at this point im just considering not selling my 2011 15" anti glare and returning the retina
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LG and Samsung Retina Display Different? This Bad?I took a pic comparing the 2
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at this point im just considering not selling my 2011 15" anti glare and returning the retina
They look identical, the one on the left is brighter and is overexposing the image. The OP should take the pic again, but this time use trueHDR app so they will both be the same exposure.
at this point im just considering not selling my 2011 15" anti glare and returning the retina
I would just get it exchanged again my past two rMBPs have been Samsung screens so I think the Samsung screens are going to be more common to get. And again my neither of them have been unable to reproduce the ghosting issue.
I say the LG panel Retina one looks alot better because I see more detail and the BLACK is alot deeper!!
My second Samsung was brighter than my first. Enough of a difference that I went, "Wow, now this is a display that's impressing me." So it's not really just Samsung vs LG.
just received my 15" rMBP
has LG panel
and i love it, black is really dark black vs Samsung black on my friend's rMBP
mine looks more accurate when it comes to editing pictures and watching videos
has LG panel
and i love it, black is really dark black vs Samsung black on my friend's rMBP
mine looks more accurate when it comes to editing pictures and watching videos
My Samsung vs LG opinion:
Went through 5 samsung screens, now got an LG screen.
My samsung screens mostly got two problems, backlight bleeding in the corners and yellow bands.
The LG screen that I got now has a more clearer, crispier white, and therefore less yellowing. This is especially nice if you use the computer mostly for writing and reading (word and pdf), a little bit easier on the eyes.
I also think the display is a little bit more sharper. Looking at photo's I seem to get more detail out of it.
Saying this the samsung screen also has important pro's. The screen is a bit more brighter, and also seems to have a native higher contrast, therefore looking more "lively".
Also the black is more uniform on a samsung. Although it is difficult to get one without (or with evenly spread) lightbleed, if you get one it's perfect. Although I think the LG manufacturing process is more consistent, they use a different filter in the panel which always gives a greener look on the left side on the display, and more red on the right side. When u got a good samsung screen, the black is perfect.
Saying all this I think the best screen for me is a samsung, but only with minimal yellowing and backlight bleeding. But it seems it's pretty hard to get one of those.
That's why I decided to settle with my LG screen which has no dead pixels, minimal yellowing and pretty evenly spread backlight bleeding. The green and red tint on black screens is annoying though.
A little bit weird to say this but I got a feeling this whole screen exchange thing took a bad effect on my stress level and mental health. It became somewhat of an obsession to get the perfect screen. I decided to give up and focus on other things in life.
Whoever Apple failed me big time at giving me the product experience I was looking for buying this thing.
Went through 5 samsung screens, now got an LG screen.
My samsung screens mostly got two problems, backlight bleeding in the corners and yellow bands.
The LG screen that I got now has a more clearer, crispier white, and therefore less yellowing. This is especially nice if you use the computer mostly for writing and reading (word and pdf), a little bit easier on the eyes.
I also think the display is a little bit more sharper. Looking at photo's I seem to get more detail out of it.
Saying this the samsung screen also has important pro's. The screen is a bit more brighter, and also seems to have a native higher contrast, therefore looking more "lively".
Also the black is more uniform on a samsung. Although it is difficult to get one without (or with evenly spread) lightbleed, if you get one it's perfect. Although I think the LG manufacturing process is more consistent, they use a different filter in the panel which always gives a greener look on the left side on the display, and more red on the right side. When u got a good samsung screen, the black is perfect.
Saying all this I think the best screen for me is a samsung, but only with minimal yellowing and backlight bleeding. But it seems it's pretty hard to get one of those.
That's why I decided to settle with my LG screen which has no dead pixels, minimal yellowing and pretty evenly spread backlight bleeding. The green and red tint on black screens is annoying though.
A little bit weird to say this but I got a feeling this whole screen exchange thing took a bad effect on my stress level and mental health. It became somewhat of an obsession to get the perfect screen. I decided to give up and focus on other things in life.
Whoever Apple failed me big time at giving me the product experience I was looking for buying this thing.
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