Yeah G9P seems to be top tier. Got a G9P on my Air and can confirm it’s pretty much perfect.
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Other This years screen lottery (17, 17 pro, 17 pro max and air)
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Im keeping the G9N 17 PM, as I felt that my G9P had sone blue/green hue when looking form the sides.
One on the right is a Samsung panel pretending to be an LG panel 🤣Hi, got my 3.+4. iPhone 17 PM, dark blue, 512 GB today.
First one has a horrible green tint (GH3). On the second one, the back cover was crooked and not flush (I didn't even turn it on). And these are the two new devices (same PM model) that arrived today. One is a GH3, the other one is a GVC. Pictures are attached: On the left is the GH3, on the right the GVC. To me, the device on the right has a red tint; I prefer the GH3. I'll probably keep this one; getting a Samsung display from a PM seems almost impossible.
accessibility -> color filter -> tint -> hue, move the slider to the right if you have LG, and to the left if you have Samsung panel.
How far to push depends on your panel and your preferance.
I think tweaking the tint helps a lot to, well, reduce the green/red tinting of the lottery
How far to push depends on your panel and your preferance.
I think tweaking the tint helps a lot to, well, reduce the green/red tinting of the lottery
How do you see your G9P in terms of being warm/yellowish ? This is the main thing I notice.
+ I compared to some 17P and PM in Apple Store and I would say my G9P has minimal less intense colors. (Can be also a bit because settings)
However, in terms of uniformity and tinting no issues. All you would expect it to be.
After using this Air for a couple days I keep feeling like I’m seeing a pink bias on the right side of the display. It’s definitely more pink in those photos I posted, but it seemed fairly uniform. But in actual use, the right side sticks out to me at times. Maybe have to try the other Air for a few days since it seemed more uniform on-axis.
No yellow tint on my G9P Air. Looks perfectly white with no green / blue shifts on angles. Seriously the most perfect display I’ve had on any iPhone. Looks reference level.
Did you just get lucky with the G9P or did you play exchange roulette?
I had 4 Airs all with GVC. I actually had 2 others prior to that when I was debating 17P/PM/Air but the display lottery wasn’t even on my radar then, so no idea what displays they had.
Played exchange roulette, got the G9P on my third attempt. I kept alternating colors and storage capacities. The G9P was Light Gold 256GB.
Any more tried the color tint settings? I find it looking good without having layer of blown colors
After a few days off, detoxing from all the panel‑lottery madness, I’m back only to confirm that nothing has changed.
Your case is very telling. When I saw your first message, I already knew exactly what they were going to say — and I also knew who would say it.
These people never rest. It’s like their life mission is to defend Samsung panels or, failing that, anything that looks as close to a Samsung as possible, lol.
It’s unbelievable. That panel they told you to keep was indefensible — they only pushed it because it resembled their beloved Samsungs: pinkish and far from uniform. As if the only thing that mattered in a display were the colour shifts when tilted.
I’m not exactly young anymore, and I’ve spent 20 years on forums — mostly music and tech forums (Steve Hoffman, Reddit, a couple of AV forums) — and the fanaticism and denial I’ve seen in this thread surpass anything I’ve seen before. And trust me, I’ve seen and read it all.
Oh, and I have to add that with each passing day I’m even happier with my GVC, just like so many others in this thread who have said it’s the best panel they’ve ever had in their life. Looks reference-level.
Because it has a pinkish tone near the bottom. But you said you don’t like the first one because when tilted turns green, so 🤷🏻♂️
They all turn green when tilted. 2 of the 4 are pretty bad, the other 2 are not great but noticeably better. The first one I went with appeared to have the least green (by a hair), but I'm starting to think that is because the display is overall tinted a touch pink, and moreso towards the right side. The middle phone of the initial 5 phone comparison does seem to be the most uniform with low green shift. Going to give it a go for a few days before making my decision, but it'd sure be nice to get a Samsung Air display to really compare against... seems unlikely though.
We call that 'compensation' in psychology—your last post is a great example of it. Personal opinions don't make for generalized facts.
BTW, I have to add that I'm super happy with my G9N
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The middle phone of the initial phone comparison looked the best, if you don’t like that, I’m not sure you will find another as bright and uniform like that. Do you use them with True Tone, night shift? Because I had iPhones when these were on and half of the screen was warmer then the other half. Now I got a G9Q and this one is the most uniform screen I got on the 17 pros. I don’t think there is a perfect screen, you need to get the one you like, if you don’t like none, return and buy more or don’t buy anymore, stick with what you have.
I played the lottery again. For the last time. I've had enough.
I've now had five(!) dark blue iPhone 17 PMs with 512GB.
The bottom line: two of them were externally damaged (one had a dent in the frame, the other one had a misaligned back panel). I didn't even bother turning on the one with the misaligned back. The other four iPhones all had LG panels (3 GVC and 1 GH3). The GH3 will be the keeper. It has the nicest and most uniform screen, compared to the others. And the least green tint when tilted forward.
It's simply sad what kind of devices Apple lets through quality control. My conclusion: if you want a uniformly white Samsung screen without any tint at any angle, you should definitely NOT order a PM, but a regular Pro. (Unfortunately, the Pro's screen is too small for me.)
Edit: attached some photos, the one in the middle is the GH3:
I've now had five(!) dark blue iPhone 17 PMs with 512GB.
The bottom line: two of them were externally damaged (one had a dent in the frame, the other one had a misaligned back panel). I didn't even bother turning on the one with the misaligned back. The other four iPhones all had LG panels (3 GVC and 1 GH3). The GH3 will be the keeper. It has the nicest and most uniform screen, compared to the others. And the least green tint when tilted forward.
It's simply sad what kind of devices Apple lets through quality control. My conclusion: if you want a uniformly white Samsung screen without any tint at any angle, you should definitely NOT order a PM, but a regular Pro. (Unfortunately, the Pro's screen is too small for me.)
Edit: attached some photos, the one in the middle is the GH3:
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I’ve just joined and apologies for busting Ito someone else’s thread
I can’t find anyone complaining about their I phone 17? I’m no techie (I’m 71!) but this is my second 17. I find writing on forums, e-mail, WhatsApp texts facebook etc is blighted by letters that sometimes don’t work. Screen crashing and sometimes wiping all content that hasn’t been sent. I can’t believe I’m the only one experiencing this?
Any observations?