Retina Macbook Pro Scaled Resolutions all screwed up!
HI all,
I've tried everything, but my MacBook Pro's scaled resolutions are all screwed up. I usually use the second from the right (see screenshow below) however now selecting that resolution switches the display to 1024x640 (HiDPI). So instead of more space, I get significantly less than the standard retina resolution, which is really odd.
In addition to this, the highest scaled resolution is now 1440x900 (HiDPI) resolution, which is the standard Retina resolution! So there's no difference bewteen the middle setting and the one on the far right.
Screnshot: http://cl.ly/image/03311Z1I1L2r
As you can see, I have the max scaled resolution selected, but it's displaying at 1440x900.
I tried resetting PRAM, and trashing the com.apple.windowserver.plist file, but no dice.
If anyone can help I'd really, really appreciate it
Many thanks,
Marcel
Fixed it. Looks like I'd accidentally deleted some files from /System/Library/Displays/Overrides while trying to get an external display to work correctly.
To fix the issue I copied all the overrides from a friend's Retina Macbook Pro, and placed them into my overrides folder. Worked like a charm.
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Hopefully, to allay any/everyone's concerns, when an issue happens in a particular piece of software, but not in every piece of software then it is likely an issue with only that piece of software. I would not allow the Geniuses to replace your hardware in that case. You may end up spinning your wheels with no resolution to the issue.
For this I would just wait for the next release of Safari (as much of a pain in the behind as that is). -
Retina Macbook Pro sudden OSX issues
Hello guys, my retina macbook pro is driving me insane....
The computer will -simply- not execute a lot of my instructions, orders, or it simply -lol- ignores me. (skynet much?)
Anyway, it really is bothering me and here is a rundown of issues I have -so far- experienced
a) No control over resolution. I keep changing the resolution to "best for retina" but when I reboot , the system just doesnt care and changes the resolution to "more space".
b) No control over login items. No matter what changes I make, removing entirely the programs using the "minus" icon (not just unticking the items), it never makes a change when I reboot the computer. It still lists all the items I removed.
c) Finder boots up every time the computer is on and with the applications folder poping up. I tried removing the finder.plist from the preferences but it doesnt matter the computer still pops up the applications folder when I boot up.
d) I cannot even change the desktop background and make the option stick after a reboot. I choose another desktop and everything seems alright, then I reboot, and it switches back to the one it is "stuck" with.
e) Iphoto needs to repair the library every time I open the application.... no matter what...
f) I noticed that the system and specifically the kernel task is taking up much more ram than before. With a fresh boot my computer normally had 6.20 GB of free Ram available and kernel took up about 700MB. Now when I boot, the free memory has droped to around 5.40GB free and kernel takes up about 1.20 GB
I tried reseting the PRAM and SMC but without success.
Any help will be really appreciated, I know all things must be connected to each other, there must be a single reason that causes all this mess, probably a preferences file or system file... anyone can help me because this really drives me insane and I really dont want to go through all this reinstalling ML thing....I am logged in as admin. I deleted some preference files for the login and now I do have control over login items, yet the rest of the issues still persist.
I am repairing permissions and yet no problem has been found. Only an ACL thing that was repaired as it says. -
Retina MacBook Pro screen(Samsung) compared to 2010 MBP screen
I was doing some comparison between my Samsung retina MBP and a Mid 2010 glossy 15" MBP in a room lit with daylight. The quality in the screen is amazingly better and I am not referring to the resolution improvement.
Both are using the standard color display profile, 10.8.2, and Safari 6. (rMBP = retina version below)
white saturation test: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/white.php
rMBP: only 254 is not disinguishable from nearly every angle.
MBP: you can only distinguish up to 248 with 0 degree viewing angle. Only when you start looking 60+ degrees off center can you distinguish up to 251 but then you have severe color distortion.
Black level test: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php
rMBP: Easily pick out down to 8. If I look hard enough I can distinguish down to 5. In dark room can barely make out down to 3.
MBP: Easily down to 7 and down to 5 if you change viewing angle.
Contrast: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast.php
rMPB: see equal steps in brightness across entire range
MBP: past 24 the bars look fairly uniform and not easy to distinguish steps, last 2 bars are saturated
Viewing angle: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/viewing_angle.php
rMPB: red text on entire screen at 0 degree viewing angle with little to no change of text at different viewing angles
MBP: Looking at 0 degree viewing angle the text appears all different shades of red depending on what part of the window you look at. Look like black striped text at top of window and the correct "red" at bottom when viewing angle centered in middle of screen.retina macbook pro late 2013 13 inch:
white saturation test: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/white.php
rMBP: All them are distinguishable, but you should look very close to see the 254.
Black level test: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php
rMBP: with brightness set to highest, I can't see first 5 squares in a room with daylight condition.
Contrast: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast.php
rMPB: with brightness set to highest, bar 1 is still not distinguishable from background.
This is my first laptop, I thought is should be much better, since I had heard that the screen is jaw-dropping, eye-popping, But it is not at all something special, my old, low resolution, cheap LG computer monitor is better in some of the tests.
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