blurry ibook and powerbook screens?

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does anyone here agree that the ibook and powerbook screens aren't quite as sharp (text wise) as some pc laptops? I was in a store today and saw a toshiba and compaq laptop that had super razor sharp lcd's....

I hope the ibook G5 will be sharper when it hits market one day...
 
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stevescivic said:

Don't know why you are thinking about it yet....Maybe Mid-late 2006
 
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trpnmonkey41 said:
Don't know why you are thinking about it yet....Maybe Mid-late 2006
boo! that's too long!

I was reading a few articles and it would be quite indicative that there will be no g5 notebook for quite some time.

When did apple revamp their entry level ibook g4?
 
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stevescivic said:
does anyone here agree that the ibook and powerbook screens aren't quite as sharp (text wise) as some pc laptops?

Yup, Sony makes some amazing laptop screens so does Compaq/HP with their Xbrite models. I am sure Apple will change theirs eventually.

I would be happy if Apple released a dual core G4 Powerbook, don't really need a G5.
 
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stevescivic said:
does anyone here agree that the ibook and powerbook screens aren't quite as sharp (text wise) as some pc laptops? I was in a store today and saw a toshiba and compaq laptop that had super razor sharp lcd's....

I hope the ibook G5 will be sharper when it hits market one day...


The screen resolution is generally higher on the upper-end PC laptops. The 17-inch pbook goes to 1440x900 resolution (widescreen format), while some PC displays will have a native resolution of 1600x1200 even if the screen itself is smaller. That is why they appear sharper.

Also, Windows XP has font anti-aliasing turned off by default, while OSX has it turned on, so the text would appear smoother under OSX. That could be part of it.
 
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stevescivic said:
does anyone here agree that the ibook and powerbook screens aren't quite as sharp (text wise) as some pc laptops? I was in a store today and saw a toshiba and compaq laptop that had super razor sharp lcd's....

I hope the ibook G5 will be sharper when it hits market one day...
 
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Thud said:
The screen resolution is generally higher on the upper-end PC laptops. The 17-inch pbook goes to 1440x900 resolution (widescreen format), while some PC displays will have a native resolution of 1600x1200 even if the screen itself is smaller.

Yeah, my 14in PC laptop screen goes to 1400x1050, more pixels than even a 17in PB.
 
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mynameis said:
Yeah, my 14in PC laptop screen goes to 1400x1050, more pixels than even a 17in PB.

Wow! That's 125 PPI! I wish my eyes were as good as yours.

In case you're wondering:
12" iBook/PowerBook - 106 PPI default (highest of any current model)
14" iBook - 91 PPI default (lowest of any current model)
15" PowerBook - 101 PPI
17" PowerBook - 100 PPI (Same as 17" iMac)
20" Cinema - 99 PPI (Same as 20" iMac)
23" Cinema - 98 PPI

Apple shoots for ~100 PPI on all its displays.
Apple Computer said:
After years of experience, Apple engineers have discovered the ideal resolution to display both sharp text and graphics — a pixel density of about 100 pixels per inch (ppi).
 
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100PPI is fine as long as fonts are anti-aliased.

In anything that's real-time 3D, 100PPI is definitely going to look jaggy unless the graphics chip is doing at least 4-sample full-scene antialiasing.


It's not that Apple has determined that 100PPI is the ideal resolution for all applications... only that it's the most cost-effective.
 

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