I don't like the MacBook Pro 13" inch display

[NyCrAzY]

It looks very blurry ... why is that? Is it supposed to be that way?

I just got my 2011 MacBook Pro and I love it! But the display is the only thing that is bothering me. I had an Acer laptop before hand and the display was much more crisp.

And I'm also used to seeing a very clean display on my Droid X phone...

so it is just me or does other ppl agree with me?

Thanks!

 

[jAguero16]

i) The resolution of 1280x800 isn't exactly the nicest screen resolution you would've hoped for.

ii) It's standard resolution, to make the text appear even less crisp.

But these kind of threads are pretty commonplace, in terms of rants for screen sizes, have you tried searching before you made the purchase?

 

[striatedglutes]

"Crispness" usually refers to the pixels-per-inch statistic of the display. Your droid X has a very high PPI. I don't know the screen size and resolution of your old Acer, but I will guess that it also had a high PPI. Your 13" MBP has a PPI of 113. For comparison, the iPhone 4 has a PPI of 326 and the Droid X has a PPI of 240.

Most PC laptops these days are being sold with "HD Resolution" of 1366x768, which is laughably ugly ("un-crisp") on anything bigger than a 13" laptop IMO.

 

[87am]

I love how you work your droid into you post. Just stick with that bro.

 

[NyCrAzY]

I mean I'm just saying that I'm used to seeing crisp displays lol

 

[Apple OC]

my screen seems fine ... not blurry at all

what does your eye doctor think?

 

[LadyK8]

Mine looks perfectly crisp. It's never seemed blurry at all.

 

[jAguero16]

I believe everyone has their own definition of 'crisp', coming from an iPhone 4, the screen on the 13" does seem a little bit less 'crisp', if anyone gets my drift.

 

[Stetrain]

I wonder if maybe what you're seeing is the difference between Windows and OSX font rendering? It takes a while to get used to.

 

[selvage]

i bought my first mac, 13" i5 and the screen disappointed me too. my dell e1505 screen looked much clearer, crisper, or whatever you want to call it. I would call the screen on my mbp adequate.