Mac Book Pro 17 inch screen - resolution??????

I have just been told by an Apple help line that if I buy the Mac Book pro with the 17 inch screen and choose the "high resolution screen" option, then I am stuck with that resolution and it can't be changed onscreen to a lower res? This can't be correct surely???? Surely I can use the display settings to go to a lower res. if I don't like the higher setting???

Hi! I'm not sure if you would be able to switch to a lower resolution, but I don't think you want to do it. Unlike old CRT-monitors, flat planels have a native resolution, and if you set them to another res, what you are doing is just resizing the picture (the monitor ONLY works at native resolution), therefore losing quality.

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