Sore, itchy, red eyes !

Perhaps you should contact Apple or take a trip to the local Apple store. The MacBook display should be crisp, clear, and bright.

Make sure you have the resolution set for the maximum available. I have noticed when you go lower type seems blurred and colors slightly faded.

To check:
1-Go to System Preferences in the Dock.
2-Click Display.
3-Click Display tab.
4-Check to make sure the resolution is at maximum.
5-Under Colors make sure it is set to Millions.
6-Click Colors tab.
7-Under Display Profile you can change and see the differences in the background. You can also Calibrate your monitor from the Calibrate tab on the right hand side.

I hope this helps.

I think the problem is when I am comparing the MAcBook to my other laptop, i've been used to a certain size and i beleive the TOshiba screen is much brighter and vivid than the MacBook

A Toshiba display brighter and more vivid than the MacBook? I doubt it. But as has already been suggested, make sure you have the MacBook display set to 1280x800. Unlike CRTs, an LCD has one native display and all other sizes will be interpolated resulting in fuzziness.

How does bringing my MB to an apple store help if i didnt buy it from that store?

All Apple resellers are required to perform warranty service. A tech or salesperson can look at the computer and immediately tell you if it is operating normally or should be repaired.

Hey Jorel.

I forgot to mention but under the Display tab there is a brightness slider that should allow you to increase brightness. If you haven't already, try that.

silly thought, but is it possible your screen isn't at maximum resolution, because that can make the text fuzzy

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I think its a known fact....well from what i've heard from several people and i can attest to this since my dads toshiba is the same. Toshiba apparently make the best screens out there in the laptop market. Maybe thats why?...then again you may just be having a hard time downgrading from a 15.4 to a 13.3" display?

I did compare my black book to other laptop screen (HP cn9600, ze5400, Sony Vaio PG545, Acer travelmate, etc), too bad I don't have toshiba as reference here and I'm not saying that my MacBook screen is the best, but I like it and still readable and viewable..

Look like you already have a good comparison and your eyes like the Toshiba better, and even when you went to apple store, you said that it all looks with the same problems to you.

So I believe it is the apple standard lcd that is not comfortable enough for your eyes, not that your MacBook or the whole MAcBook production have problem.

So it is an individual preference for what I can say.

Just try the MacBook using windows xp, maybe it will shows similarity, since the nuance from Windows are similar rather to compare it from OS X interface screen (light bluish) to Windows interface screen (dark bluish). Or tyr to spanning it to external lcd to see if the glossy lcd screen you don't like, or the way os X projected the screen and managed the color management that is not as you expected.

Good Luck.

To me your screenshots prove the exact opposite