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Anything positive about the MacBook Air LG screen?

I've never owned a MBA until the 2013. I had read the Samsung vs. LG threads in the past but did not think much of it... When I got my MBA I checked for my standard stuff (i.e. damage, dead/stuck pixels, backlight bleed, and general performance) and was satisfied I had not received a dud. I usually do this first and figure anything else will present itself later. I thought the screen was good, not as good as my iMac, but good. I did not even bother to check my screen type until a few days ago. When I discovered that I had a LG screen It did not make my screen instantly worse... I did install the color profile since then and the improvement is noticeable, but not huge. Either way, the screen has looked great since day one on everything I use it for (TV/Movies, games, browsing, and pics).
 
jedolley said:
I've never owned a MBA until the 2013. I had read the Samsung vs. LG threads in the past but did not think much of it... When I got my MBA I checked for my standard stuff (i.e. damage, dead/stuck pixels, backlight bleed, and general performance) and was satisfied I had not received a dud. I usually do this first and figure anything else will present itself later. I thought the screen was good, not as good as my iMac, but good. I did not even bother to check my screen type until a few days ago. When I discovered that I had a LG screen It did not make my screen instantly worse... I did install the color profile since then and the improvement is noticeable, but not huge. Either way, the screen has looked great since day one on everything I use it for (TV/Movies, games, browsing, and pics).
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Which configuration did you go with, Base or BTO?
 
My 2011 13" air had the LG display; I read the samsung vs. LG threads but I didn't really care enough about it to do anything. My 2013 13" air has a samsung display and I do see a noticeable (but not extreme) difference in screen quality..I prefer samsung displays, but at the end of the day its up to your eyes.
 
I have the LG screen and I prefer the default color setting compared to the mac rumors profile. It looks fine to me I guess 🙂
 
Wow, i was kinda bummed about getting the LG, (looks washed out to me) but that profile makes it look amazing. Huge, improvement.
 
Guys i really like this computer. This is pretty much like... my first time using a mac. like ... ever. I didnt get to "try" it anywhere.
Surely i read reviews, and I knew that the computer will do everything i need it to do. And I have started a really nice job and i thought that i can just go for it and If i hate osx i can just sell the computer with a little but of a loss and it wouldnt be a big deal.

However I am so impressed with this thing. As a linux user i feel right at home. I still love linux, the software i work on is deployed on linux environments and I still think it is an example of amazing design and engineering at its finest (linux that is). As long as one doesnt have to use a desktop environment. Cause they are all pretty bad i think.

For a laptop, and even a desktop, this osx think is so smooth and polished. I am pleasantly surprised.
 
cake1 said:
Guys i really like this computer. This is pretty much like... my first time using a mac. like ... ever. I didnt get to "try" it anywhere.
Surely i read reviews, and I knew that the computer will do everything i need it to do. And I have started a really nice job and i thought that i can just go for it and If i hate osx i can just sell the computer with a little but of a loss and it wouldnt be a big deal.

However I am so impressed with this thing. As a linux user i feel right at home. I still love linux, the software i work on is deployed on linux environments and I still think it is an example of amazing design and engineering at its finest (linux that is). As long as one doesnt have to use a desktop environment. Cause they are all pretty bad i think.

For a laptop, and even a desktop, this osx think is so smooth and polished. I am pleasantly surprised.
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As a lifelong windows user, I, too, am enjoying osx and the hardware that surrounds it. Your words... smooth and polished... describe it perfectly.
 
cake1 said:
However I am so impressed with this thing. As a linux user i feel right at home. I still love linux, the software i work on is deployed on linux environments and I still think it is an example of amazing design and engineering at its finest (linux that is). As long as one doesnt have to use a desktop environment. Cause they are all pretty bad i think.
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This is exactly what keeps me on OS X. I need a linux/UNIX-y environment for some cor edevelopment and sysadmin work, but I also need to use Desktop GUI apps (office, photo editing), AND I need to share the documents I make from those apps with Windows users who are running Office and other mainstream software. The compatibility of these apps on linux just isn't there... likewise, getting a *nix-type environment working on Microsoft Windows is torture.

So, either I could dual-boot, run VMs, or use a Mac. And a Mac is just the most elegant and seamless of all the options.
 
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