17" MBP High-Res Review

[kentfrancisco]

Here's the first legit one I've found on the web:

http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/macbook-pro-santa-rosa.ars/1

 

[BryanLyle]

Thanks for that link. Makes waiting until Friday that much MORE difficult

 

[Pants Dragon]

I've got one on the way. (Well not technically, it still hasn't shipped, but it's paid for!)

 

[dartzorichalcos]

The 1920 x 1200 display is definetly worth the money.

 

[FleurDuMal]

Interesting comment on the 15" LED screen versus the 17"

Although we have not tested the new 15" MacBook Pro with the backlit LED as extensively as the 17" model, we do have a few thoughts on the 2.2GHz model. The display appears to be just a tad brighter than the 17" model or the previous generation 15" MacBook Pros, but not so much that the difference jumps out at you. From our observations, the viewing angle on the 15" model is a bit narrower than the CCFL screens. Colors look great dead on, but when viewing at the display from the side, we noticed a bit of a color cast, which reader Andrew Currier described as lemon-yellow. We also noticed that the colors are a bit on the warm side with the new 15" models.

I would've thought the LED screen would've had a better viewing angle than the 17"?!

 

[Foggy]

Having received my hi-res 17" today I can wholeheartedly say it is fan-bloody-tastic

 

[mkrishnan]

I would've thought the LED screen would've had a better viewing angle than the 17"?!

Why would the LED affect viewing angle?

 

[FleurDuMal]

Why would the LED affect viewing angle?

I dunno. I'm sure I've read it around the internets

 

[macjonny1]

I wonder after reading this if computers are getting so good that the improvements will continue to be just speed bumps...

 

[kentfrancisco]

Interesting comment on the 15" LED screen versus the 17"



I would've thought the LED screen would've had a better viewing angle than the 17"?!

I read that as meaning the 15" is slightly better - as in you can move to a narrower angle relative to the screen from the side or above and see things a bit better than on the 17".

That's definitely the case when I've checked them out in the Apple Store.

 

[Butthead]

I read that as meaning the 15" is slightly better - as in you can move to a narrower angle relative to the screen from the side or above and see things a bit better than on the 17".

That's definitely the case when I've checked them out in the Apple Store.

No ars was stating that off axis viewing becomes a problem sooner with the LED screen, meaning the colors/illumination stays more constant the farther off axis from looking dead straight ahead with the 17in CCFL. Probably not a big deal for most, and I expect with rev.2 LED backlighting, the colors will be even more accurate and viewing angles will increase, at least when I get a 2k res MBP 17in LED with the next update in Sept along with 2.6Ghz C2D, Blu-ray burner, 8700M GPU, and 800Mhz DDR2 SODIMM RAM . I'll wait another 6-9mo for Penryn & Monteviña & DDR3, if I have to, until I get my damned 17in LED MBP screen!

Now if we can only get that 17in 2k res. LED out, it's about time Apple finally, finally put a 2k res screen on a Apple laptop as an option. It's been available for years on PC's!