Quality of MBP 17 (1920x1200) high-res screen at lower res (1680x1050)?

Just about to buy a 17-inch MBP and intend to generally use it at 1680x1050. But I would sometimes benefit from use (Final Cut Pro) at 1920x1200, so I'm considering the high-res option.
But I worry that the 1920x1200 native version may not be sharp at a non-native 1680x1050. I would buy the high-res version ONLY if it was equally sharp at 1680x1050. Any 1920x1200 users out there who can comment?
Thanks much,
Bradley

I don't need to specifically work at 1680x1050, it's just what I choose as an example because it's the native res of non high-res 17-inch screen. The issue here is that I'm a film editor who would benefit from high-res for FCP, but I'm also a writer, and I don't want to be working with text that small (not to mention just general use and the GUI) for the rest of my life. No, using larger fonts won't suffice -- I don't want to write in large type, then have to downsize when I send it out, etc. That would not work. I'd rather pass on the 1680x1050. I have big screens for most editing ...
Sounds already like the answer is that native-is-native. Expect the screen to work very well at whatever its native res is. Switching to other resolutions involves a trade off. OK. I get it.

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