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Retina MacBook Pro Review: The Age of the High-Resolution PC

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Re: Retina MacBook Pro Review: The Age of the High-Resolution PC

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Post by taotetek »

stusmith1977 wrote: post #9

Does anyone else think it weird that the first mainstream hi-res displays weren't pushed by Microsoft? Let me explain... Back when WPF was still called Avalon, Microsoft were pushing the technology as a solution for the soon-to-be-arriving high-dpi displays (which, we were assured, were right around the corner). As an example, see a contemporary blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/marcelolr/archive/2004/12/03/274213..…

The "first" main stream hi-res display? I have some Sony Trinitron CRTs in my basement that would like to talk to you.

Re: Retina MacBook Pro Review: The Age of the High-Resolution PC

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Post by MetaCosm »

As someone who has used a retina display in daylight, it is unusable (bring up a black terminal, it is a goddamn mirror). It only compares favorably with the notoriously horrible apple glossy displays... well know for having some of the worst imaginable glare problems (unusable in many office overhead lighting situations). How the author found this better than the matte screen is beyond me.

That all said, I am happy about Apple pushing forward on a decoupling of resolution from perceived size... it is long overdue. That combined with apples supply chain clout, I can't wait to see more ultra-high resolution screens everywhere.

Re: Retina MacBook Pro Review: The Age of the High-Resolution PC

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Post by MetaCosm »

stusmith1977 wrote: post #9

Does anyone else think it weird that the first mainstream hi-res displays weren't pushed by Microsoft? Let me explain... Back when WPF was still called Avalon, Microsoft were pushing the technology as a solution for the soon-to-be-arriving high-dpi displays (which, we were assured, were right around the corner). As an example, see a contemporary blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/marcelolr/archive/2004/12/03/274213..…

Microsoft isn't a hardware company. Apple's supply chain dominance is what brought this to market.

Microsoft sells some rebranded hardware products (manufactured and designed by Samsung, Acer, IBM, ATI, Nvidia and Asus)... but it makes PROFIT by selling software.

Apples makes software, but it makes its PROFIT by selling hardware.

Re: Retina MacBook Pro Review: The Age of the High-Resolution PC

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Post by stusmith1977 »

taotetek wrote: post #11
stusmith1977 wrote: post #9

Does anyone else think it weird that the first mainstream hi-res displays weren't pushed by Microsoft? Let me explain... Back when WPF was still called Avalon, Microsoft were pushing the technology as a solution for the soon-to-be-arriving high-dpi displays (which, we were assured, were right around the corner). As an example, see a contemporary blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/marcelolr/archive/2004/12/03/274213..…

The "first" main stream hi-res display? I have some Sony Trinitron CRTs in my basement that would like to talk to you.

Sorry, didn't really clarify what I meant by mainstream: easily available to purchase, by non-techie consumers, from a high-street shop.

Re: Retina MacBook Pro Review: The Age of the High-Resolution PC

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Post by taotetek »

stusmith1977 wrote: post #14
taotetek wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The "first" main stream hi-res display? I have some Sony Trinitron CRTs in my basement that would like to talk to you.

Sorry, didn't really clarify what I meant by mainstream: easily available to purchase, by non-techie consumers, from a high-street shop.

Sony multiscan trinitrons weren't exotic - you could purchase them in any reasonable electronics store. I have several that go up to 2048x1536 @ 75hz. Viewsonic had monitors that did the same. While I look forward to higher resolution LCDs becoming a standard option, LCD's set us back resolution wise for quite a long time. LCD does have other advantages over CRT of course.

Re: Retina MacBook Pro Review: The Age of the High-Resolution PC

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Post by calpaterson »

MetaCosm wrote: post #13
stusmith1977 wrote: post #9

Does anyone else think it weird that the first mainstream hi-res displays weren't pushed by Microsoft? Let me explain... Back when WPF was still called Avalon, Microsoft were pushing the technology as a solution for the soon-to-be-arriving high-dpi displays (which, we were assured, were right around the corner). As an example, see a contemporary blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/marcelolr/archive/2004/12/03/274213..…

Microsoft isn't a hardware company. Apple's supply chain dominance is what brought this to market. Microsoft sells some rebranded hardware products (manufactured and designed by Samsung, Acer, IBM, ATI, Nvidia and Asus)... but it makes PROFIT by selling software. Apples makes software, but it makes its PROFIT by selling hardware.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Surface

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Natural_keyboard

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LifeCam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SideWinder

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox

Re: Retina MacBook Pro Review: The Age of the High-Resolution PC

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Post by dexen »

taotetek wrote: post #11
stusmith1977 wrote: post #9

Does anyone else think it weird that the first mainstream hi-res displays weren't pushed by Microsoft? Let me explain... Back when WPF was still called Avalon, Microsoft were pushing the technology as a solution for the soon-to-be-arriving high-dpi displays (which, we were assured, were right around the corner). As an example, see a contemporary blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/marcelolr/archive/2004/12/03/274213..…

The "first" main stream hi-res display? I have some Sony Trinitron CRTs in my basement that would like to talk to you.

Thousand times this. I still own a 22'' Trinitron (20'' working area) that beats any `FullHD' hands down, by resolution and by any other measure as well -- from lag to colorspace -- and it wasn't even top of the line back then. Heck, it even starts up faster than many LCDs.

I refused to let go of it for so long exactly because there was no LCD that would be an upgrade, with the sole exception of the expensive T221. Guess now's the time :-)

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