Resolution of MacBook Pro display - always this fuzzy??

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Resolution of MacBook Pro display - always this fuzzy??

I should have done my homework, but...

I'm very sensitive to the fuzziness of the MacBook Pro display (especially the nearly grey and poorly defined letters on Word) and, to tell the truth, it's making my stomach turn and giving me a headache. I just received this computer through work, can't return it, and I'm stuck with it for three years now. what can I do or purchase to make the display CRYSTAL CLEAR (as in laser print quality)?

Will an external monitor help? Which one?

How can my iPod touch look so brilliant and this $2,500 laptop so archaic?

Thanks for any and all help,
Ants

MacBook Pro 15', Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Aug 17, 2008 12:07 PM

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Answer 1

stedman1

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Aug 17, 2008 2:29 PM in response to antslovehoney

Hi antslovehoney: I would guess that the display isn't set to it's native resolution or it may be slightly zoomed. Both scenarios will make for a very ugly display. Check your display settings and make sure it isn't zoomed and check with more info.

Good Luck
Stedman

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Answer 2

Aug 21, 2008 11:56 AM in response to antslovehoney

The reason your iPod Touch looks sharper is that it has a much higher pixel density than the MBP. Your iPod's screen is 163 ppi (pixels per inch) versus 110 ppi for the MBP. However, if it looks very fuzzy, I would agree with the other responder that your resolution isn't set to the screen's native resolution (1440 x 900) or that you are zoomed in (press control and scroll down on your mouse scroll wheel or two-fingered scroll on with the trackpad).

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