17" adjust to 15" resolution more comfortable?

[novetan]

I got a 17" MBP about 2 mths now and without realising the displayed fonts will be quite tiny due to its high resolution before purchase. So everytime when I do doc, spread sheet, I have to adjust to say 150% (which is way too big as nothing in between) and when surfing the web, I'll pinch it larger. The advantage is of course images resolution are very good but the tool menu is so tiny that I have to squint my eyes when working in CS3.

I have adjusted to 1680x1050 res (ie similar to 15") but at the expense of a little blurry and slight shadowy lines but I felt more comfortable when viewing at these lower res without adhoc adjustment time and again, here and there.

How many owning a 17" are doing the same as me, or if not, what is your solution for a comfortable viewing?

 

[DJ-R]

I'm on 1680x1050 in 15inch screen.

I have to say it's really nice, like a retina display from the distance of looking at it. I cannot see pixel BUT if my eyes are so tired at the end of the work day... I can barely read any text for a long period time.

Having high-res and reading text without enlarging them needs a lot of energy into your eyes.

I'm not getting old LOL.

 

[AdamRock]

seems fine for me, might i suggest glasses??

 

[novetan]

seems fine for me, might i suggest glasses??

LOL, my eye sight isn't too bad. Eg. I find the sidebar of the Finder too small. Or have you tried looking at the tool menu of photoshop, say CS3?

 

[The General]

LOL, my eye sight isn't too bad. Eg. I find the sidebar of the Finder too small. Or have you tried looking at the tool menu of photoshop, say CS3?

Sell it, get a 15" with the standard display. The pixel density is less than that of the 17"@1920x1200, which means everything will be bigger without the cost of blurriness.

 

[Intell]

One tip, not a fix, you could do it press the control button then scroll up on the trackpad. It zooms the screen around the mouse pointer. To un-zoom just hold control and scroll down.

 

[novetan]

Sell it, get a 15" with the standard display. The pixel density is less than that of the 17"@1920x1200, which means everything will be bigger without the cost of blurriness.

Oh no, don't tell me that. I'll stick around the 17" and see how it goes set on lower res.

 

[novetan]

One tip, not a fix, you could do it press the control button then scroll up on the trackpad. It zooms the screen around the mouse pointer. To un-zoom just hold control and scroll down.

Thanks for the tip. Its Command+scroll.

But somehow I find Command+scroll cause more blurry than pinching. Do you have the same feeling?

 

[The General]

Thanks for the tip. Its Command+scroll.

But somehow I find Command+scroll cause more blurry than pinching. Do you have the same feeling?

Control + scroll zooms the whole screen.

Pinching renders the website larger.

The solution is definitely not to run your computer at a lower resolution. You should probably just use the computer for a while at normal resolution and without zooming and try to get used to it.

There is no reason to carry around with you the extra weight and size that is the 17" MBP when you don't even get to use the screen real estate of the 17" MBP.

 

[shoppy]

I went the opposite way, I started with a 15" hi res as soon as they came out and got rid of it after a week. My eyes really struggled with the screen. Went back to a 17" and I have not looked back or had any problems.

 

[The General]

I went the opposite way, I started with a 15" hi res as soon as they came out and got rid of it after a week. My eyes really struggled with the screen. Went back to a 17" and I have not looked back or had any problems.

The pixels on the HR 15" MBP are less than 4% smaller than the pixels on the 17" MBP. I find it hard to believe that that is the difference between eyes struggling and not struggling.

 

[novetan]

Control + scroll zooms the whole screen.

Pinching renders the website larger.

The solution is definitely not to run your computer at a lower resolution. You should probably just use the computer for a while at normal resolution and without zooming and try to get used to it.

There is no reason to carry around with you the extra weight and size that is the 17" MBP when you don't even get to use the screen real estate of the 17" MBP.

2 person testified Contol+scroll. Nothing really happen except just the normal scroll. Isn't it should be Command+scroll.

 

[Intell]

Then you must not have the Control + scroll enabled. Turn it on the the Trackpad pref pane by checking "Zoom while holding".

 

[novetan]

Then you must not have the Control + scroll enabled. Turn it on the the Trackpad pref pane by checking "Zoom while holding".

Ah, that does the trick

 

[AdamRock]

LOL, my eye sight isn't too bad. Eg. I find the sidebar of the Finder too small. Or have you tried looking at the tool menu of photoshop, say CS3?

well i wear glasses 24/7 (i have no clue what my number is) and everything on my 17" seems perfect size.

 

[WardC]

The pixels on the HR 15" MBP are less than 4% smaller than the pixels on the 17" MBP. I find it hard to believe that that is the difference between eyes struggling and not struggling.

He's probably talking about the old 17" @ 1680x1050 which has a much lower ppi than the 15" @ 1680x1050. The 17" @ 1920x1200 has a higher ppi and is actually harder to read. All of the 17" models being sold now are 1920x1200.

 

[novetan]

The pixels on the HR 15" MBP are less than 4% smaller than the pixels on the 17" MBP. I find it hard to believe that that is the difference between eyes struggling and not struggling.

I'm using the new 17" 1920x1200. If you friend has photoshop and a 17", just have a peep in his CS3, 4 or 5. You'll know what I mean. The font is something like size 3 or 4.

I'm now working on lower res and I'll stay put for a while to see how well I'll fair.

Perhaps Apple should have a 17" with 1680 x 1050