Hmm, I submitted my results yesterday but I didn't see any comparison. I'll check again later
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The Quality of your MBPr screens - feedback please!
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Hmm, I submitted my results yesterday but I didn't see any comparison. I'll check again later
My initial screen was a Samsung but after a few weeks they replaced it due to a bright spot showing up and now I have an LG/Sharp screen. This may be merely psychological, but I get the impression the Samsung screen was nicer. I don't find the colors perfectly even on this LG one, but I'm not sure how I could even go about getting a second replacement as there is no obvious defect. I may have to content myself with this one. The LG screen strikes me as dimmer.
I'm now running the brightness levels 3-4 notches higher than before and as a result my battery life has taken a hit.
I'm now running the brightness levels 3-4 notches higher than before and as a result my battery life has taken a hit.
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An update myself - my first rMBP showed up with horrible ghosting and some light bleed in the top right corner.
I just received my replacement yesterday, and it's flawless - no ghosting at all, and no light bleed.
It's an LG display, but I'm not noticing any change in quality compared to the previous Macbook, which I believe was a Samsung.
I just received my replacement yesterday, and it's flawless - no ghosting at all, and no light bleed.
It's an LG display, but I'm not noticing any change in quality compared to the previous Macbook, which I believe was a Samsung.
Hi I just got my computer and it looks great. I tried to do as many test as possible to see if I had any errors or faults.
Light bleed
Check for yellow screen etc
white spots
Ghosting
Dead pixels
So far no faults, I guess Im lucky
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However since Im new to mac I couldn't really check for which monitor I had in the terminal. I open it up and typed the code but nothing was displayed.
oreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*
Light bleed
Check for yellow screen etc
white spots
Ghosting
Dead pixels
So far no faults, I guess Im lucky
.However since Im new to mac I couldn't really check for which monitor I had in the terminal. I open it up and typed the code but nothing was displayed.
oreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*
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Fascinating Hue Test.
I scored "12" and I am a 47 year old male. I am "visual," but not very tuned in to colors (used to be an architect). I noticed the screen manufacturing defect and I love the retina "crispness," but I am not bothered by the hue of my rMBP display.
i also have an LG just ran the terminal command. thought i had a perfect screen but now that i've seen this thread i'm not so sure and wish i could have gotten a samsung!
so you're right if i hadn't known it would have been much better. generally don't like lg screens but honestly mine is perfect no dead pixels ghosting or bleed
The Retina Screen is not as good as many people claim it to be. Apple said that the Glare was reduced by about 70% and I cannot sign that assumption, the glare makes this device useless for being portable, which is sad as this is actually what it should achieve as a notebook.
I would rate the Screen about 84%/100%
The Zenbook has the best Notebooks-Screen on the market, take your time and see it for yourself. I would rate that screen straight 100%, its Anti-Glare and I could not diverse single pixels. Nothing more to be achieved.
I would rate the Screen about 84%/100%
The Zenbook has the best Notebooks-Screen on the market, take your time and see it for yourself. I would rate that screen straight 100%, its Anti-Glare and I could not diverse single pixels. Nothing more to be achieved.
Good luck - those are not IPS panels and come with way more problems than the retina...
I too read all these horror stories, then I received my machine yesterday and it's awesome, and I can't find any problems with it. I will try to set up some test patterns to spot light and color un-uniformity and such today, but I haven't noticed a single problem yet. No ghosting either, and it is WHISPER quiet - I love it! The only thing I don't like is the glare in the screen coming from a matte MBP, but I'll just have to live with that. And oh yes, there is definitely jerky scrolling/GUI lag - but I think most of that will be gone with Mountain Lion.
This is exactly my point, why do you now want a Retina with a Samsung display, when the present LG has no issue? Because some guy on the web say`s it`s better who may have never spent more that 10 minutes looking at the machine in an Apple store, think about it....
When the Late 2011 Air was launched there was literally frenzy over the display, due to there being two venders LG & Samsung. Some even were even posting here on MacRumors how they could return their Air with a LG display, before the machine had even arrived. Ironically when AnandTech reviewed the display`s they recommended the LG by a hair surprise, surprise the hysteria evaporated. If by any means LG display`s are inferior to Samsung`s Apple would never use them in the first place.
