What does the high-end 17" MBP screen get you?

[147798]

Looking at refurbed 17"MBP. The one labeled with "high res" screen is $200 more. Is it worth it? What does that screen get you? Is it still just a TFT screen? Is the brightness, refresh, colors any better, or is it just got more and smaller pixels?

 

[netdog]

An optometrist.

 

[dual64bit]

An optometrist.

Hahaha, that is funny. But yeah, it gets you the higher resolution display, which makes everything including fonts a lot smaller... but much more precise. Great for video/graphics editing, not great for internet browsing.

 

[alphaod]

All it gets you is more screen real estate and more squinting. I guess since you're staring a light bulb the latter isn't too bad.

 

[Nde]

Hey, if Mini Me uses a 17 inch Macbook, you go get a 17 inch Macbook... Mini Me is the number one 17 inch Macbook user.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvbuwfawqcc

 

[rychencop]

it'll get you 1.6 inches more than the 15.4 inch.

 

[alphaod]

Hey, if Mini Me uses a 17 inch Macbook, you go get a 17 inch Macbook... Mini Me is the number one 17 inch Macbook user.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvbuwfawqcc

That was a Powerbook commercial.

 

[Nde]

That was a Powerbook commercial.

LOL. Now I feel stupid...

 

[vixapphire]

hi-res 17" gives you the same screen real estate as on the 23" cinema display (albeit on a smaller scale, obviously). not a bad way to go.

 

[147798]

OK. It seems like it doesn't get it out of dim TFT land, so I'll guess I'll pass and save myself $200. I do photos (not graphics), but only as a hobby.

I was debating between 15" and 17". If the 17" high-res screen was REALLY great, I might have paid up for it, but now it sounds like I'm free to debate 15 vs 17" again.

Thanks for the responses