Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Click and drag the
Brightness
slider to set the display brightness.
Mac Pro adjusts the screen to the new brightness.
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If you do not want Mac Pro to adjust the brightness based on the ambient light,
deselect the
Automatically adjust brightness
option ( changes to ).
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What do the resolution numbers mean?
The resolution numbers are expressed in
pixels
, short for picture elements, which are the
individual dots that make up what you see on your Mac Pro's screen, arranged in rows and
columns. So a resolution of 1440 × 900 means that the display is using 1,440-pixel rows
and 900-pixel columns.
Why do some resolutions also include the word stretched?
Most older displays use an aspect ratio (width to the height) of 4:3. However, most new
Mac Pro displays use an aspect ratio of 16:10, which is called
widescreen
. Resolutions de-
