Apple!! READ THIS RE: POWERBOOK RESOLUTION
According to MOSR, Apple is doing market research regarding the resolution of the PB LCD.
I've always thought the resolution was crap for a high end laptop, almost every other laptop in this catagory has 1400x1080 or higher resolution options.
Apple, PLEASE offer a 1600x1024 resolution PB!!!
Anyone else want to comment?
I've always thought the resolution was crap for a high end laptop, almost every other laptop in this catagory has 1400x1080 or higher resolution options.
Apple, PLEASE offer a 1600x1024 resolution PB!!!
Anyone else want to comment?
Comments
I suppose it would be possible to magnify text, but that sounds like a pain.
This seems to me to be one disadvantage of the LCDs - with CRTs, you can easily change resolutions. With LCDs, there basically is just one good resolution.
I checked out a Compaq laptop which seemed to display 1600x1200 and 1024x768 really well. I don't know if it's the screen or the video card that allows it to do so.
(or maybe it was some software interpolation stuff? that was still at the low res but gave me a bigger desktop?is that possible?)
I think 1600 x 1024 is too high for most people and everyday use. If there is only one "good" resolution, I'd stick with 1280x960 or 1280x1024. At least for me.
<strong>According to MOSR, Apple is doing market research regarding the resolution of the PB LCD.
I've always thought the resolution was crap for a high end laptop, almost every other laptop in this catagory has 1400x1080 or higher resolution options.
Apple, PLEASE offer a 1600x1024 resolution PB!!!
Anyone else want to comment?</strong><hr></blockquote>
IMO, I think MOSR is spewing: 1600 x 1024 is not the same ratio as 1152 x 768. They'd have to redesign the case, which I think is unlikely (but given the case of the 14.1" iBook, it's possible).
<strong> I don't even like the smallness of the text on my 17" LCD. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Just increase the zoom on the text.
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IMO, I think MOSR is spewing: 1600 x 1024 is not the same ratio as 1152 x 768. They'd have to redesign the case, which I think is unlikely (but given the case of the 14.1" iBook, it's possible).</strong><hr></blockquote>
oooh! how about 1200 x 800, or 1272 x 848, or 1344 x 896, or 1380 x 920, or 1440 x 960, or 1536 x 1024, or 6144 x 4096, or 7680 x 5120, or 138,240 x 92,160...yeah, 138,240 x 92,160, it just rolls off the tongue...
I PROMISE the moment screen resolution is increased I will purchase a Powerbook. That is the one, the only, deciding factor in my purchase.
Increase the resolution, and precisely 5 seconds later I will be in my car to an Apple store. Period.
- Pook
<strong>1440 x 960</strong><hr></blockquote>
bingo.
And the day Apple release a G5 desktop, I'll buy one too ... until then I keep my G4 400 !
Please make either one fast !
I suppose it would be possible to magnify text, but that sounds like a pain.</strong>
This should be the perfect solution. I'm not talking just font size. I'm talking about magnification of the entire window, bitmaps, fonts, graphics and all. It shouldn't be a pain, but a magnification slider for the entire screen in SystemPreferences.app.
Anywhere in the 1500x1000 to 1800x1200 would be nice. Same thing with all of the LCD screens. The Flat Panel iMac should be at least 1152x864, but 1280x960 would be nicer. I don't think Apple should do it unless they can implement system magnification though.
<strong>the bottom line is the powerbook should at LEAST have equal DPI to the 12.1 inch iBook.</strong><hr></blockquote>
whatever it will be will be 3:2 ratio versus 4:3 (TV). 16:9 is conimatic and 3:2 is closer to to 16:9 than 4:3. That is why is interesting in design for people doing video editing as you have a wider experience. very creative i think.
<strong>the bottom line is the powerbook should at LEAST have equal DPI to the 12.1 inch iBook.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Why did you buy one then if this is a bottom line?
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Why did you buy one then if this is a bottom line?</strong><hr></blockquote>
because I needed one jackass
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because I needed one jackass</strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh, ok that clears it all up. You just bought a 667 TiBook when all you do is complain about the company that manufactures it?
Please tell me where you stand, jackass.
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Oh, ok that clears it all up. You just bought a 667 TiBook when all you do is complain about the company that manufactures it?
Please tell me where you stand, jackass.</strong><hr></blockquote>
What do you want him to do? Go buy the machine and then lick Apples balls every 3 seconds? He paid the damn money for the machine, and he can't even say what he WISHES it had?!
What is this, are Apple apologists turning into pro-Apple dictators or something? "Dont you dare say anything bad about Apple!"
You know what, I bet most of the people who "bitch and moan" here, have bought MORE Apple stuff then all you lil bitch-ass Apple apologists/dictators. People buy the product because they like it, because they need it, but the product CAN be better, and they are giving Apple the feedback on HOW it can be better. God DAMN.
-Moazam
<strong>...does anyone know who makes the displays for the powerbook g4? Samsung? Maybe if we check their website (and products), maybe we will know what's in store?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think Samsung makes all LCDs for Apple.
Display makers usually make sure non-standard resolutions have there hight compatible with a standard res. For example Apple's "16:9" display is 1600x1024 so you can play games and use full-screen apps at 1280x1024.
1440x1024 or 1536x1024 would make more sense
Barto
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I think Samsung makes all LCDs for Apple.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Except for the Cinema Display which is made by LG/Philips.