High resolution monitors and editing???

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I edit on a MBP retina with screen resolution set to "best" which is ~ 1/2 of max. But LR and PS are running in high resolution which makes 100% view about 1/2 the size of on the web and other programs (like the preview app).
The net result is that images on the web at 100% look worse than they do when editing at 100% (granted, they are twice the size and not generally viewable in entirety at 100%).

This brings me to a quandary... I used to think 50% view was fine for print editing, is that now 100%? And 100% was necessary for some large display situations and 100% view on the web, is that now 200%? I could run PS/LR in low resolution mode which matches everything else, would that be advisable? Or is using the higher resolution of the monitor better?

What do others do? Is it a game of "lowest common denominator" and "web standards"? What are those these days?
 
ecoleman said:
I edit on a Retina display at recommended res. Everything looks fine on the web and print. I think you maybe overthinking things.
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ecoleman said:
What? I edit on a Retina display at recommended res. Everything looks fine on the web and print. I think you maybe overthinking things.
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What versions are you running? Are you running them in high resolution mode?
It wasn't until LR5(something) and CC2015 that the programs would run in high resolution on a Mac/retina. For a while I had a "mismatch" between LR5 (high res) and PS CS6 (low res) which took me a while to figure out.
 
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I run CC so have the latest versions of both. I don't run LR in the highest res as I find it all to small. I just use the default recommended res.
 
Yeah, if I set LR/PS to run in low resolution they will use the screen settings instead of native/max resolution... maybe that is the best choice (I've never seen it "recommended" though).
 
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