Retina Display, is this normal ?

[potatosalad]

Hi everyone,

I just recently received my new 2015 13" rMBP.

Maybe I'm a little bit confused. When I zoom in from "Accessibility" using ^Control. It is not so sharp as I thought, including the dock icons. Same with text.

Do I need to update my laptop's software? Or is that how it is meant to be? Or do apple means Command + to zoom in text and where it is actually sharp ?

Sorry if this is a silly post. I'm still new to this.

http://imgur.com/a/sN0pJ#79WFSI1

Cheers,

 

[snaky69]

Hi everyone,

I just recently received my new 2015 13" rMBP.

Maybe I'm a little bit confused. When I zoom in from "Accessibility" using ^Control. It is not so sharp as I thought, including the dock icons. Same with text.

Do I need to update my laptop's software? Or is that how it is meant to be? Or do apple means Command + to zoom in text and where it is actually sharp ?

Sorry if this is a silly post. I'm still new to this.

http://imgur.com/a/sN0pJ#79WFSI1

Cheers,

You're doing a software zoom, I'd venture to say font smoothing doesn't adjust itself to the new size when you do so, hence the crappy quality.

 

[JTToft]

Yes, that's normal. It functions the same way as when you take a photo of a certain size and zoom beyond 100 %.

 

[redheeler]

Yes, it's normal. If you uncheck "Smooth images" it'll be a little sharper but still pixelated.

 

[potatosalad]

Damn... That's a bit surprising... Expected a write display. Don't get me wrong. I like the display compare to my old one.. 2009 model. Oh well... Would like it too be clear. Slightly disappointed. Cost me an arm and a leg. But a Nice upgrade maybe. Better not complain and appreciate it

 

[JTToft]

Damn... That's a bit surprising... Expected a write display. Don't get me wrong. I like the display compare to my old one.. 2009 model. Oh well... Would like it too be clear. Slightly disappointed. Cost me an arm and a leg. But a Nice upgrade maybe. Better not complain and appreciate it

- My advice would be to not use that zoom feature and instead zoom in the apps themselves.
Alternatively, try running the display at a different resolution if things are too small for you - perhaps look into SwitchResX for more resolution options.

 

[vanimal]

Or can't use use a safari plugin called zoom plus font or something. You can just adjust the font sizing %.