Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
So... about that Macbook screen wash-out
- Thread starter nemein
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Hey guys, just got the 2.4 ghz alu macbook yesterday, I love it and this is my first mac
but sorry, how do i make a custom display profile/use yours? i downloaded your file but i don't know how to use the program that opened up
Color profiles go in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays/
After that it'll show up in System Preferences -> Displays -> Color.
Keep in mind my color profile is for the Late 2007 MacBook. It looks like it doesn't hold over on the new Aluminium MacBooks.
That's interesting. My MacBook says the following under Color Profiles:
Manufacturer: 00000610
Model: 00009C8C
Serial Number: 00000000
Manufacture Date: C3C41D00
It looks like there are at least two models out there. I wonder what the difference is?
well i've tried to calibrate the screen myself, but i honestly think the stock setting looks the best.
I went to the apple store today AGAIN....second time in the past week to play with the new MacBook as Im considering purchasing one (2.4)....and I gotta say, the screen complaints are overblown.....yes the viewing angles from top and bottom are kinda shoddy, but the side viewing angles arent too bad....also I played with the calibration utility in expert mode in the store and made it look significantly better than the stock settings with the 1.8 Standard Gamma etc.
For those of you afraid that the screen is awful....its not. People on this board are just far more nitpicky than the average consumer. You will only notice any color difference if you have the MB and the MBP side by side once you're all calibrated.
For those of you afraid that the screen is awful....its not. People on this board are just far more nitpicky than the average consumer. You will only notice any color difference if you have the MB and the MBP side by side once you're all calibrated.
It's not horrid. Really. I think I've been spoiled by my Air and MBP's.
Best cal. effort so far:
Best cal. effort so far:
I think that might be the better screen. I will go to my Apple store tomorrow and find out if I can get a replacement.
This screen is soo terrible, I can't take it anymore.
does it calibrate automatically or does it take you through steps where you adjust manually?
sad
I am quite sad that the quality is not on par with the Air display. I had an Air and do currently own a 24 iMac. Both have impressive displays IMHO. I am switching out my early 2007 (non LED) work Macbook Pro for the 2,4 Macbook as I travel a lot. The configuration is just what I need.
I am thrilled to see how the new Macbook compares against the non LED Macbook Pro screen. Can someone enlighten me?
I any case I guess I will find out on Monday when it arrives.
I am quite sad that the quality is not on par with the Air display. I had an Air and do currently own a 24 iMac. Both have impressive displays IMHO. I am switching out my early 2007 (non LED) work Macbook Pro for the 2,4 Macbook as I travel a lot. The configuration is just what I need.
I am thrilled to see how the new Macbook compares against the non LED Macbook Pro screen. Can someone enlighten me?
I any case I guess I will find out on Monday when it arrives.
The new MacBook displays are definitely better than the previous gen displays (small viewing angle) but are definitely worst quality than the new MacBook Pro displays. I went into the store SET on purchasing the 2.4 MB until I looked more closely and compared side-by-side with the MPB displays. While improved overall, it's more 'washed-out', with less viewing angle than the MBP displays. Purchased a 2.4 MBP and am happy w/ the choice (display = very important to me as I'm doing client presentations at coffee shops for my photo work, etc.).
After your irrelevant posts in another thread, completing missing the point of the OP, I don't trust your judgment.
I have to agree with you. Today I looked at the new Macbook, MBP and Air side by side and while the MBP and Air definitely do have better screens, I didn't think the MB screen was as bad as some say and I consider myself a bit of a monitor nazi.
Viewing angles horizontally were perfectly fine, no problems there. It was the vertical angles where the problems were and I felt the new MBP had some slight problems here as well (mainly color shifting). I used lagom.nl's test images to check out the viewing angles and even on the MBP the "viewing angle" test images showed shifting colors, not something I see on my S-PVA panel desktop monitors. When it comes to the Macbook, I feel that it really only requires you to play with the screen angle more if you want good colors.
I played with the calibration slightly as well and felt I could easily get better colors with that. The new Macbook screen is definitely an improvement over the old white MB.
