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High Res Screens in 15'' Macbook Pro

Apple Expert said:
I would love to see some pictures compared to the other MacBook Pros.
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I bought a MacBook Pro 15" hi-res glossy. I will post pics next to my MacBook 13" which has similar res as a low-res 15" (just a smaller screen) for comparison if someone doesn't beat me to it! Hope it gets here quick!! Still says Not Yet Shipped, ordered the day it came out!
 
As a designer, I ended up last year choosing the 17" over the 15" purely because of the resolution. 1440x900 was really not enough; I wish that Apple had been producing these with the high-res screens last year!
 
I bought the low res 15, figuring that if I really needed to do any work that needed Hi res, I would use a larger external monitor with better resolution. I would rather have a 24 inch monitor with Hi res rather than a 15. Just my view of course.
 
hockey9999 said:
My local store in NJ didn't have any hi-res models in stock.

I bought a 2.53 15" this morning without the hi-res display and have been wondering if I made a mistake ever since.. Serious buyers remorse. I am coming from a 2007 MacBook so either way, this display is way better than my old machine.

Not that there is much I can do about it now, but I am wondering if I would have benefited from the hi-res display or not. I do a good deal of work in Aperture 3. I never do anything with HD video, nor do I plan to.

Was there a noticeable difference with anything besides screen real estate?

Should I have held out for a hi-res?
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i am in your EXACT same shoes. coming here really makes me regret my purchase. i really don't want to pay that restocking fee but i feel like this purchase is somehow insufficient. it isn't but i feel like it is.

i'm going to wait for pictures to come out. if i really feel like my life in incomplete after seeing a direct comparison, then i'll pay the restocking fee to return it and buy a high-res one online. yeash...
 
gent11 said:
I'd love to get some screenshots in order to evaluate how much more I get on the screen.
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You don't need a screenshot for that. Create an image using Photoshop or any other image manipulation program that is 1680x1050. Choose your favorite color. Look at the scroll bars when you display it fullscreen.

There you go, instant "evaluate how much more I get on the screen".

gent11 said:
Some pics of the screen itself would be nice too ... black or silver bezel? HR Anti Glare, please. Anyone?
Thnx.
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Already in this thread. Did you even read it ?

dyn said:
Try using your laptop with something called "laptop stand" and try to read whatever is on the screen. You'll have difficulty reading it because the font is quite small at that distance. The hi-res screens are even worse. You do not have to be blind as a bat, you simple need to be a normal human being. You simply need a certain size as a human to properly read it without getting ill. We'll have this problem until resolution independency has finally arrived. It's also the reason why Windows people whine as much about it as Mac people do.
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I'm standing about 5 feet away from the laptop now, and this text is as clear as ever. How far away do I need to stand exactly ? How often do you even stand 5 feet away reading on your laptop screen ?
 
Will the high res screen in anyway affect the computers power? Or will it be an unconditional (except for the price boost of course) upgrade?
 
gent11 said:
I'd love to get some screenshots in order to evaluate how much more I get on the screen. Some pics of the screen itself would be nice too ... black or silver bezel? HR Anti Glare, please. Anyone?
Thnx.
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As was said screenshots will not show you the difference.

You need a comparison chart to show you the difference. Lucky for you I just made one in Pages:).

displayresolutioncompar.jpg
 
the.snitch said:
I'm currently struggling with a 13", and was wanting to buy a second display just because i spent most of my time rearranging windows.
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And thus, Exposé and Spaces entered the scene!

dcurtis said:
If you buy the hi-res screen and don't like the high resolution, can't you just turn it down?
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Yes, and it looks just fine. I've run my 22" monitor in all different resolutions and as long as it's the right ratio it looks fine, native or not.

I wonder if Apple throws stuff like this at us one at a time JUST to watch us fight like dogs to a lamb leg.
 
GA84 said:
As was said screenshots will not show you the difference.

You need a comparison chart to show you the difference. Lucky for you I just made one in Pages:).
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The actual differences are different lol They don't all have the same DPI. I believe the pixels on the 17" are smaller than those on the 15" (both screens).
 
psingh01 said:
The actual differences are different lol They don't all have the same DPI. I believe the pixels on the 17" are smaller than those on the 15" (both screens).
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Well duhhhhhhhhhh...

