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mac242
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Long time lurker, first time poster. After more than a decade on PCs, I'm moving back to the Mac. Went to the local Apple Store last evening to check out the MacBook Pro's and ran into a bit of a quandry. Tried to find the answer here and other places, but couldn't. Hoping you guys can help.
First I noticed the pixel "splitting" for lack of a better term with the rMBP in a variety of places including browser images, Photoshop CS6, etc. In order to see if I could design UI's with the Retina screen only (no external monitor), I created a 72ppi file, selected the Type tool, typed some text, and noticed that the bottom pixel of the font's baseline was blurry or semi-transparent. Checked it on the MBP and Air for good measure, all of which had the same issue. Odd since my PC has never done that. It's always crisp, even when set to "smooth" in the character palette.
I showed it to one of the employees there and he agreed that it didn't look right. I then went over to an iMac and tried the same thing, and this time it was perfect which is what I have experienced on my PC's for years. Then I tried a co-worker's older MacBook Pro and another Air (both 2011) this morning and discovered they also worked fine as expected. Only the new MBP/rMPB/Air interfaces had the problem.
Question 1: Do you know why this would occur in Photoshop (and possibly other applications)? I sort of expected it on the rMBP because of the high resolution, but not the others.
Next I spoke with the manager, and he went to talk to someone else who had more experience with this stuff. I was told that if I purchase the rMBP and an external monitor such as the Thunderbolt display, the display's resolution would be the one that's important... that if the display is clear at a given resolution, the respective computer will be irrelevant. So he was saying if Photoshop worked perfectly on the TB display, the fact that it didn't work correctly in any of the laptops wouldn't matter.
Question 2: Is this fellow correct? If I buy a Thunderbolt display or another quality screen, will the interface be clear since the monitor's resolution will be utilized... not the laptops?
I'll be happy to clarify if necessary. I really do want a MacBook Pro/r at this point and hope the external monitor is a true soluton. Thanks very much for your time.
First I noticed the pixel "splitting" for lack of a better term with the rMBP in a variety of places including browser images, Photoshop CS6, etc. In order to see if I could design UI's with the Retina screen only (no external monitor), I created a 72ppi file, selected the Type tool, typed some text, and noticed that the bottom pixel of the font's baseline was blurry or semi-transparent. Checked it on the MBP and Air for good measure, all of which had the same issue. Odd since my PC has never done that. It's always crisp, even when set to "smooth" in the character palette.
I showed it to one of the employees there and he agreed that it didn't look right. I then went over to an iMac and tried the same thing, and this time it was perfect which is what I have experienced on my PC's for years. Then I tried a co-worker's older MacBook Pro and another Air (both 2011) this morning and discovered they also worked fine as expected. Only the new MBP/rMPB/Air interfaces had the problem.
Question 1: Do you know why this would occur in Photoshop (and possibly other applications)? I sort of expected it on the rMBP because of the high resolution, but not the others.
Next I spoke with the manager, and he went to talk to someone else who had more experience with this stuff. I was told that if I purchase the rMBP and an external monitor such as the Thunderbolt display, the display's resolution would be the one that's important... that if the display is clear at a given resolution, the respective computer will be irrelevant. So he was saying if Photoshop worked perfectly on the TB display, the fact that it didn't work correctly in any of the laptops wouldn't matter.
Question 2: Is this fellow correct? If I buy a Thunderbolt display or another quality screen, will the interface be clear since the monitor's resolution will be utilized... not the laptops?
I'll be happy to clarify if necessary. I really do want a MacBook Pro/r at this point and hope the external monitor is a true soluton. Thanks very much for your time.