Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

K-pax

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Aug 17, 2021
24
65
Hi guys

Just waiting for the new MacBook pros to come out. I usually wait at least few months to buy Apple products but this time i would like to get my hands on the new shiny 14 inch MacBook Pro early but kind of afraid to shell out that amount of cash since I’m in Canada and if we look at the current Canadian prices, let’s just say they are scary overpriced….

My only concern with the new macbook pros is the new screen tech.if Apple put the mini led screen in these MacBook pros,Can we expect things like blooming or any other screen defects?? ( I was planning to buy the 12.9 iPad pro first but did some extensive research and decided to cancel my order and wait for the MacBook pro as this might give Apple enough time to sought out the defects in this new screen tech)

I’m undecided if I will get the AppleCare as I have to see what will Apple charge for these MacBook pros in CAD$$$

Any input from peeps who are in a same boat will be appreciated!!
 
What are you talking about "defects"? This is no defect and most people don't notice blooming under normal viewing conditions. You should definitely buy the new Macbook Pro and look and the screen for yourself. Or don't you have return policies?
 
What are you talking about "defects"? This is no defect and most people don't notice blooming under normal viewing conditions. You should definitely buy the new Macbook Pro and look and the screen for yourself. Or don't you have return policies?

I only use my iPad in the dark. The blooming is most visible then if I understand it. That's why I didn't go for the new iPad pro. When the blooming issue is taken care of, I'll buy a device with mini led. But I think they'll switch to oled in the future. There's no reason not to.
 
I only use my iPad in the dark. The blooming is most visible then if I understand it. That's why I didn't go for the new iPad pro. When the blooming issue is taken care of, I'll buy a device with mini led. But I think they'll switch to oled in the future. There's no reason not to.
Blooming is part of how mini-led works. You better wait for oled or micro-led to take over.
 
I only use my iPad in the dark. The blooming is most visible then if I understand it. That's why I didn't go for the new iPad pro. When the blooming issue is taken care of, I'll buy a device with mini led. But I think they'll switch to oled in the future. There's no reason not to.
I tested it in a store and for me there was absolutely no issue. Maybe if I crank up the brightness to the max in a very dark room, it could become an issue, but since I don't do this...
 
I was just thinking today how I can't wait for the mini LED MBP when I was using my 2021 Ipad 12 pro..........
 
I tested it in a store and for me there was absolutely no issue. Maybe if I crank up the brightness to the max in a very dark room, it could become an issue, but since I don't do this...

That's my only user case. Pitch black room and high brightness. I only use it for movie watching.
 
Never seen any issues regarding burn in on my Oled devices. But on a laptop it might be an issue
Depend on how static the image is. Computer display can be very static, if you sit doing administrative work in the same app day out and day in.
 
Depend on how static the image is. Computer display can be very static, if you sit doing administrative work in the same app day out and day in.
True that. And screen time is significantly longer on a laptop/desktop than other mobile devices.
My Mac Mini M1 can be turned on for 16h straight during weekends. No screen saver or sleep activated.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Significant1
True true.

Is there any backside with Oled that I'm not aware of perhaps?
Screen flickering so more eye strain.
Less color accuracy.
Low brightness in comparison to a mini led.
HDR support only on paper. To properly show HDR, the bright parts of the scene needs to be really bright. Since OLED cannot achieve very high brightness for a lot if pixels simultaneously, so, its HDR looks poor in comparison to a mini led in which about 40% of the pixels can achieve peak brightness.
Burn in for static elements.
High glass reflectivity resulting in slightly poor contrast in comparison to a mini led in anything other than a pitch black room.
Some Issues with response time while fast scrolling through web pages. This is noticable only in portrait mode.

The only advantage of a OLED over mini led is, the blooming is very well controlled and almost always non distracting.
Edit - I was comparing an oled and mini led on a tablet screen. Most of the above limitations should not matter in case of a tv.
 
Last edited:
In answer to the OP, most probably yes. I can’t see why not. It’s an interesting stopgap decision.
 
Excuse my ignorance. What exactly is "blooming" on a display?

MiniLED has multiple (hundreds to thousands depending on panel size) backlights arranged around the display. If you have one backlight at full (or near-full) intensity and the surrounding backlights are off or at very low intensity, the one that is running high will appear to "bloom" because it's light output is so much higher.

It appears to be most prominent in very dim rooms with HDR content that has a small area of very bright lighting against a larger area of dark lighting (so like a movie scene at night with an explosion or bright neon sign). The fact that we sit far closer to our laptop/tablet displays than we do large televisions also enhances this effect.
 
True true.

Is there any backside with Oled that I'm not aware of perhaps?
I got frustrated with drawing on my iPad Pro and bought a Galaxy Book Pro 360 (my first Windows machine), with a 15” OLED screen. I wish it ran MacOS, but oh my God, that OLED screen is beyond gorgeous. Like you, I watch movies in a dark room, and it’s simply the best I’ve ever experienced watching a movie, outside of the Cinerama Dome.

Speaking as a professional editor/colorist, I don’t think there’s any better screen tech (currently) than OLED. Granted, it’s not great for outdoor use, as brightness is more limited than LCD or Mini-LED. But for color depth, contrast and pure vibrance, OLED is astonishing.
 
Screen flickering so more eye strain.
Less color accuracy.
Low brightness in comparison to a mini led.
HDR support only on paper. To properly show HDR, the bright parts of the scene needs to be really bright. Since OLED cannot achieve very high brightness for a lot if pixels simultaneously, so, its HDR looks poor in comparison to a mini led in which about 40% of the pixels can achieve peak brightness.
Burn in for static elements.
High glass reflectivity resulting in slightly poor contrast in comparison to a mini led in anything other than a pitch black room.
Some Issues with response time while fast scrolling through web pages. This is noticable only in portrait mode.

The only advantage of a OLED over mini led is, the blooming is very well controlled and almost always non distracting.
No, blooming is NOT "very well controlled" on OLED; it just doesn't exist.
 
A would be not surprised if part of that is because OLED can't hit anywhere near the peak nit brightness MiniLCD can (and I say that as an extremely happy owner of a 55" LG OLED).

Both have their good and bad. I like my Oled TV and Oled iPhone screen. I'd love Oled on my iPad as well.
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.