Can any new 17" MBP owners tell the difference between LCDs: CCFL and LED?

[jbg232]

Has anyone here seen both of these 17" LCDS, CCFL and LED side by side?

Are the differences noticeable and if so, in what way?

 

[ibinco]

U can tell just by the brightness of the screen. It will be a lot more vibrant and @ full it even hurts the eye(during nightime)

 

[bimmerchop]

Agreed, the difference is pretty noticeable

 

[scott9s]

I saw them side by side. I thought the matte LED was noticeably brighter than the matte CCFL. The viewing angle was wider too.

One thing that I did not test, but from what I've read. LED is supposed to be able to come on immediately and won't fade. The CCFL fade over time, and take a few seconds to get to full brightness from power-up or even returning from sleep.

 

[engles]

it is also supposed to increase battery life.

 

[bruno75]

I just wanted to verify what's already been said. I went to the store to see a 17" non-LED vs a 15" LED screen on the MBP and it was pretty noticeable to me. LCD Is much brighter and has superior viewing angles.

 

[MacBookJoePro]

U can tell just by the brightness of the screen. It will be a lot more vibrant and @ full it even hurts the eye(during nightime)

Haha it does hurt my eyes at night time. When I'm using my laptop in almost complete darkness, I have to turn my laptop almost half way down before my eyes would start hurting. Having it at full brightness at night will make you go blind.

-JoE