2013 Air Samsung vs LG Display Redux

themacmeister · Jun 15, 2013, 01:01 PM

Sorry to bring this back, but I gots to know! Do the new Haswell Airs have new displays or is it the same as 2012? Is anyone getting Samsung displays or is it LG across the board now? New owners please chime in.

Appledreamer · Jun 15, 2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by themacmeister

Sorry to bring this back, but I gots to know! Do the new Haswell Airs have new displays or is it the same as 2012? Is anyone getting Samsung displays or is it LG across the board now? New owners please chime in.

i have the LG screen. LP133WP1-TJA7

teeps18 · Jun 15, 2013, 01:59 PM

LSN133BT01A02, I believe this is a Samsung screen?

Dlanod · Jun 15, 2013, 02:26 PM

I have an LSN one - A Samsung I believe. I picked one up yesterday from my local Apple Store and when I got home and I was setting it up I notice a problem with the left shift key. It was making a weird clicking noise and was wobbling. The screen also seemed washed out and pixelated.

I took it back due to the key and the replacement is fine and definitely has a far superior screen. I can only assume the first one was an LG screen but I didn't check.

Appledreamer · Jun 15, 2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dlanod

I have an LSN one - A Samsung I believe. I picked one up yesterday from my local Apple Store and when I got home and I was setting it up I notice a problem with the left shift key. It was making a weird clicking noise and was wobbling. The screen also seemed washed out and pixelated.

I took it back due to the key and the replacement is fine and definitely has a far superior screen. I can only assume the first one was an LG screen but I didn't check.

Well i have the LG screen and i can say it is simply beautiful. I must be lucky. I have not saw a Samsung one but i am happy with what i have got, i cant see it being any better.

coolio93 · Jun 15, 2013, 06:31 PM

I have the ultimate model i7/512/8gb and I have samsung screen. It's beautiful

silverf1re · Jun 15, 2013, 09:01 PM

Y my screen was very washed out when i got it, after calibrating it is acceptable/good. Not great. I will see in the next 14 days if its something that I want to live with. LG screen.

RowellE · Jun 17, 2013, 03:49 PM

I just checked mine and I have an LG. Is there any way to exchange it for a Samsung?

HiDEF · Jun 17, 2013, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by RowellE

I just checked mine and I have an LG. Is there any way to exchange it for a Samsung?

I doubt it. Its hit or miss with the displays.

sk3tch · Jun 17, 2013, 03:57 PM

What's the command to determine which display type you have?

HiDEF · Jun 17, 2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sk3tch

What's the command to determine which display type you have?

I copied this from another thread so no sure if it works.

Open up the Terminal and copy and paste this - ioreg -lw0 | grep IODisplayEDID | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6

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Here's the link to the thread http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...hlight=display

sk3tch · Jun 17, 2013, 04:12 PM

^ Thanks!

Here's my result:

B116XW05 V7
Color LCD

Seammal · Jun 17, 2013, 04:20 PM

Could you guys post what is the config of your machine those who have posted the type of display?

RowellE · Jun 17, 2013, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HiDEF

I doubt it. Its hit or miss with the displays.

Thanks for the reply.

It's very unfortunate. I hope it's just that my specific configuration gets the LG displays and not just a thing where random laptops get either display paying such a high price for these laptops should get us the better displays of the two.

Seammal · Jun 17, 2013, 04:29 PM

Though is LG really worse than the Samsung after calibration? There are corrected color profiles floating around the web, is the LG worse even after using that?

Quote:

Originally Posted by RowellE

Thanks for the reply.

It's very unfortunate. I hope it's just that my specific configuration gets the LG displays and not just a thing where random laptops get either display paying such a high price for these laptops should get us the better displays of the two.

Neeyul · Jun 17, 2013, 05:29 PM

Just received my 13" this morning equipped with the LG display. Noticed the colors were a little washed out, and picked up one of those color calibration profiles. Looks great now!

HiDEF · Jun 17, 2013, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Neeyul

Just received my 13" this morning equipped with the LG display. Noticed the colors were a little washed out, and picked up one of those color calibration profiles. Looks great now!

Where can we locate these color calibration profiles?

techn0lady · Jun 17, 2013, 05:40 PM

Relevant

lshirase · Jun 17, 2013, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neeyul

Just received my 13" this morning equipped with the LG display. Noticed the colors were a little washed out, and picked up one of those color calibration profiles. Looks great now!

Same here! It looks wonderful.

PM me with your email if you want my calibration profile.

paulrbeers · Jun 17, 2013, 09:18 PM

My previous 2011 MBA was an LG monitor, and my new 2013 is a Samsung. Frankly, after using it for 1.5+ years, I actually now prefer the LG. The Samsung feels bluish. So really, as posted above.... Both are fine monitors and just be happy with whatever you got. Either way, you'll most likely get used to it. I think it's more to do with the perception that the Samsung is some amazing screen and so everything sees their LG as crap.

When the 2011's came out, It was all about if you have the Toshiba SSD you were screwed (it was slower than the Samsung) and if you had the LG screen you were screwed..... Guess what? My 2011 was a Toshiba/LG and it was such a great laptop that I bought the 2013. Who cares, it's all benchmarks and opinions. Whether your MBA boots up in 15 or 16 seconds, who cares? Same with the screen.... Just sayin.

mj1108 · Jun 17, 2013, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neeyul

Just received my 13" this morning equipped with the LG display. Noticed the colors were a little washed out, and picked up one of those color calibration profiles. Looks great now!

