Wednesday, December 14th 2011
Apple Working on Retina Display for Macbook Pro
Apple sure knows how to surprise us when it comes to display advancements, be it its retina display on iPhone products, 2560 x 1440 pixels in 27-inch monitors (Apple was first to market with that density), or talk of 2048 x 1536 pixels native resolution with the next generation iPad. This latest news is bound to shock and awe. Apparently, Apple is working with upstream suppliers to develop a retina display for its Macbook Pro products. As early as in Q2 2012, Apple will launch a new Macbook Pro with 2880 x 1800 pixels (that's more pixels than even the costliest of today's 30-inch displays can manage). More importantly, it's a return to the 16:10 aspect ratio. It will achieve this without upscaling display dimensions. Meanwhile, Apple's PC competitors ASUS and Acer plan 1920 x 1080 display notebooks around that time.
Source:
DigiTimes
57 Comments on Apple Working on Retina Display for Macbook Pro
I can't wait for Windows laptops to have this and desktop monitors. This will hopefully finally kickstart the trend for better than 1080p desktop monitors that we've been stuck with for too long. Finally, Apple does something that I full agree with. :)
1920x1080 on a 15" is already an eyesore btw,
That being said, I dont game on my phone, pad, pod, or laptop. So by all means, keep pushing upward in that dept.
If only Apple would stop smoking pot on the beach trying to surf in the ocean with their cars as surfboards then they would finally figure out "great idea the retina display needs a video card" or we "Apple" would have another failure laptop that customers hate and is stupid enough to buy. :nutkick:
For God's sake Apple please please put a video card 7950~7990 into your crApples MBP's just like all other laptop makers are doing.
I want Apple to Come out with a 2X" Retina display :D I have 2000$ for the day that it comes xD
Both the 15" and 17" have gpus in them. Try doing a little research before making statements like that.
That said, it's about time somebody is stepping up the pixel density.
Also this statement is completely false, "2560 x 1440 pixels in 27-inch monitors (Apple was first to market with that density)." Dell U2711 with 2560x1440 resolution, release date 11/30/2009. Cinema display release date 7/27/2010. Over 7 months that Dell was marketing 2560x1440 and Apple gets all the credit?
Regarding the retina display, how much pixel density is too much? I mean, I support this, but there is no reason to do this on such a small monitor. That, and we don't have anything better than 1080p to watch...