As the individual you must filter the content of the internet very carefully, everyone is a "Pro", everyone is an "expert", for the most part they are not, some are well informed, most are not. If you need help to make a significant purchase, or qualification on hardware, wait for a recognised source, not the kid with 10 minutes hands on in Best Buy
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Just shy of perfect here on that one. Wonder how much of the misses were the screen on my 2010 MBP and how much was just due to my 40+ year old eyes.
Very interesting little test.This is exactly my point, why do you now want a Retina with a Samsung display, when the present LG has no issue? Because some guy on the web say`s it`s better who may have never spent more that 10 minutes looking at the machine in an Apple store, think about it....
When the Late 2011 Air was launched there was literally frenzy over the display, due to there being two venders LG & Samsung. Some even were even posting here on MacRumors how they could return their Air with a LG display, before the machine had even arrived. Ironically when AnandTech reviewed the display`s they recommended the LG by a hair surprise, surprise the hysteria evaporated. If by any means LG display`s are inferior to Samsung`s Apple would never use them in the first place.
As the individual you must filter the content of the internet very carefully, everyone is a "Pro", everyone is an "expert", for the most part they are not, some are well informed, most are not. If you need help to make a significant purchase, or qualification on hardware, wait for a recognised source, not the kid with 10 minutes hands on in Best Buy
for sure. i'm on it now and its incredible. i wish it was a bit brighter at max settings but whatever, text is crisp.
I've more or less decided to keep this 2400$ machine. its nice and i will probably use it a lot
Oh, get out of here. You enjoy that ASUS MacBook Air clone. I'm appalled by your assertions here.
So here's a question that I think needs to be asked: is there anyone who noticed uneven tint issues with their iPad 3 but not their rMPB? Or is there anyone who has returned a notebook for uneven tint and gotten a replacement that is okay?
Not trying to sound like a jerk, but people saying that their rMPB screen is perfect is not useful information to me, as someone who can (unfortunately) easily notice uneven tint issues, unless those people would even be able to notice the issue in the first place.
Not trying to sound like a jerk, but people saying that their rMPB screen is perfect is not useful information to me, as someone who can (unfortunately) easily notice uneven tint issues, unless those people would even be able to notice the issue in the first place.
I can completely understand this.
I got a replacement I was satisfied with.... on the 8th try.
That might sound really OCD but the 7 other rmbps had issues like uneven pink, green and yellow tints, dead pixels, backlight bleed, click/creak noises from the body, & of course ghosting. Almost all issues have been display related. Your results will vary.
This 8th one has a very very slight pink gradient, but not so much that it affects non-grey/white backgrounds to the point they distract me.
Also, I've found exchanging at the retail stores is a million times easier than through the phone.
Thanks for the info. I can't really call you OCD since I went through 5 iPad 3's before finally giving up and just living with the one I have (which is probably one of the worst ones I've seen, yellow tint on the left and green on the right).
I ordered an rMPB that's supposed to come in a couple of weeks. I figure I'll give it one chance. If it has noticeable screen issues I'll just return it and pick up an MBA. I don't want a repeat of my iPad experience, swapping out devices only to find the replacement is worse, especially since my BTO machine would take weeks between replacements.
Yeah picked one up from a local apple store about a week ago. No ghosting no dead pixels looks perfect to me. I'm sure if anyone has one with a problem apple will replace it for you anyway.
How can the Zenbook be a clone? It beats the Macbook-Air in every aspect... I've directly compared both and the Zenbook does not look anything like the Air, the form factor is a bit equal but the whole Design is totally different.
...and of course, I do enjoy my Zenbook very much. It is as thin as the Air and I can customize the Components as much as I like and the Screen with 170DPI and Anti-Glare is gorgeous (in comparison, Full-HD= 110DPI)! I wanted to test out MacOS but the Notebook Line-UP of Apple is totally disappointing. The Classic Macbooks are ridiculously overpriced, the Air has a bad Screen and the Retina Macbook is full of glare... as good as MacOS is, I really can't stand those problems. The Zenbook is a perfect device: Portable/Amazing Screen/Customization/Multitouch etc... it has every aspect that I want from a portable device. In Germany it is sold out everywhere... people are crazy over it.
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That's not the complete string. If you want to check, copy this string and paste it into Terminal:
ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
It might be better to not check if you don't see any problems.
That's not the complete string. If you want to check, copy this string and paste it into Terminal:
ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
It might be better to not check if you don't see any problems.
Thanks I got it too work now and it's a Samsung Screen. I found another way to confirm it before in Display＞Color place.