That wasn't directed towards you, I was referring to the people that buy laptops by size and color. Hahaha.
You have three options:
Glossy
Hi-Res Glossy
Hi-res Matte
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High Res Screens in 15'' Macbook Pro
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That wasn't directed towards you, I was referring to the people that buy laptops by size and color. Hahaha.
You have three options:
Glossy
Hi-Res Glossy
Hi-res Matte
This is incorrect. The three options for the 15" are:
Glossy (1440x900)
Glossy (1680x1050)
Matte (1680x1050)
There's no matte 1440x900 option.
I never said it looked good, because I don't think 1280x800 is good on a 15" at all. I was pointing out to the people who think 1440x900 on a 15" display is bad that most Windows laptops are running 1280x800 on a 15" screen, so 1440x900 is actually good compared to that.
Needless to say, I prefer my 17" 1920x1200
High resolution display means more expensive computer, mac or PC. No way of avoiding that in my research, at least.
I put two 15-inch MBPs side-by-side (the high resolution/antiglare and standard) at the store today: In my opinion, the images look pretty close. On the antiglare screen, the colors seem to be a bit less saturated, but without a third and properly calibrated screen with a reference image, there is no way to tell which screen displays colors more accurately.
I agree. By the way, the fastest way to zoom in or out (increase/decrease the size of text) is to use the "pinch" gesture on the trackpad. It is true, the zoomed in text looks good, but it defeats the purpose of a high resolution screen (at least when browsing), because if you zoom in, you lose the screen real estate.
On the standard resolution, text looks already rather small. On the high resolution screen text looks even smaller, but not by much (maybe half a point). Still, since the text on the standard resolution is already relatively small, on the high resolution screen you end up with what I would describe as a very small text. However, text on the high resolution screen looks slightly better (it seems to be sharper).
I think it looks better either way, on or off.
There is no question that when it comes to reflections, the matte screen rules. It simply does not have any reflections.
Yes, it sort of grows on you. Sort of. From the design point of view, it looks out of place and as if it was an afterthought, but my main concern is not how it looks, it is the fact that while it seems to be well put together, there is some space between it and the actual LCD display. I am afraid that with time, that space will collect dust and other stuff, which will be hard to clean. The glossy screen is completely sealed. Finally, compared to the glossy screen, because the matte screen is a "naked" LCD display, it does not seem to be as well protected as the glossy screen, and not as easy to clean.
For those who want to know how much additional real estate you get with the high resolution screen, assuming you move the title bar to the side and maximize the browser on the standard resolution screen, the high resolution screen gives you about two extra lines when looking at the Yahoo's home page.
on the celebrity apprentice, all the MBP have the glossy screen....and they use them both indoors and outdoors...sunday night's at 9:00 pm eastern time...each side has a MBp each member and iMacs also....
Dude, what kind of drug are you taking?
I was at the Apple store Los Gatos yesterday and all I could see on the glossy screens were refections of the luminous advertisement panels on the store walls behind me. The anti-glare (OK, matte) screen didn't show any of those.
How anyone could prefer glossy is beyond me.
And I am sure those 99.99999999999999% of laptops you see at work and at school are all 2K+ notebooks like the 15" MBP [sarcasm].
I got my 15 inch i7 std res from Amazon.com the day after release...
I am extremely happy with it, but these forums do tend to cause a little buyer's remorse, and in my case, I sorta wish I got the hi-res glossy screen.
And I have to wonder why Apple would make the standard retail version of their laptop with the high-end i7 processor only come with the standard glossy screen, but that's a different discussion.
Anyway, my question is this... lets say down the road I decide I REALLY want the hi-res glossy screen. Could I just buy the hi-res LED/LCD panel and swap the panel itself? Or does it have a different connector or screw layout?
I am extremely happy with it, but these forums do tend to cause a little buyer's remorse, and in my case, I sorta wish I got the hi-res glossy screen.
And I have to wonder why Apple would make the standard retail version of their laptop with the high-end i7 processor only come with the standard glossy screen, but that's a different discussion.
Anyway, my question is this... lets say down the road I decide I REALLY want the hi-res glossy screen. Could I just buy the hi-res LED/LCD panel and swap the panel itself? Or does it have a different connector or screw layout?
Mmm, I can already slightly sense some buyer's remorse.
