2018 Pro Users Do u have LG or Samsung Screen?

[dmitri2]

Checked again at the apple store. Now I can say for sure that there is a difference but it doesn't depend on manufacturer since both screens was LG. Absolutely same settings. It's unbelievable.

 

[Ploki]

A couple quick pics of a 2016/2018 Samsung vs LG

Right looks much better.

I dont understand whats going on in the middle picture, contrast seems to be better on the right but the left has oddly burned highlights (Also the grass on the elephant is burned so bad it almost looks like a white spot

 

[SDColorado]

Right looks much better.

I dont understand whats going on in the middle picture, contrast seems to be better on the right but the left has oddly burned highlights (Also the grass on the elephant is burned so bad it almost looks like a white spot

Lower nits for the 2016 if I recall? 400 vs 500. Maybe needed to have brightness increases to match overall at the cost of the highlights?

 

[dmitri2]

How about this?

Identical models, screen manufacturers, settings, but screens...

Even with this much of a difference nobody in apple bothers to explain why

 

[thadoggfather]

How about this?

Identical models, screen manufacturers, settings, but screens...

Even with this much of a difference nobody in apple bothers to explain why

I’m definitely convinced Apple cherry picks displays for their demo units OR their demo unit software ensures a really crisp picture somehow

Not to say you cant get one as good as a demo unit, but the odds seem really against it

 

[dmitri2]

Funny thing is that the one I returned because of overheating was brighter than those in apple store and I was absolutely happy about that screen. If I knew about that screen issue I would definitely keep it.

And yes, I am sure it is totally unfair for Apple to do so to its customers

 

[thadoggfather]

Funny thing is that the one I returned because of overheating was brighter than those in apple store and I was absolutely happy about that screen. If I knew about that screen issue I would definitely keep it.

Yeah but overheating sounds like a big deal tho..

My 2016 nTB had everything replaced but the logic board, and I had a beautiful Samsung screen before and my replacement is a beautiful Samsung screen too

Ive been through screen hell, but I cant believe I dodged a bullet twice on this.. not speaking about manufacturer variance tho there’s that too, i see a difference between them side by side in those pics, straight up panel variance even same manufacturer. It’s nuts!

 

[dmitri2]

As I noticed they all overheat with discrete GPU on I think it's gonna be fixed by next mojave patch...but I just stupidly used that grace period and got bigger problem.

Do you think there is a chance to bring that screen issue to apple's attention somehow?

 

[cstm]

I have an LG screen and my 2012 rmbp Samsung screen looks better and is as bright. Thought it would be an upgrade.

 

[thadoggfather]

As I noticed they all overheat with discrete GPU on I think it's gonna be fixed by next mojave patch...but I just stupidly used that grace period and got bigger problem.

Do you think there is a chance to bring that screen issue to apple's attention somehow?

Gotcha.

I think apple is well aware of the panel lottery tho

I’m sure fewer people reject bad panels than people who accept or are unaware of bad ones. So that’s means $$$

Reviewers would never mention it assuming they aren’t sent cherry picked units either. They wanna stay on apple’s good graces imo

 

[dmitri2]

I am not sure to what extent it depends on manufacturer, but those on my picture are both LGs.
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Gotcha.

I think apple is well aware of the panel lottery tho

Agree. There is no way some of apple staff aren't aware of the problem, especially those who is in charge of things. Guys at the store seem absolutely useless though about this issue.

 

[thadoggfather]

I am not sure to what extent it depends on manufacturer, but those on my picture are both LGs.
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Agree. There is no way some of apple staff aren't aware of the problem, especially those who is in charge of things. Guys at the store seem absolutely useless though about this issue.

The bright lights are fine tuned to make any terrible display look only half as bad as it actually is

 

[dmitri2]

The question is what to do about that. I think it's too much to put up with for this money

 

[IngerMan]

Your car probably has some scratches, you may have some wrinkles on your face and your sports team might not win anything this year. Much of life is living with imperfection. Learn to be happy.

True True, if your screen was fine before you found this thread, then move along people there is nothing to see here.

 

[0906742]

Anyone happen to know what panel brand and model is FMX (it says so when using that ioreg terminal command).
It says 0000A03D as model when checking in display menu and manufacturer as 610.
Likely some less known than Samsung or LG. This panel is in my new entry level Pro 1.4GHz model.

 

[Cide]

Please type this command in the command prompt:
ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r

If you see LP, then you got LG panel. If you do not see LP, then you got Samsung.

My 2017 macbook pro is Samsung Panel and it is WAY BETTER than my 2018 LG panel in terms of brightness and color. I was wondering how to get the Samsung panel. I have already returned 4 macbook pros but all of them are LG panels.

I have Samsung in my Retina MacBook Pro Mid-2012, And another which is LG. (Original was Samsung) but was replaced because of scratches to the clearcoat, nothing wrong with Samsung and they gave back a noticibly less colourful LG panel, I say that subjectively, it could have just been different but things seem to be more crisp and accurate with the Samsung! (Calibrated).

I did not mean to Necro an old post, But I did. TLDR: Samsung panel x2 Owner, LG x1. Could tell difference side by side.

On a side note, Does anyone know who makes the screens on the new M2 Air MacBook - I was wondering how they compare to these older Retina displays?