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Every night I am reminded just how incredible the rMBP's display is

Yes, sorry, it's just "normal" now. My (previously) lovely Dell 30" monitor is just ordinary and blocky -- suitable for the nuts and bolts of reading text on a computer screen, but no fun any more.
 
I'm looking forward to the technology coming to external monitors. The rMBP is great but I'm so used to the "desktop style" docking setup when I'm back at home base, and my external monitors looks just depressing now after using the retina :(.
 
Yes, working on my 24" Dell 2412 and 24" ACD is just not the same now. Damn you, Apple.
 
possible regret

Mine's coming Friday (if FedEx is to be believed), and my fear is that my current displays with look like garbage, which will be a problem because my desktop will still be my main computer.

ah well, the price we pay...(literally and figuratively)
 
I think I'm doing it wrong... there is not a 'night and day' difference for me when switching from my rMBP to my 27" IPS display.
 
Pagga said:
I agree. You can´t exaggerate the importance of screen quality. It´s nothing less than a small revolution in the computer world. Once you´ve experienced it, the old ways seem impossible ...
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So true. This is the reason why I am selling my 2010 iMac. I'll miss it but don't want to use it anymore.
 
What sucks about getting used to the rMBP is you start to hate anything else that's not a high-res display.
 
That fact that every other display looks horrible after using the rMBP, isn't a bad thing. It just shows that those 1080P monitors we once thought were the best out there, have now been 1 upped.
 
The viewing angles on the MBPR makes me happy I didn't get a cMBP this year.
 
the thread title led me to believe you were gonna say something about watching porn.
 
Its true. After using the retina screen going back to all other screens look fuzzy and blurry
 
theSeb said:
I tend to be out and about and use my MBA during the day normally. Every night, without fail, I am genuinely surprised how crisp and beautiful things look on the rMBP. Even just browsing this forum using Safari is like a day and night experience. The only thing that could cause me buyer's remorse is if Apple released an iMac with a similar display, because I feel that a desktop is more useful for me.
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I understand you. With that much glare during the day, it is better to use it at night :D
 
MacGurl111 said:
So true. This is the reason why I am selling my 2010 iMac. I'll miss it but don't want to use it anymore.
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You'll have a retina replacement for that available for purchase within a year, I'd guess. Maybe not this fall's rumored refresh, but I'd be surprised if a retina iMac doesn't hit at next year's WWDC.
 
well, i think if Apple released an iMac retina (which probably will happen some day) .. they are most likely gonna release some kind of thunderbolt display with retina as well (maybe you will have to use both T-Bolt ports idno)
 
Southernboyj said:
That fact that every other display looks horrible after using the rMBP, isn't a bad thing. It just shows that those 1080P monitors we once thought were the best out there, have now been 1 upped.
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1080p is not going away anytime soon.

1080p is a television standard.

rMBP uses a non-Standard computer resolution.

DVI was capable of doing 2560x1600 long before HDMI and 1080p.
 
voidpresence said:
Mine's coming Friday (if FedEx is to be believed), and my fear is that my current displays with look like garbage, which will be a problem because my desktop will still be my main computer.

ah well, the price we pay...(literally and figuratively)
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If FedEx is to be believed, you will get it by tomorrow :)
 
Can these threads get re-directed to a different sub section, may I suggest rMBP Discussions.... or rMBPraise or rMBP... f it
 
Spicedham said:
Its true. After using the retina screen going back to all other screens look fuzzy and blurry
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Unless all you're doing is reading text and running the 5-6 programs that are actually retina friendly, everything on the RMBP is fuzzy and blurry.
 
stevelam said:
Unless all you're doing is reading text and running the 5-6 programs that are actually retina friendly, everything on the RMBP is fuzzy and blurry.
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Many of the apps many people use most regularly are already updated like Safari, Chrome, iTunes, iPhoto, etc. It's only a matter of time for others to follow. And the ones that do support it look absolutely amazing. If you think unsupported apps look bad on the Retina, EVERYTHING looks like that on the non-retina displays, and no update will ever change that.
 
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