everything i have read on the apple site indicates that only the 17" powerbooks will have a 46% increased screen brightness. doesn't say anything about the 15".
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brighter screens on 17" powerbooks only?
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DavoMrMac
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I just called Apple and they said that the 15inch had 26% more pixels and 26% brighter too. When I questionned this saying how confusing (or lacking) the specs on the website were, he confirmed 26% brighter.
I also asked things like specs for brightness and pixel response, he said that they did not have that information. So where can we get the exact specs of the old and new screens?
I also asked things like specs for brightness and pixel response, he said that they did not have that information. So where can we get the exact specs of the old and new screens?
Deepdale
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Screen brightness
The actual wording from Apple's site states: "The 1680-by-1050 pixel display on the new 17-inch PowerBook sports over 1.7 million pixels - 36% more spacious and 46% brighter than the previous generation - giving you a brilliant workspace that rivals many desktop monitors. With a 1.3 million-pixel display at a resolution of 1440 by 960, the new 15-inch PowerBook dazzles quite nicely with 26% more pixels than its predecessor."
It goes on to add that with wide viewing angles the displays "can be seen clearly - with a minimum of color shift - either from the side or the top."
Tomorrow I plan to stop at Apple Soho to take a look at the difference in screen brightness between these new models and the ones they have just replaced. Printed material and assorted claims are fine, but there is no substitute for seeing with one's own eyes.
DavoMrMac said:
The actual wording from Apple's site states: "The 1680-by-1050 pixel display on the new 17-inch PowerBook sports over 1.7 million pixels - 36% more spacious and 46% brighter than the previous generation - giving you a brilliant workspace that rivals many desktop monitors. With a 1.3 million-pixel display at a resolution of 1440 by 960, the new 15-inch PowerBook dazzles quite nicely with 26% more pixels than its predecessor."
It goes on to add that with wide viewing angles the displays "can be seen clearly - with a minimum of color shift - either from the side or the top."
Tomorrow I plan to stop at Apple Soho to take a look at the difference in screen brightness between these new models and the ones they have just replaced. Printed material and assorted claims are fine, but there is no substitute for seeing with one's own eyes.