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Does text look fuzzy on the the rMB?

iObama

iObama

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Hey guys. I can't quite tell from everyone's threads on the rMB, so I wanted a definitive thread.

Is the standard "looks like" resolution 1152x720 or one of the scaled resolutions?

In other words, if the fuzziness of the text and graphics bothers me if I scale a 13" Retina MacBook Pro up to 1440x900, will the standard resolution of the new rMB bother me as well?

Thanks for your help!
 
try turning font smoothing off under settings>appearance

i think it looks better off on rMBP and rMB
 
iObama said:
Not quite the answer I was looking for, but thanks for the tip :)
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technically the resolution isn't 1:1 mapped (or doubled on rMBP 13" and 15") so scaled in my experience doesn't look any fuzzier on 1440x900 than 1280x800.

It looks REALLY good is all I can say. It's a non issue and I'm nitpicky as heck.
 
thadoggfather said:
technically the resolution isn't 1:1 mapped (or doubled on rMBP 13" and 15") so scaled in my experience doesn't look any fuzzier on 1440x900 than 1280x800.

It looks REALLY good is all I can say. It's a non issue and I'm nitpicky as heck.
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But it DOES look fuzzier than the standard 1:1 map, right? Just such a weird idea for me that Apple would ship a display that wasn't 1:1 mapped for retina at standard res.
 
iObama said:
But it DOES look fuzzier than the standard 1:1 map, right? Just such a weird idea for me that Apple would ship a display that wasn't 1:1 mapped for retina at standard res.
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I doubt you'd be able to tell the difference.
 
iObama said:
But it DOES look fuzzier than the standard 1:1 map, right? Just such a weird idea for me that Apple would ship a display that wasn't 1:1 mapped for retina at standard res.
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The the machine first and decide if its fuzzy or if it bothers you get something else. You haven't even seen the machine yet to know if the 1:1 makes a difference at all. I looked at it at the Apple store and didn't notice any problems with the display being fuzzy. I have a rMBP currently. You need to decide for yourself if knowing there isn't 1:1 scaling is going to cause your OCD to go crazy.
 
AdonisSMU said:
The the machine first and decide if its fuzzy or if it bothers you get something else. You haven't even seen the machine yet to know if the 1:1 makes a difference at all. I looked at it at the Apple store and didn't notice any problems with the display being fuzzy. I have a rMBP currently. You need to decide for yourself if knowing there isn't 1:1 scaling is going to cause your OCD to go crazy.
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Just asking a question, bro. No OCD here.
 
unless you absolutely hate the retina macbook in person and loathe everything about it, I'd pick one up and see how it settles with ya, you have a return policy. I wasn't that thrilled playing with it for 2 minutes in store, not not thrilled just not that wow'ed and I hate observing devices under that intense lighting.. then side by side with my 13" rMBP, I'm now 90% certain the rMBP is going back.
 
iObama said:
Is the standard "looks like" resolution 1152x720 or one of the scaled resolutions
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To answer your question:

1152x720 - this is the 2x resolution
1280x800 - this is scaled and the default resolution, a keen eye would see fuzziness
1440x900 - this is scaled and the max resolution (without third party apps), also has fuzziness to a keen eye and is the resolution I use.
 
iObama said:
Just asking a question, bro. No OCD here.
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I have my things that I care about that people think are OCD. I didn't mean as in a bad thing necessarily. Some people have their things that they focus on more than others. For some just knowing that the display is not a 1:1 scaling makes them feel a certain way.
 
legioxi said:
To answer your question:

1152x720 - this is the 2x resolution
1280x800 - this is scaled and the default resolution, a keen eye would see fuzziness
1440x900 - this is scaled and the max resolution (without third party apps), also has fuzziness to a keen eye and is the resolution I use.
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Thank you for clarifying. Much appreciated! I guess I have a "keen eye" because the fuzziness is quite noticeable to me with scaled resolutions. :).
 
thadoggfather said:
unless you absolutely hate the retina macbook in person and loathe everything about it, I'd pick one up and see how it settles with ya, you have a return policy. I wasn't that thrilled playing with it for 2 minutes in store, not not thrilled just not that wow'ed and I hate observing devices under that intense lighting.. then side by side with my 13" rMBP, I'm now 90% certain the rMBP is going back.
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Did you meant to say "rMB" or "rMBP." Did you buy them both at the same time?
 
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