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Old November 10, 2007, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Superkid11 View Post
Whoa, I can't imagine anything that small.
Right now I'm on 1024x768 just to get used to higher res. What's the lowest res on a Macbook pro?(I'm assuming Macbook pro and iMac screens are in any way similar)
They're not really, but here's a tip: never run an LCD at anything lower than its optimum resolution. Everything becomes blurry and pixelated and generally sucktastic (not to mention it being a general pet peeve of mine). LCD screens are designed to run at one (and only one) resolution. They can extrapolate for lower resolutions if you need to, but you should always run at the highest resolution that your monitor supports.

The 15" MacBook Pro is designed to run at 1440x900, and the 17" MacBook Pro is designed to run at 1680x1050 by default. There is also a 17" model that supports 1920x1200. The 20" iMac is designed to run at 1680x1050, and the 24" iMac is designed to run at 1920x1200. You better start getting used to a lot higher than 1024x768.

(For the record, you can lower the resolution on the MacBook Pro all the way to 640x480. Not sure about the iMac. But if you run at anything other than the optimum resolution and abuse your Mac like that, I will hate you forever. )

Originally Posted by Recurring Villain View Post
What about that video of Bioshock running on a Mac you showed me?
I'm not talking about games, I'm talking about general operating resolutions.

Originally Posted by Recurring Villain View Post
I see your computer is running Windows 95.

Also, way to lie about your screen resolution. That screenshot clearly shows that your computer is in fact running at 1280x1024.

Last edited by Danny Stewart; November 10, 2007 at 11:15 PM
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