Out of curiosity, which profile did you download and use?

Neeyul · Jun 17, 2013, 10:19 PM

I used this display calibration profile. It's super easy to install.

Made it beautifully rich and crisp, and it was made by a MacRumors forum member.

1BadMac · Jun 17, 2013, 11:30 PM

I had the Samsung on my 2012. I have the LG (LP133WP1-TJA7) on my '13. After the color calibration, looks the same to me. The LG looked slightly washed out after my restore, but it's fine now. Pics in Aperture look crisp and text is just as legible as I remember.

Verix · Jun 18, 2013, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neeyul

I used this display calibration profile. It's super easy to install.

Made it beautifully rich and crisp, and it was made by a MacRumors forum member.

I'll mirror this profile for personal reference just in case it'd go down
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9h1i94h5ki3glbc

techn0lady · Jun 18, 2013, 03:58 PM

ultimate model and have an LG screen which looks just fine as far as I can tell

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neeyul

I used this display calibration profile. It's super easy to install.

Made it beautifully rich and crisp, and it was made by a MacRumors forum member.

For which make and model LCD screen was that profile made?

Jun 15, 2013, 01:01 PM	#1
themacmeister macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2011	2013 Air Samsung vs LG Display Redux Sorry to bring this back, but I gots to know! Do the new Haswell Airs have new displays or is it the same as 2012? Is anyone getting Samsung displays or is it LG across the board now? New owners please chime in.
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Jun 15, 2013, 02:26 PM	#4
Dlanod macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK	I have an LSN one - A Samsung I believe. I picked one up yesterday from my local Apple Store and when I got home and I was setting it up I notice a problem with the left shift key. It was making a weird clicking noise and was wobbling. The screen also seemed washed out and pixelated. I took it back due to the key and the replacement is fine and definitely has a far superior screen. I can only assume the first one was an LG screen but I didn't check. __________________ Far far too much Apple kit to admit to!
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Jun 17, 2013, 03:57 PM	#10
sk3tch macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003	What's the command to determine which display type you have? __________________ 2013 MacBook Air 11.6" / 1.7 GHz dual core i7 / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD
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Jun 17, 2013, 04:12 PM	#12
sk3tch macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003	^ Thanks! Here's my result: B116XW05 V7 Color LCD __________________ 2013 MacBook Air 11.6" / 1.7 GHz dual core i7 / 8GB RAM / 512GB SSD
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Jun 17, 2013, 09:18 PM	#20
paulrbeers macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2009	My previous 2011 MBA was an LG monitor, and my new 2013 is a Samsung. Frankly, after using it for 1.5+ years, I actually now prefer the LG. The Samsung feels bluish. So really, as posted above.... Both are fine monitors and just be happy with whatever you got. Either way, you'll most likely get used to it. I think it's more to do with the perception that the Samsung is some amazing screen and so everything sees their LG as crap. When the 2011's came out, It was all about if you have the Toshiba SSD you were screwed (it was slower than the Samsung) and if you had the LG screen you were screwed..... Guess what? My 2011 was a Toshiba/LG and it was such a great laptop that I bought the 2013. Who cares, it's all benchmarks and opinions. Whether your MBA boots up in 15 or 16 seconds, who cares? Same with the screen.... Just sayin. __________________ rMBP 11,2 15" 2.0Ghz w/ 256GB SSD MBA 6,2 13" 1.7Ghz w/ 256GB SSD Mac Mini 7,1 2.6GHZ w/ 250GB SSD 2xMac Mini 6,2 2.3ghz w/ 250GB SSD
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Jun 15, 2013, 01:59 PM	#3
teeps18 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2013	LSN133BT01A02, I believe this is a Samsung screen?
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Jun 15, 2013, 06:31 PM	#6
coolio93 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Houston, TX	I have the ultimate model i7/512/8gb and I have samsung screen. It's beautiful
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Jun 15, 2013, 09:01 PM	#7
silverf1re macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2011	Y my screen was very washed out when i got it, after calibrating it is acceptable/good. Not great. I will see in the next 14 days if its something that I want to live with. LG screen.
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Jun 17, 2013, 03:49 PM	#8
RowellE macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2012	I just checked mine and I have an LG. Is there any way to exchange it for a Samsung?
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Jun 17, 2013, 04:20 PM	#13
Seammal macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2013	Could you guys post what is the config of your machine those who have posted the type of display?
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Jun 17, 2013, 05:29 PM	#16
Neeyul macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2013	Just received my 13" this morning equipped with the LG display. Noticed the colors were a little washed out, and picked up one of those color calibration profiles. Looks great now!
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Jun 17, 2013, 05:40 PM	#18
techn0lady macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010	Relevant
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Jun 17, 2013, 10:19 PM	#22
Neeyul macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2013	I used this display calibration profile. It's super easy to install. Made it beautifully rich and crisp, and it was made by a MacRumors forum member.
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Jun 17, 2013, 11:30 PM	#23
1BadMac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010	I had the Samsung on my 2012. I have the LG (LP133WP1-TJA7) on my '13. After the color calibration, looks the same to me. The LG looked slightly washed out after my restore, but it's fine now. Pics in Aperture look crisp and text is just as legible as I remember. __________________
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