Listen, I'm getting the standard-res too and this is what I convinced myself - when I next buy a laptop (in however many years) I want it to be an even bigger improvement from the previous one I own to feel good about it. So if you DID get the high-res and stuff, you've already got like an AMAZING laptop and your next one will not be noticeably that much better (screen quality wise) so this way, you'll be even happier with your next purchase
Well that, and plus, standard-res is good enough anyway. Plenty of space.
any answer on this?
stupid of me to be so wrapped up on the look versus the performance, but the black just looks so... schmexee...
yes 15" i7 2.66 hi res anti-glare screen has aluminum bezel am typing on it right now if nobody has answered you in the pages skipped
Screen resolution is a problem
I just received my 15" icore 7 today. I made the mistake of ordering the higher res screen. All the icons and menus are simply smaller which negates the benefit of the higher resolution. You can increase the font sizes, but not the menu sizes. It's a real problem. It doesn't look better, everything just looks smaller. Apple should scale the size so that the fonts remain constant, but with higher resolution.
I just received my 15" icore 7 today. I made the mistake of ordering the higher res screen. All the icons and menus are simply smaller which negates the benefit of the higher resolution. You can increase the font sizes, but not the menu sizes. It's a real problem. It doesn't look better, everything just looks smaller. Apple should scale the size so that the fonts remain constant, but with higher resolution.
Apple should scale the size so that the fonts remain constant, but with higher resolution.
What
he means that if you display an image that appears to be 10x10cm when measured physically, it should also appear 10x10cm on all other size monitors.
I've thought that that should be as well, but after using such high resolutions on all of my large monitors (22-46") I just can't get enough!
I've thought that that should be as well, but after using such high resolutions on all of my large monitors (22-46") I just can't get enough!
I just got back from checking them out at the apple store...
I think I'm going to go with a 1440x900. The high-res looks bettes/has more screen real estate.. but everything was soo small! I guess my vision isn't the greatest, I had to squint to read websites (cnn/nytimes etc) from ~3+ feet.
I love the anti glare. I thought Id prefer the glossy solely because of the e2e black boarder glass, but the silver boarder didnt look bad at all. I just wish the 1440x900 came with anit glare looks like Im stuck with glossy.
I think I'm going to go with a 1440x900. The high-res looks bettes/has more screen real estate.. but everything was soo small! I guess my vision isn't the greatest, I had to squint to read websites (cnn/nytimes etc) from ~3+ feet.
I love the anti glare. I thought Id prefer the glossy solely because of the e2e black boarder glass, but the silver boarder didnt look bad at all. I just wish the 1440x900 came with anit glare
looks like Im stuck with glossy.Screen resolution
When I bought a 1080P resolution screen, it was to get more pixels/inch. Not to get more real estate or to get a smaller version of the actors.
When I bought a 1080P resolution screen, it was to get more pixels/inch. Not to get more real estate or to get a smaller version of the actors.
Just worth noting, when I first wake up my vision is so bad I can't see a thing on my 13" MacBook Pro for about 10 minutes, the same when I'm drowsy and using it on my lap. To remedy this I simply zoom into the screen and the relief is instant and satisfying. I can't tell you the number of times that stupid little zoom feature has saved me, I couldn't live without it now.
I just received my 15" icore 7 today. I made the mistake of ordering the higher res screen. All the icons and menus are simply smaller which negates the benefit of the higher resolution. You can increase the font sizes, but not the menu sizes. It's a real problem. It doesn't look better, everything just looks smaller. Apple should scale the size so that the fonts remain constant, but with higher resolution.
Sorry, but you clearly don't understand what you are talking about.
Mark
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I only posted this, because i actually own the new display and am giving an informed opinion. If you haven't spent time with it, I think you will be very disappointed.
I only posted this, because i actually own the new display and am giving an informed opinion. If you haven't spent time with it, I think you will be very disappointed.
I just got back from checking them out at the apple store...
I think I'm going to go with a 1440x900. The high-res looks bettes/has more screen real estate.. but everything was soo small! I guess my vision isn't the greatest, I had to squint to read websites (cnn/nytimes etc) from ~3+ feet.
I love the anti glare. I thought Id prefer the glossy solely because of the e2e black boarder glass, but the silver boarder didnt look bad at all. I just wish the 1440x900 came with anit glare
SOLUTION: Navigate to website that you are having trouble reading. Touch right thumb to right index finger and place both upon the MBP trackpad. Slowly separate thumb and index finger to do a reverse of the pinching motion. VOILA.... text and photos on website just got larger! Repeat until you can read comfortably.
Mark