Maverick808… did you order online or pick up in a store. If you ordered online, do you know where yours shipped from.
I ordered on the UK online store. Both my MBPs shipped from Shanghai. The first I ordered on the 8th June and it arrived on the 18th. The first one had a Samsung display. It had a yellow tint at the bottom of the screen and flickered, especially at lower brightness levels. It also had a dead pixel. I called Apple the following day and they arranged a replacement to be sent. That arrived on the 22nd June. It has the LG display. It is so much better than the Samsung display. No flicker, perfect backlighting, no dead/stuck pixels, and no yellow tint. The screen is extremely bright and the colors are amazingly vibrant. I've owned a 1GHz PowerBook, 1.5GHz PowerBook, 2GHz MBP, 2.33GHz MBP, 1.83GHz MB, 2GHz MB, and many Dells and HPs. The Santa Rosa MBP display I have now easily beats all the previous laptop displays I've seen.
Hey guys,
recent switcher here,
maverick808, can you please tell me
how to check for display model in SR MBP ?!
system profiler doesn't show this (last I checked
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Go to System Preferences->Displays. Click the Color tab and click Open Profile. In the window that opens scroll down to line 13, which is labelled 'mmod' (stands for make and model). Click that line and you'll see the model details. If you have 00009C67 then it's LG. I think the Samsung was 00009C68.
Just checked, and I have an LG panel (9c67 in the colour profile). I will have to check out the screen in a darker environment, but so far I think that I am satisfied. While I am picky I am also reasonable, and I can't see the logic in having a computer replaced if I have to focus for 5 minutes on one spot to notice an irregularity
Indeed.
maverick808, Iceduck, guys, can you please tell me what to check when I pick up my SR MBP :
Screen flicker, waves, dead pixels, whatever ...
This will be my truly first Mac, as my MB is really a loaner.
Can you please also elaborate on what tools to use, what to look for, etc
I use Pixel Check to look for dead pixels (
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10793). With that app click automatic and it will switch your display to white, red, green, blue, black. On each color look for any pixel that is a different color. For example, a pixel that always stays black on every color is a dead pixel. One that always stays white is a bright pixel. Ones that are always red, green or blue are stuck. Apple will not normally accept a return for a 1-3 faulty pixels, but if you argue that you need the display for graphic work then you can often convince them. Personally, I have never kept a display that has even one faulty pixel, as I find them very distracting.
As for flicker, yellow tints etc then just have a good look at the display in different colors and lighting conditions. Make sure you check it when the ambient light is low too (a dark room), both at low and high brightness settings. Check on white and on gradients.
Don't go
looking for issues. If there are problems they will be evident. Check out the
MacBook & MacBook Pro forum for threads on the specifics.
Agreed, I know I am very particular about my displays. However, most people don't even notice dead pixels, minor flicker or poor back lighting. Several times I've asked people if they have dead pixels and they assure me that no way they don't have any, and when I see their laptops/displays it turns out they have one or two. I do the nice thing and don't mention it to them when that happens. If you don't see a problem, then good, be happy with your machine. However, if you do see a problem then don't accept it. You pay a lot for the machine, and you may think you can put up with it, but I bet months from now it will keep bugging you and you'll be cursing yourself for not getting it fixed or replaced.