I initially bought the 2.0 macbook, the day of release. This was before they had the models out on the apple store tables for display. Stupid decision on my part, but I am an impatient person who was waiting without a laptop for a long time. When I brought it home, I was pleased with the display initially, but I found myself having to constantly shift the screen up or down to get good color. I ended up having a loose battery cover, and the next day I noticed the spotlight effect on the bottom of my screen. Took it back to the apple store the other day, and the other macbooks on display did not have this. they let me exchange for no restocking fee, but I fell in love with the Macbook pro's display. It is amazing, and much better then the old pro's display. I ended up paying the difference to get the base mbp.
Overall, the screen in the macbook is decent, if you are comparing to the old macbooks, it is an improvement, as I had a first get whitebook. The only way you will nit pick, is if you set the mackbook right next to the pro or even the MBA, and will see the differences. The black levels on my MBP are amazing, as well as the viewing angles. Colors pop and I am not adjusting my screen all of the time
However, I miss the size of my MB.
Overall, the screen in the macbook is decent, if you are comparing to the old macbooks, it is an improvement, as I had a first get whitebook. The only way you will nit pick, is if you set the mackbook right next to the pro or even the MBA, and will see the differences. The black levels on my MBP are amazing, as well as the viewing angles. Colors pop and I am not adjusting my screen all of the time
However, I miss the size of my MB.
i don't think it's a good idea to compare side by side.
As an example of this. I have a MBA which has a fantastic screen and is painfully bright-you wouldn't want it brighter.
But I started using it with amy 24" Westinghouse monitor that has an outrageous 500nits brightness (way too bright but I've gotten used to it)
and the Air looks dim beside it! .
It's an psycho-optical (you can quote me
) effect that can distort your prerception and ultimatley your purchasing decision (apparently), especially when you have a prescribed budget and form factor when you go to the Apple store.
best to just get the thing and see if you warm to it.
But have said that, i've had a few screens myself that I can't warm to
; such as a first gen. MBP with a backlight that progressively got dimmer until it started to bug me.
As an example of this. I have a MBA which has a fantastic screen and is painfully bright-you wouldn't want it brighter.
But I started using it with amy 24" Westinghouse monitor that has an outrageous 500nits brightness (way too bright but I've gotten used to it)
and the Air looks dim beside it! .
It's an psycho-optical (you can quote me
) effect that can distort your prerception and ultimatley your purchasing decision (apparently), especially when you have a prescribed budget and form factor when you go to the Apple store.best to just get the thing and see if you warm to it.
But have said that, i've had a few screens myself that I can't warm to
; such as a first gen. MBP with a backlight that progressively got dimmer until it started to bug me.
Yeah there are at least two different screen vendors. The 9C89 is what I had in my MB. It is manufactured by LG and is a decent screen. Comparing the 9C89 to a 9C8C the later is a little better. The 9C8C has less backlight bleed so the bottom third is less washed out than the 9C89. The 9C8C seems to have a little better viewing angle as well.
I'm definitely pushing for a replacement ... how do you think I should proceed?
I have a 9C89 and I hate it. I need a 9C8C.
I swapped my MB for a MBP but the same may apply to you. I just put up a black background and moved a white icon around the screen in front of the manager. The icon would start out white at the bottom and start to disappear near the top. If you can show a manager that you might be able to convince them to give you an exchange.
But you exchanged for a MBP... Is the other display model really that much better to risk getting another MB with some other flaw?
I have the 89 model too. Even after I get the thing relatively calibrated I'm constantly having to adjust angle. I'm going to see if I can be happy with it and if not either try another or beg to apply purchase price towards a new Air - assuming they didn't cheap out that display in Rev. 2.
You think it's going to be much better but I'm not sure. I don't think it's going to be like the Air for example.
ugh. here we go. this is starting to remind me of the iphone threads from last year..."week 36 iphones are the best!"
how do you know you "need" a 9C8C if you haven't even seen one?
if you think you're going to have a Genius open 5 boxes to find the screen you "need", you are in for a disappointment. don't take a couple of users' words for it. their eyes may be more or less sensitive than yours. there are so many factors as to why 2 screens, even with the exact same part number, may look different. it's not an exacting science. these are consumer notebooks.