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MBP vs. MB

I've been holding off buying a new MacBook Pro until WWDC, and if this is true, the lack of a Firewire port has now become the one single reason I would consider a MBP instead of the MB.

2.4GHz Aluminum, bought in December 2008.

2008, Week 45
9C8C
EDID: B133EW04 V0 (which is AUO)

Hi, im new to this forum, well as you may have guessed <---

But i thought i would join in on all this. I will post some pictures soon with the new screen. I have:

Manufacturer: 00000610
Model: 00009A5
Manufacture Date: C3B1A800

Can somebody do some side-by-side comparison MB vs MBP as far as viewing angle is concerned?

Having gone through 4 of the newer MBAs with issues like this https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/703534/ , I'd add a pound in weight anyday if the screen viewing angles are as good as the original MBA.

That would make this uMB 9CA5 the best value notebook on the market if the screens are as good as they seem to be.

on my 2.4GHz unibody macbook

9C89
LG Philips
LP133WX2-TLC1

supposedly a bad screen but looks damn fine to me.

Just got my macbook yesterday, sent to me from my college. 9CA7 screen looks pretty incredible right out of the box, side by side with my girlfriends MBP I can't tell the difference. I haven't looked at what screen she has though.

9c8c

Using the 9C8C and Manufacture date is C3C41D00.

The serial number is 00000000, so what does it mean?

hellfire88 said:

In the side-by-side shots the "newer" 9CA5 is on the left whereas the 9C89 is on the right.

Going top-left to bottom-right, the solo shots are the 9CA5 first, then the 9C89
Hope these shots help as a basic comparison.

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Thanks for the info. You confuzed me though. As i look them here

the right one has better colours.

If they're still 6-bit panels, does it really matter?

Apple needs to suck it up and provide good displays in all models. If we're paying a price premium, we ought to get better than "cheap 6-bit TN crap."

Yea I posted those comparison shots and its funny how my pic is used in some guys blog, never had that happen before lol.

Yea sorry for the poor picture quality I have some crappy Canon A520 from a few years ago. I've been real busy lately so haven't checked this thread but I'll try to take some more comparison shots between my newer uMB 2.4 with the 9CA5 screen and my older uMB 2.0 with the 9C89 screen.

I'm no expert at screen quality so I can't say which one has "better looking colors" but some posters after viewing my pics say the 9C89 is better for colors (the 9C89 is on the right in all the pics). I do know that the 9CA5 has much deeper blacks though so when I watch movies with many dark scenes it looks great versus the washed out "Grey color" on the 9C89. When the screen is black I can't really tell where the screen borders with the black border on the LCD screen so I guess that's good. My uMB 2.4 came with a tiny nick on one of the corners of the LCD lid and the back hinges aren't even (one side has a bigger gap than the other) but I'm quite happy with the 9CA5 screen so I figured I'd just keep this unit despite its 2 minor cosmetic issues for fear of playing the "LCD panel lottery" and swapping it out for another unit with potentially a different model screen).

By the way SPEEDwithJJ. did you end up getting another unibody Macbook after you sold your older one with the 9C89 screen? If so, what screen did you get on your new unit?

So, with all of these new panels being discovered.... I'm sure all of us MBA owners are dying to know:

Any lines?

If they're FINALLY using panels without those frickin lines already.. I'll take my v2 MBA in for a screen replacement. Been waiting patiently for them to get their act together.

Also curious about hot spots, shadows/inconsistent backlighting, etc...

Isn't it funny that everyone write about better panels but no one actually can prove it? The problem was terrible viewing angle, not colors. The only difference I see in the photo above is difference color calibration, that's it. Can somebody please go to the AppleStore and make some photos from different angles?

I don't get all these comments about viewing angles. I must be the only person in the world who views their MacBook head-on.

testcard said:

I don't get all these comments about viewing angles. I must be the only person in the world who views their MacBook head-on.

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The problem is that if you change the angle even slightly color changes dramatically. I don't want to adjust my monitor constantly to match my position.

So, can anybody with new MB screen make few photos/video from different viewing angles?

This video is from a MR forum member. He just bought a Macbook with the new screen. The new screen is awesome. I saw it for myself at the Apple store, it was a 9CA5. The viewing angles don't wash out like the older crap screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2es0ryPrnk

HLdan said:

This video is from a MR forum member. He just bought a Macbook with the new screen. The new screen is awesome. I saw it for myself at the Apple store, it was a 9CA5. The viewing angles don't wash out like the older crap screen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2es0ryPrnk

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Nice, that's what I was talking about!

Now I just have to sell my uMBP...

...well, this is the first thing that makes the base UMB come close to being a better value than the whitebook...

I am curious about those that say they bought them recently but have the 9C89, did you buy it directly from Apple Online or from the retail channel?

Having just returned my 17" MBP because it was just too big for casual use, I see a new uMB in my near future. Having used its gorgeous screen it really makes a mockery of my late 06 MacBook. Far too dark, uneven lighting and lastly far too yellow.

Now will they update the line at / or soon after WWDC?

I wonder what type of display are in the new aluminum 13" macbook pros. Is anyone live close to an apple store that can check?

jhch50 said:

I wonder what type of display are in the new aluminum 13" macbook pros. Is anyone live close to an apple store that can check?

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Probably the same ones they put in the 13" MB last month. 9CA5/6/7/8, with 5 and 8 being the best I believe.

NewMacbookPlz said:

Probably the same ones they put in the 13" MB last month. 9CA5/6/7/8, with 5 and 8 being the best I believe.

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actually yeah. When I went to best buy (the first vendor I wanted to buy my macbook from), they still had the 9C89 on display, and I thought it looked OKAY. But then Apple came back with the back to school sale, and I decided to buy from my local apple store. I checked the display's screen model, and it was 9CA5, and it was SOOO much better than the 9C89. I was actually lucky enough to get that one when I bought mine. My cousin has the 9CA6, which is still pretty good, but mine def. has richer colors

I'm dying to find out what displays they are using on the new 13" MacBook Pros. Anyone find a site that posted hands on pics with the new computers? Usually Gizmodo and Engadget do but they are lagging. I really want to see a review of these, or at least some initial impressions.