New MBP and heat

I just got the new 2.5GHz MacBook Pro and so far I love it.
I was an owner of the original MacBook Pros (Core Duo) when they first came out and like many people I wasn`t very happy with the heat it generated. So I traded that in for an iMac which I was using ever since and after a couple of years of waiting I decided to give the new MacBook pros a chance.
The difference in heat is quite astonishing . My old macbook pro used to be around 70+ C when using photoshop and around 60 + C when just browsing. The new MBP is only around 50C when using photoshop and around 40C when browsing. Quite the difference I think.
The only down side I find is that the screen isn`t quite as vibrant in color as on my iMac and I also noticed that when viewing Front Row movie trailers they seem a bit low res. Sometimes I can see some large pixels on the screen.
Does anyone else think that the trailers aren`t as sharp as on older macs or is it just me.

The new MBPs do run noticeably cooler than the Santa Rosa (and and earlier) models. It's the quietest Apple laptop that I have ever owned.
As for the display, it looks just as good as my parents' 24" aluminum iMac's.

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