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I just got a brand new PB 15" and applied the system updates. So far I am in love with the thing. Very fast and working perfectly but it seems that the screen looks fuzzy to me. I have messed with the resolution some to no avail. Anyone have any suggestions?
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New Powerbook 15" and Fuzzy Screen
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hunterdorroh 
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Posted 13 August 2004 - 06:02 PM
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Posted 14 August 2004 - 05:10 AM
Are you sure that your Powerbook is set to its native resolution. LCD screens are fixed pixel displays and, as such, changing the resolution from the native resolution will make the screen blurry. Your native resolution would be the maximum selectable resolution, so make sure that is selected. Also, make sure that your colors are set to millions.
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Posted 14 August 2004 - 06:13 AM
It is set to the highest resolution and so are the colors. Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted 16 August 2004 - 06:44 AM
You're not alone . . . I switched last year and got one of the first aluminum PB G4s . . .this is something - really the only thing - I don't like about my Mac. My new Dell m600 had died after a month, but when working the screen was much brighter and crisper. It was also alot thicker, so that's likely the trade off with a PB on this issue. I usually have to have the brightness cranked almost all the way up on mine to get decent visability. (Oh yeah, my vision is perfect, so it's definitely the screen.) I've heard that this will probably reduce the life of the screen though.
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Posted 16 August 2004 - 10:56 AM
Well, all the Powerbooks currently have 100 dpi (dots per inch) screens. A lot of newer Windows laptops have higher dpi screens, some as high as 150. So yeah, you do get higher resolution with a lot of windows laptops. However, my experience with these laptops is that, even though they have higher pixel density, a lot of times the picture quality is a lot worst. The contrast is not as good and the viewing angle is more narrow. There are some Wintel laptops that have absolutely incredible screens, however, like the new Sony 17" widescreen. The Powerbooks have fallen behind the best windows laptops in terms of resolution and contrast, something that will have to be addressed in the next revision.
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