Anti-Glare 1680x1050 Resolution Question

Hello Gang,
I have a question, please. I have had anti-glare 15" MBP for years and after using my wifes new Glossy Screen MPB I know I would hate it so I am going to purchase a new anti-glare MBP, However, they do not seem to come in native 1440X900 Resolution anymore. Since my local Apple Stores do not have one to test out can anyone tell me if the text on the native 1680X1050 models is really that mush smaller? My eyes have just settled into a new pair if biofocals so I would hate to have go through that all over again.
Yes, I know the resolution can be changed but it never really looks good when you can from the native resolution.
TIA,
James

clintonfrombirmingham wrote:
I don't have one of the new anti-glare HD models, but I am assuming (and hoping that someone will jump in and correct me if I'm wrong) that resolution can be set lower, just as in any Mac model. Look at the 'supported resolutions' on this page - http://support.apple.com/kb/SP649.
Regards,
Clinton
The native resolution is 1680x1050, changing it will result in signficantly lower quality, this is not a solution.

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I tried to delete this but I don't see how.
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