question about the alleged retina display for MBP

underblu · May 1, 2012, 08:19 PM

I know for the iphone and ipad increases in screen resolution hasn't affected font icon size etc. However this has not been the case with the MBP. Is there technology being implemented os native screen will not cause icons and fonts to be overly small.

dlimes13 · May 1, 2012, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by underblu

I know for the iphone and ipad increases in screen resolution hasn't affected font icon size etc. However this has not been the case with the MBP. Is there technology being implemented os native screen will not cause icons and fonts to be overly small.

HiDPI.

yanksrock100 · May 1, 2012, 09:45 PM

Apple has got this covered, with something called HiDpi mode....it basically makes things appear the same size with double the screen resolution, instead of making things half the size

Frankied22 · May 1, 2012, 10:01 PM

Even with HiDPI, won't those resolutions really burden the graphics cards/integrated graphics? I mean I don't see people playing video games on those kinds of resolutions. It's hard enough to push 1920x1080 with all settings maxed in a game.

mobilehaathi · May 1, 2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Frankied22

Even with HiDPI, won't those resolutions really burden the graphics cards/integrated graphics? I mean I don't see people playing video games on those kinds of resolutions. It's hard enough to push 1920x1080 with all settings maxed in a game.

You won't be running games at native resolution.

Frankied22 · May 1, 2012, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mobilehaathi

You won't be running games at native resolution.

Very true

mikeo007 · May 1, 2012, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Frankied22

Even with HiDPI, won't those resolutions really burden the graphics cards/integrated graphics? I mean I don't see people playing video games on those kinds of resolutions. It's hard enough to push 1920x1080 with all settings maxed in a game.

I don't think you'll see any integrated graphics cards running Retina resolutions. You'll need a dedicated gpu for that.

Acidsplat · May 1, 2012, 10:12 PM

AFAIK, Intel said that the Ivy Bridge graphics are capable of running retina resolutions.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402965,00.asp

underblu · May 2, 2012, 03:28 PM

Ah I figured apple must have something to address that. I would guess that HDDPI could also be used to similar effect on existing MBP.

Ztormie · May 2, 2012, 03:44 PM

Would HiDPi work with games too? Meaning they won't get blurry if you don't run them in native resolution?

JNL Productions · May 2, 2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ztormie

Would HiDPi work with games too? Meaning they won't get blurry if you don't run them in native resolution?

I'm worried about this as well. As much as I'd love to see a ridiculously high res screen on a laptop, I would not want games to look fuzzy. I mean you could most likely run simpler games at a res of like 2880x1800 but it certainly would not be practical for the GPU.

samac92 · May 2, 2012, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JNL Productions

I'm worried about this as well. As much as I'd love to see a ridiculously high res screen on a laptop, I would not want games to look fuzzy. I mean you could most likely run simpler games at a res of like 2880x1800 but it certainly would not be practical for the GPU.

Games will still look great running at 1440x900 on a 2880x1800 screen.

louden · May 9, 2012, 10:55 AM

My eyes would get tired on my first gen iPad, even before the iPad retina displays came out. The pixel density while reading text just looked blurry.

On a laptop however, I never have that problem. Viewing text is a dream because of subpixel rendering/clear type. It makes me wonder how good any new retina display will be on a mac. I don't think you'll get the dramatic difference you do on a new ipad.

I'd personally rather have a 10 hour battery in a laptop. I'll be interested in seeing what's available at the WWDC keynote.

May 1, 2012, 08:19 PM	#1
underblu macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010	question about the alleged retina display for MBP I know for the iphone and ipad increases in screen resolution hasn't affected font icon size etc. However this has not been the case with the MBP. Is there technology being implemented os native screen will not cause icons and fonts to be overly small.
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May 9, 2012, 10:55 AM	#13
louden macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Seattle	is a laptop screen blurry? My eyes would get tired on my first gen iPad, even before the iPad retina displays came out. The pixel density while reading text just looked blurry. On a laptop however, I never have that problem. Viewing text is a dream because of subpixel rendering/clear type. It makes me wonder how good any new retina display will be on a mac. I don't think you'll get the dramatic difference you do on a new ipad. I'd personally rather have a 10 hour battery in a laptop. I'll be interested in seeing what's available at the WWDC keynote. __________________ 8 Core 2.8 GHz Mac Pro Core i7 11" MBA Ultimate
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May 1, 2012, 09:45 PM	#3
yanksrock100 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Diego	Apple has got this covered, with something called HiDpi mode....it basically makes things appear the same size with double the screen resolution, instead of making things half the size
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May 1, 2012, 10:01 PM	#4
Frankied22 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2010	Even with HiDPI, won't those resolutions really burden the graphics cards/integrated graphics? I mean I don't see people playing video games on those kinds of resolutions. It's hard enough to push 1920x1080 with all settings maxed in a game.
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May 1, 2012, 10:12 PM	#8
Acidsplat macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2011	AFAIK, Intel said that the Ivy Bridge graphics are capable of running retina resolutions. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402965,00.asp
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May 2, 2012, 03:28 PM	#9
underblu Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010	Ah I figured apple must have something to address that. I would guess that HDDPI could also be used to similar effect on existing MBP.
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May 2, 2012, 03:44 PM	#10
Ztormie macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2009	Would HiDPi work with games too? Meaning they won't get blurry if you don't run them in native resolution?
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