The fix for pixelated imagery is relatively simple, but it requires web site creators to make 2x scale versions of their images, but display them at the original 1-to-1 pixel size. Even the Google logo looks pixelated on the MacBook Pro with Retina, while everything else is so crisp and “Retina-esque”. Contrast that with a Retina display which commonly has 4 pixels in the space that used to occupy 1 pixel.įor a device that has pinching and zooming like an iPad, 1-to-1 pixel imagery is livable, but the 15″ MacBook Pro with Retina display isn’t a Multi-touch screen that promotes zooming, so the pixelated issue of 1-to-1 pixel imagery is very much an issue. The reason for this is that images on the web are made for 1-to-1 (1 pixel = 1 pixel) displays.

The downside to iPad’s Retina display is that while text and other Retina-friendly imagery is razor sharp, images made for 1-to-1 pixel displays like almost all imagery on the web looks blurry, pixelated, or low resolution in comparison to the razor sharp look everything else has. The iPad’s Retina display presents print like resolution at a large size with razor sharpness. The iPhone’s Retina display empowers the user to see and read small items on a small screen. I love Retina displays… on Multi-touch devices, they’re awesome.

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