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First Mac...how do I find out what screen I have.

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drg-racr

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I bought a 13" base Macbook air today and I was able to find out that I have the Samsung SSD but I can't figure out how to check the screen brand. What is "open terminal" referring too? I found the description on how to do it but this is my first Mac and I'm a little(or a lot) green.
 
drg-racr said:
I bought a 13" base Macbook air today and I was able to find out that I have the Samsung SSD but I can't figure out how to check the screen brand. What is "open terminal" referring too? I found the description on how to do it but this is my first Mac and I'm a little(or a lot) green.
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Same for me - I just got my first Mac and dont understand what to do either.
 
1) Go into Applications
2) Go into Utilities Folder
3) Select terminal.app
4) Copy and paste this into the line:
ioreg -lw0 | grep IODisplayEDID | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6

5) Displays:
LT = Samsung
LP = LG
 
drg-racr said:
I bought a 13" base Macbook air today and I was able to find out that I have the Samsung SSD but I can't figure out how to check the screen brand. What is "open terminal" referring too? I found the description on how to do it but this is my first Mac and I'm a little(or a lot) green.
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Terminal is the command line. Type Terminal into Spotlight (Cmd+Space or the magnifying glass icon in the menubar) and check it out. Not sure what the command is though. I know that System Information doesn't show it.

[EDIT] Nice guide Zmmin3.
 
Don't bother, both screens are great - just calibrate it and off you go.

The samsung ssd is slower in day to day operation anyway. But you won't notice it.
 
Thanks for the help. Here is what it told me...

LP133WP1-TJA3
Color LCD

I'm pretty sure that means I have the LG screen. I have the Samsung SSD. So I got the preferred SSD but the screen that seems to not be preferred. I wish I had the Samsung screen but I'm sure I'll be plenty happy with this one.
 
Thanks for the color profile download...I'm not sure what to do with it though.
 
Before posting, you should have probably checked the huge thread dedicated to MacBook Air display models.
 
drg-racr said:
Thanks for the color profile download...I'm not sure what to do with it though.
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Go to settings and try calibrating the screen yourself just for the sake of trying. In the process the folder in which to put the color profile I linked to will be created (User/Library/Colorsync/Profiles).
 
Your first Mac and you are obsessing over differences that will be indiscernible to 99.5% of people and are negated as soon as you calibrate properly anyway.

Just enjoy your Mac, don't let forums like this turn you into an under the hood OCD Mac Spec Nutter....
 
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