[dchiang]

I recently upgraded from a TiBook (with the older 1152x768 screen) to an AlBook and am finding that the new display, even though it looks much better, is harder on my eyes. I've had trouble with desktop LCD displays before, but my old TiBook display was always fine. I can't figure out if it's the brightness, or resolution, or color, or font smoothing, or what. Has anyone else had similar issues?

[Cadaver]

Time for the optometrist, I think.
Might be the smaller size of the text on your new machine straining your eyes more than the larger text on your old TiBook (1280x854 vs. 1152x768), both at 15"). New machine has a higher DPI.

[dchiang]

Originally Posted by Cadaver

Time for the optometrist, I think.

Didn't go that long ago!

Might be the smaller size of the text on your new machine straining your eyes more than the larger text on your old TiBook (1280x854 vs. 1152x768), both at 15"). New machine has a higher DPI.

I thought about that as well. But the difference seems rather small, even when I place the displays side-by-side.

For now, I will experiment with different color profiles...the look of antialiased text seems to be pretty sensitive to the color calibration.

Sorry for posting this in the wrong forum!