Return-Path: Received: from spike.lmi.net ([66.117.140.17] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4744686 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:05:26 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.143] (c-71-198-249-239.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [71.198.249.239]) by spike.lmi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E664D154162 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:08:05 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] NEW Apple Macbook Pro 15" just announced - with kepler GPU From: Brendan Bolles In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:08:05 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) On Jun 12, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Chris Bator wrote: > Ok, I have been wondering how these screen will work, and now I can't = wait to see these retina screens=85. they must be amazing. I am really = really happy to see this feature, the 1920x1200 resolution of my 17 inch = mbp is hard to read and I can't imagine wanting to read much on a 15 = inch screen at that size=85. I'm not sure it'll help with that. Things will look sharper on the = retina display, but they won't be any bigger if size is what's making it = hard for you to read things. You can increase font sizes in many = programs. Or lower your screen resolution, although that will lead to = things being less-sharp. I think the 17" and 15" MacBook Pros had the same pixel density, just = more real estate on the latter. So reading would be the same, just with = more scrolling on 15". I always found it odd that many Windows laptops have 15-inch screens = with 1920x1080 resolution, making many UI widgets absolutely tiny. I = think Apple is on the right track here, realizing that higher pixel = density while maintaining the visible size of UI elements is the way to = go. And of course it's vital for touch-based interfaces like the iPhone = and iPad, which look stunning. I just hope someday they come out with = an external 27" retina display. Brendan