Interesting that a screen grab looks different on my screen, more washed out. That seems to imply some difference not in the screens but in how the color is being handled before it gets to the screen.
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Display Colors new 16" MacBook Pro Different?
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Interesting that a screen grab looks different on my screen, more washed out. That seems to imply some difference not in the screens but in how the color is being handled before it gets to the screen.
Yep--I asked and it has started. Just ordered mine.
I'm not sure why it's not being publicized. Last year there were a bunch of articles on the 14th saying "holiday return period begins today" but this year silence.
As for the screen grab--a screen grab will show if browsers are handling colors differently. For example, Firefox displays some colors on some websites more saturated than Safari (I notice the same thing on Firefox for Windows vs. Chrome though because I only have an sRGB 100% monitor it's not as noticeable as on a P3 display like the MacBook) and this can be seen with a screen grab.
All I can say is when I first saw the 16" in the store today, my first thought was how washed-out it looked (They were all at full brightness and in dark mode). When I disabled "automatically adjust brightness" I could see the colors changing (becoming more vivid) before my very eyes.
I swapped my unit out for another one, and I can say this display does look better... I do have this one in dark mode, not sure if that makes a difference? strange....
apparently! lol.. still weird..Yeah, that's how display lottery works, if you're lucky.
Probably not a display issue. Colors can differ depending on the active GPU. On my 2016 MBP, colors appear warmer when the discrete GPU is running. Calibration and True Tone are two other factors that can change how colors look like.
I bought my 16" from Best Buy today. I can return the laptop through 1/14/2020. I don't know if that's the norm or if it's because I'm a Best Buy Elite Plus member. Either way its nice because It'll give me plenty of time to see if my new MacBook Pro is a keeper or not.
I had a similar conclusion about the screen. I purchased the 16" 2799 model today and compared it to my early 2019 15" 2799 model and felt the 16" had a warmer screen and the colors appeared to be more washed out. Considering returning the 16" MacBook Pro.
actually a screenshot is an accurate depiction, you don't really need to get into the weeds - sometime visually what you see is what you see...and I can say since I got a new unit today, it was the screen... clearly a difference between units...
This and a few other reasons is why I've decided to return my 16" I just purchased today. Now I love my mid 2015 15" all that much more.
well, not sure I'd return it to keep the 15", keyboard alone is enough for me... oh and the speed...
Wait this is actually a thing? Multiple people say the 16" has worse color than the 15"?
That's really disappointing.
I'll do a side-by-side when I get mine. If the 2016 model has better color, I'm returning the 16" for sure.
That's really disappointing.
I'll do a side-by-side when I get mine. If the 2016 model has better color, I'm returning the 16" for sure.
Likely more of the panel lottery as proven by OP, his replacement is much better. Just happens sometimes.
Well, I still have my 2016 MBP. If the 16" seems washed out by comparison, it's going back and I may be done with MBPs until microLED is introduced.
My point, his screenshot looks the same on my screen, I don't see any color difference. We need an actual screen shot.
But again, the real point here need to be 1-the original unit I purchased had washed out colors and 2-the new unit I got yesterday does not (thank god!)... lolSorry, kind of side swiped you there
The red in Whackman's avatar does look different between the screenshot and my screen. Here's the difference illustrated in Photoshop (the two circles on the left are the two shades):
Can anyone else see it?
Can anyone else see it?