Macbook Pro... HD? - Blu-ray Forum

Cinemaddict · 02-04-2008, 06:08 AM

I bought a MacBook Pro last year. Is it cabable of displaying high definition? When I download a trailer in 1080p...am I actually seeing it in 1080p? Looks darn good to me, but is it really HD?

Thanks.

maxcalvino · 02-04-2008, 06:14 AM

only if you got the 17"inch version with the HD screen(+$100) is the only screen that have 1920x1200

2blu2 · 02-05-2008, 11:02 PM

Macbook Pro's are HD but not exactly 1080p.

There are two displays on macbook pro.
15" 1440 x 900 resolution
17" 1680 x 1050 pixels

1080P is 1920x1080

To put everything in comparison
DVD = 640x480 = 307200 pixels (15% of 1080p)
720p = 1280x720 = 921600pixels (44% of 1080p)
15" Macbook = 1440x900 = 1296000 pixels (63% of 1080p)
17" Macbook = 1680x1050 = 1764000 pixels (85% of 1080p)
1080p = 1920x1080 = 2073600 pixels.

So. Yes Macbook is HD. No it is not 1080p. It is a substantial boost over DVD (about 4x to 5x as many pixels).

X-Ninja · 02-05-2008, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2blu2

Macbook Pro's are HD but not exactly 1080p.

There are two displays on macbook pro.
15" 1440 x 900 resolution
17" 1680 x 1050 pixels

1080P is 1920x1080

To put everything in comparison
DVD = 640x480 = 307200 pixels (15% of 1080p)
720p = 1280x720 = 921600pixels (44% of 1080p)
15" Macbook = 1440x900 = 1296000 pixels (63% of 1080p)
17" Macbook = 1680x1050 = 1764000 pixels (85% of 1080p)
1080p = 1920x1080 = 2073600 pixels.

So. Yes Macbook is HD. No it is not 1080p. It is a substantial boost over DVD (about 4x to 5x as many pixels).

Ha! sombody did their research today!

This seems dead on.

02-04-2008, 06:08 AM	#1
Cinemaddict Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:49 Blu-ray reviews:1	Macbook Pro... HD? I bought a MacBook Pro last year. Is it cabable of displaying high definition? When I download a trailer in 1080p...am I actually seeing it in 1080p? Looks darn good to me, but is it really HD? Thanks.

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02-04-2008, 06:14 AM	#2
maxcalvino Member Member since:Oct 2007	only if you got the 17"inch version with the HD screen(+$100) is the only screen that have 1920x1200

02-05-2008, 11:02 PM	#3
2blu2 Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	Macbook Pro's are HD but not exactly 1080p. There are two displays on macbook pro. 15" 1440 x 900 resolution 17" 1680 x 1050 pixels 1080P is 1920x1080 To put everything in comparison DVD = 640x480 = 307200 pixels (15% of 1080p) 720p = 1280x720 = 921600pixels (44% of 1080p) 15" Macbook = 1440x900 = 1296000 pixels (63% of 1080p) 17" Macbook = 1680x1050 = 1764000 pixels (85% of 1080p) 1080p = 1920x1080 = 2073600 pixels. So. Yes Macbook is HD. No it is not 1080p. It is a substantial boost over DVD (about 4x to 5x as many pixels).

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