High Resolution Vs. Normal

With my configuration im going to get the normal matte screen, but they now have the option of a high resolution screen that increases the resolution to 1920x1200 vs the normals 1680x1050. Im going to school for graphic design so would the high resolution screen be better?

 

I think so since so many of the apps you will be using are going to be palette heavy.

I use CS3 on a 15" MBP with a 1440x900 screen, and it's pretty cramped. I use an external monitor whenever possible.

 

Eeekk! I'm not sure. If I were you, I would get the higher resolution. It's only $100 more, so...

On the other hand, that's extremely high resolution. You might have a little trouble reading the words on the screen because they will be so small !

What you might want to do is try to go to an apple store (if you have one near you) and check out the high res screen for yourself.

 

I believe Yes, for graphic design, CAD type of stuff you need as much screen as you can get to do your work.

Also you can play HD movies later if you decide to buy a HD-dvd/Blueray player.

 

1920 x 1200 sounds better for graphic design because you can have more stuff on the screen at once. However, everything will be smaller looking and you might want a really good graphics card too i.e. NVidia GeForce 7900 GS, GeForce8600M or an NVidia Quadro (business class GPU, probably better for graphic design but not for gaming). I would personally prefer the 1920 x 1200 screen because you can fit tons of stuff on it and watch Full HD movies if you have a BD drive or something.

-J.B.

 

it comes with a 8600m GS so its a really good card. Is the increase in pixels going to make the card go quicker if it stresses a lot.

 

The card won't be stressed driving the screen.

 

The 8600GT is very powerful, I wouldn't worry at all about the resolution being too high that it would strain it.

I'd say it depends on you...some would consider 1920x1200 too large of a resolution for a 17-inch screen...I personally noticed what it was like to "change" resolutions...I went from 1280x1024 on my 17-inch desktop monitor to 1280x800 on my 13.3-inch MacBook. I made a sig (the current one I'm using), and I went like, "Is that really 305x105? It looks way smaller."

Try out both at an Apple Store (if you have one near you). I'd say 1680x1050 is enough for me, but not necessarily enough for everyone else.

 

If I get the 1920x1200 cant i switch the resolution to 1600 if i wanted too?

 

Yeah, you can lower your resolution back to 1680x1050 anytime you want. But you'll have to spend an extra $100 to get that 1920x1200.

But if you like how you can up your resolution for Photoshop and lower it for normal web browsing, go for it!

 

well . . . you can always lower the resolution, but you will lose so much clarity you won't want too.

lower the resolution on the computer you are on now and you will get the same effect.

 

Yeah, LCD screen have a fixed (native) size that they prefer to be at.

I think Leopard offers some sort of resolution independence, but I don't really know that much about it or how it works.

 

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yep, Leopard will offer that indeed, and from the WWDC it looks like it will work just like everyone wants it too, it basically gives developers a way to make everything in their programs scalable, which is fantastic.

and it is about time, people should be able to have the nice high res screens and be able to adjust the size of everything as they see fit.