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2018 Pro Users Do u have LG or Samsung Screen?

Aaaand I couldn't help myself and checked and it's an LG.

Looking at this thread, has anyone actually gotten a Samsung 2018 model?
 
Yeah it really does sound like it's all LG this year. They must've really increased the quality of the screens to win that much business. Suspect most people thinking they look "dull" or whatever are forgetting about True Tone.
 
I wouldn’t be surprised what people are saying lg inferior to Samsung

That was the case with MacBook airs. Colors were flatter to me side by side for sure. Had a Samsung my dad had an LG.

Not entirely knocking lg I have their tv’s they’re great.
 
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LG panels have also been more prone to developing image retention. Not sure if this is a common issue on the newer rMBPs but on the 2014 / 2015 5K iMacs it is.
 
Yeah but all those issues were from a few years ago, and I'm sure things have changed since.

Only LG issue I've really heard about lately was the Pixel 2 XL screen, and I'm pretty sure Google cheaped out a bit with those panels, they were probably not LG's best tech.
 
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thadoggfather said:
I wouldn’t be surprised what people are saying lg inferior to Samsung

That was the case with MacBook airs. Colors were flatter to me side by side for sure. Had a Samsung my dad had an LG.

Not entirely knocking lg I have their tv’s they’re great.
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Same boat. I have one of their OLED TVs and it's fantastic. Even though we've not seen a 2018 Samsung pop up, I'm still not checking
 
AdamA9 said:
Same boat. I have one of their OLED TVs and it's fantastic. Even though we've not seen a 2018 Samsung pop up, I'm still not checking
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Don’t blame ya

If you didn’t come from a Samsung and aren’t perceptive that sorta thing and you think the display looks nice I would treat it out of sight and mind

But I empathize with people that know their previous panel like the back of their hand from staring at it all day every day until getting a new model and noticing negative differences at the same time. I’m afraid people might experience that this year too with iPhones with multiple OLED Manufacturers in the mix

The p3 screens are my favorite thing about the new MBPs 2016 onward
 
LG panel here. Is there *any* evidence that Samsung panels exist? I suspect not.
 
thadoggfather said:
Don’t blame ya

If you didn’t come from a Samsung and aren’t perceptive that sorta thing and you think the display looks nice I would treat it out of sight and mind

But I empathize with people that know their previous panel like the back of their hand from staring at it all day every day until getting a new model and noticing negative differences at the same time. I’m afraid people might experience that this year too with iPhones with multiple OLED Manufacturers in the mix

The p3 screens are my favorite thing about the new MBPs 2016 onward
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Fortunately, I'm coming from a 2013 MacBook Pro, so this is an improvement over that. Once I switched off True Tone and upped the brightness it's been fine.
 
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Apparently an LG here (2018 13") ... looks great, and comparing a calibrated DisplayCAL profile with the default "Color LCD" profile, the factory calibration is almost spot on.

Note that I can't run any "custom" calibrations (either using expert mode in the macOS calibration utility or one created with DisplayCAL or Spyder4Express) if "Automatically Adjust Brightness" is enabled. I can't create custom calibrations either if it's enabled, it must be disabled. Seems like a bug. I discuss it in this thread: Display Calibration?
 
LG here. I also have their 5k display which is what I primarily have my MacBook hooked up to. Both look fantastic. If there is a Samsung panel and it is better, I would still be very happy with my panel.
 
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WickedPorter said:
Apparently an LG here (2018 13") ... looks great, and comparing a calibrated DisplayCAL profile with the default "Color LCD" profile, the factory calibration is almost spot on.

Note that I can't run any "custom" calibrations (either using expert mode in the macOS calibration utility or one created with DisplayCAL or Spyder4Express) if "Automatically Adjust Brightness" is enabled. I can't create custom calibrations either if it's enabled, it must be disabled. Seems like a bug. I discuss it in this thread: Display Calibration?
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When properly calibrated the screen should look quite different than factory. The most noticeable difference is the lack of intense blue cast over the display.

I'm not sure if I exactly understand your issue. I'm curious, do you have automatically adjust brightness turned on when you're calibrating? Because you 100% need to have that turned off while calibrating.
 
upandown said:
When properly calibrated the screen should look quite different than factory. The most noticeable difference is the lack of intense blue cast over the display.

I'm not sure if I exactly understand your issue. I'm curious, do you have automatically adjust brightness turned on when you're calibrating? Because you 100% need to have that turned off while calibrating.
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I sometimes like to turn it back on after calibrating ... and to be honest, I only calibrate to get all of my screens at a somewhat consistent contrast/tone, not for any type of professional work.

I forgot to turn it off before calibrating initially, and that's when I discovered this issue.
 
WickedPorter said:
I sometimes like to turn it back on after calibrating ... and to be honest, I only calibrate to get all of my screens at a somewhat consistent contrast/tone, not for any type of professional work.

I forgot to turn it off before calibrating initially, and that's when I discovered this issue.
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Yeah the calibration would definitely mess up if the brightness is being changed during the process. Does it work normally now after disabling auto brightness?
 
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Yeah the calibration would definitely mess up if the brightness is being changed during the process. Does it work normally now after disabling auto brightness?
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Yes, everything worked as it should after disabling auto brightness ... and this issue actually seems to have resolved itself overnight. Even with it enabled, I can now both calibrate AND use my new calibrations with no issue. I wish I would have shot some video of the issue when it was occurring, it was interesting and somewhat artistic looking (albeit unusable!) The "hot Mac" update may have fixed it as well... not sure. Oh well!
 
kryptticAZ said:
I have a late 2016 MBP with a Samsung panel and my new 2018 MBP (maxed out) has the LG panel. The two screens do look different, but they are both good. The Samsung has a more blueish (cooler) temperature and does get brighter. The LG is warmer and a little less bright. However, I don't crank the brightness on the screen, so that's not an issue for me.

Are we sure that Apple is using two manufacturers for these True Tone displays? If you exchanged four of them and they were all LG, then maybe there aren't any Samsung panels?
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2016 vs 2018 with different graphics? How can you compare the two really?
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mikethebigo said:
Yeah it really does sound like it's all LG this year. They must've really increased the quality of the screens to win that much business. Suspect most people thinking they look "dull" or whatever are forgetting about True Tone.
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So according to the thread starter does that mean everyone has a yellow screen? LOL
 
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