Will increasing the resolution put more strain on the computer? That's my main concern? Since it has to push more pixels. I'm currently using the default 1440x900
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Scale 1680x1050 on rMB without an app
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Well, before the MacBook there was a warning like this : "using scaled resolution can reduce performance". I can't see it on the MacBook, so my guess would be that it does not put more strain on the computer. Or at least it doesn't feel so.
I haven't been able to see any slowness on both my computers on OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Mac Pro with 3 UHD Displays, and MacBook 1,2 GHz)
The GPU will drain a little more power when running at a higher resolution, meaning a probable measurable decrease in battery life. More power on the GPU will also mean more heat to dissipate, then meaning a CPU less capable to run at high frequencies during long periods of time before hitting temperatures forcing lower frequencies.
How marginal or noticeable it is will depend on your general usage; with a basic usage battery life or performances shouldn't be much impacted, but with CPU intensive tasks less able to rely on turboboost you should get lower performances overall. That was anyway the contract with a fanless design.
As soon as you run a larger resolution than HiDPI 2x 1152x720, you also will get more strain on the rendering engine having to scale down the largest resolution to the screen's actual pixels, adding in potential lag.
How marginal or noticeable it is will depend on your general usage; with a basic usage battery life or performances shouldn't be much impacted, but with CPU intensive tasks less able to rely on turboboost you should get lower performances overall. That was anyway the contract with a fanless design.
As soon as you run a larger resolution than HiDPI 2x 1152x720, you also will get more strain on the rendering engine having to scale down the largest resolution to the screen's actual pixels, adding in potential lag.
Technically yes, in actuality no. You will see GUI slowdown if the system is heavily loaded, equally the are ways to mitigate & reduce system load;
- uBlock Safari extension
- System Preferences - Accessibility - reduce transparency
- System Preferences - Dock - deselect "Animate Opening Applications"
- System Preferences - Dock - Minimise Windows using "Scale Efect"
- System Preferences - Dock - deselect "Magnification"
- Chrome users, switch to Chrome Canary as is far more optimised for OS X
- VLC users, switch to Movist as is less resource intensive
- Close applications, when not in use, you can deselect "Close windows when quitting an app" in System Preferences - General to bring them back to the same state when opened
- Those that require AV, use ClamXav and set up sentry & scanning intelligently
- Skip Flash period
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once you do set the resolution in RDM, clicking it and quiting it will still retain the resolution.
in case you dont like it on the menubar.
in case you dont like it on the menubar.
Yeah, the reason there is no disclaimer on the rMB is because it runs scaled 1280x800 by default and not the x2 1152x720. I actually think that once you are scaling there isn't much more strain going up a step or two in the scaled resolutions. I honestly don't think you're going see or feel too much real world change if any at all between 1280x800 to 1440x900 to 1680x1050.
yeah i don't notice any difference toggling between resolutions and battery life/smoothness
I really am sold on 1536x960 though! 1280x800 is great when my eyes are sore from staring at every kind of screen all day every day.
this might be why I'm actually an insane stickler for screen quality, obvious tinting or bad contrast, etc.
I really am sold on 1536x960 though! 1280x800 is great when my eyes are sore from staring at every kind of screen all day every day.
this might be why I'm actually an insane stickler for screen quality, obvious tinting or bad contrast, etc.
Another HIDPI resolution
<data>AAAMYAAAB7wAAAAB</data>
1584x990, available without rdm app
Cheers
Is this resolution the same aspect as the current 1440x900?
Is there an app to scale to 1680x1050? I do not like all of this manual fiddling with system files.
Another HIDPI resolution
<data>AAAMYAAAB7wAAAAB</data>
1584x990, available without rdm app
Cheers
What is the data string for native 2304x1440? I will use that resolution occasionally.
Never used anything else than 1680x1050 since Day1. Thanks for the tip BTWEnjoying 1680x1050 again
the screen size is nice when I'm tired of 1536x960
I have installed El Capitan on my rMB, but cannot change the file as it now seems the OS has to be rooted somehow.
Anyone done this?
EDIT: found it
http://discuss.binaryage.com/t/totalspaces2-status-under-os-x-10-11-el-capitan/3828/62
Anyone done this?
EDIT: found it
http://discuss.binaryage.com/t/totalspaces2-status-under-os-x-10-11-el-capitan/3828/62
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this is from my OP as well. To go to rootless and be able to modify the file:
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...b-without-an-app.1873910/page-5#post-21434449
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...b-without-an-app.1873910/page-5#post-21434449
Quick question: on the rMB, do you need a third-party app to use the 1440x900 resolution or can that be set in the preferences pane in OS X? Cheers.
1680x1050 can be without 3rd party. 1536x960 and other customs, need 3rd party.
1440x900 is natively the highest res offered out of the box
1440x900 is natively the highest res offered out of the box
Thanks. I'm seriously considering buying this and selling it next year or two years down the road when this line matures a la the MBA line.
Does the screen blow the MBA's out of the water like I imagine it does? I simply can't deal with a poor screen anymore.
Does the screen blow the MBA's out of the water like I imagine it does? I simply can't deal with a poor screen anymore.