behind.

[zoran]

The screens not the problem, it's the keys. They just feel different. To answer your question, why get a Ferrari with the smaller engine (if it were available). Since I was spending serious $$ to buy this monster I couldn't NOT get the Hi-res screen. :) Maybe when I get home I'l take a shot of the screen.
Isnt it a matter of beeing more practical to use or not? I mean why get the HDef display if u cant read text properly?

[baman]

Link to screenshot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/krisk102/707919984/)

As promised a screenshot of CS3 DW on Hi Res 17" MBP

[hsotnicaM]

I guess I don't have a problem reading the text. It doesn't seem small to me at 1920 X 1200. Plus if text is too small in the browser window i can simply :apple: + to enlarge teh text but I really haven't had the issue.

[klymr]

are u serious? this is the high res display? no squinting is required! this is excellent! are u sure this isnt fake?

i think this looks more like a screenshot from a 23"-24" tft and not from the optional 17" MBPro, right?

Keep in mind this is the resolution equivalant to one of those 23-24" displays. All that information you are viewing is crammed into 17" on the MBP screen, whereas on this screen I am viewing at work (20" Dell) has a lower resolution so it shows the image full size and I have to scroll back and forth to see it all. On my MBP I wouldn't have to. So, the text really is small, but it's not bad to me.

[jdechko]

Isnt it a matter of beeing more practical to use or not? I mean why get the HDef display if u cant read text properly?

Because Leopard will be completely resolution independent. Basically, you'd get the screen real estate of the high resolution (1900x1200) while the UI elements (icons, text, etc) will look like they do at a lower resolution (say the 15" 1440x900 or the previous 17" 1680x1050). Larger and more readable but with the benefits of being able to display a full 1080p video without stretching/scaling.

[DavoMrMac]

i don't have dreamweaver, but here's mine:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa11/fongyuen/Picture2.png

Yo Dude, where did you get those 2 trashcans from? Very cool desktop. :D

[zoran]

Can someone tell me how will i see the real size on my pc, of the 17" HD desktop that their owners post in here? Im intrested in seeing the size of text, in apps and in their palletes!!!

[hsotnicaM]

Because Leopard will be completely resolution independent. Basically, you'd get the screen real estate of the high resolution (1900x1200) while the UI elements (icons, text, etc) will look like they do at a lower resolution (say the 15" 1440x900 or the previous 17" 1680x1050). Larger and more readable but with the benefits of being able to display a full 1080p video without stretching/scaling.

October can't come soon enough. :D

[jdechko]

Can someone tell me how will i see the real size on my pc, of the 17" HD desktop that their owners post in here? Im intrested in seeing the size of text, in apps and in their palletes!!!

What you want is not really feasible. As you've already noticed, a 1900x1200 screenshot looks like it was taken on a 22-24" monitor. The MBP still uses a 17" screen - not 22-24 (obviously) but it packs the pixels in much tighter (pixel density). Displaying the screenshot on my 19" monitor also yields the scrolling effect because it's a less dense display (only capable of 1440x900).

The best thing would be a relative comparison - someone posted one in the MBP thread.

[zoran]

ok... i see. so i prefer to do it myself, im more certain this way! So what are the dimensions of the 17" display (lenght x height)?

[raphael120]

I got a 17" hi res and its friggen awesome! nice, crisp, etc. Im on that thing liek white on rice lately!

[fongyuen]

Yo Dude, where did you get those 2 trashcans from? Very cool desktop. :D

thanks. :) the trash icon is from the agua icon (http://www.dlanham.com/art/agua/) set and the recycle bin above it is from the Porcelain cans (http://interfacelift.com/icons-mac/details.php?id=1170) collection.