The request was for screenshots in order to evaluate how much more screen real estate one would get with the 1680x1050 compared to the 1440x900.
 
pastparticiple said:
Truthfully I don't need more resolution anyway. the last gen MBP turned down two notches was very sharp and looked great. I can't imagine what so many people are doing that the think that setting looks horrible. I hear comments like "fisher price resolution" for the old maximum and I just don't get it. I think in most cases it is people comparing numbers and not how it looks to them. Like 1080 and 720 TVs. I did a "blind taste test" with some family and they all picked a 720 model as the best because they went on how good it looked not specs and that particular TV did look great.
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It truly is just personal opinion and everyones vision is different. At work I can always read things off of a monitor that other people can't. They all think I'm weird LOL. I thought maybe it's because I'm colorblind and my mind has adjusted to look at shapes more than color. Anyway, I develop software and actually get a claustrophobic feeling when I'm working in smaller resolutions. I think it's just whatever we get used to is what we want. I personally am excited for the increased resolution.

Oh, and the 1080 versus 720 HDTV I personally feel is only noticeable when playing video games, especially ones with text. Maybe some movies but you really have to be looking for it. LOL, I mostly watch things off the Internet anyway which is highly compressed and low resolution :) Love my Hulu though LOL.
 
GA84 said:
Well duhhhhhhhhhh...

The request was for screenshots in order to evaluate how much more screen real estate one would get with the 1680x1050 compared to the 1440x900.
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What i Want to knowif there are any flaws, yellow tint, darkness, etc associted witht the new high-res MBP?

apple has ben effing up screens recently
 
GA84 said:
The request was for screenshots in order to evaluate how much more screen real estate one would get with the 1680x1050 compared to the 1440x900.
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Well, since I'm in the business of doing favors, especially in this case where so many people have asked, I took it upon my self to do this.

Hi-Res 15" MacBook Pro = 1680x1050


Regular 15" MacBook Pro = 1440x900, however this is 1472x922, close


13" Apple Portables = 1280x800, however 1080x720 is close


12" PowerBooks and white iBooks = 1024x768



If you folks want REAL accurate numbers, let me know how to set my display to unsupported resolutions, my max is 1680x1050.
 
My order was still sitting in "not yet shipped" so i called apple and had it paused. I'm going to go into the apple store tomorrow to check the hi res out. I'm concerned about the text being too small and it hurting my eyes. I just assumed if I got hi res and things were too small I could just drop the res, but I tried that on the MacBook I'm using now and everything goes fuzzy. I didn't realize LCD screens had to run in it's native res.

Hopefully I'll avoid buyers remorse.
 
GA84 said:
Well duhhhhhhhhhh...

The request was for screenshots in order to evaluate how much more screen real estate one would get with the 1680x1050 compared to the 1440x900.
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Well, true, my bad, what I meant was couple of pics, sorry for the confusion.
Finally we've got some pics here, which made my decision very clear.
 
Concerning the comment earlier in the thread about 720p compared to 1080p it all depends on the size of the screen. Anything 50" or smaller and you won't see much difference if any. However, on my 133" screen there is a very noticeable difference in resolution. The 1080p blows away the 720p. I had 2 projectors from the same company at the same time. One a 720p and the other a 1080p. Big difference!

Now back to MBPs.

I'm using a 17" unibody with a matte screen and absolutely love it. If the letters are too small at times then I just make them a little bigger but the extra real-estate is great!

When I get the chance to get a hi-rez anti-glare 15" I'll jump on it.

My 17" matte is much easier to see in bright conditions then my 15" glossy.
 
laela said:
What do you prefer about the glossy versus the matte? Is it still usable?
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Personally I don't think it is useable under bright conditions. I hate the reflections of the glossy screen and no matter what anyone says the reflections are always there. Sure there are things that you can do to reduce them but you can't get rid of them.

I'm sensitive to eye strain. I can get severe headaches from it. The matte is by far a lot easier on my eyes then the glossy.

I can see why people like the glossy screen. If eye strain and reflections don't bother you then the glossy is a nice screen.
 
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