All 15in MBP screens are messed up, even yours

[KevinRightWing]

Very true. I should have titled it differently.

 

[Zadillo]

Not a troll at all my friends, just stating what i think is very obvious. Zadillo, I am glad that you see it too.

I was so frustrated with my first MBP that I demanded that the screen be replaced because the whites are just way darker in the bottom right hand corner than the rest of the screen. Apple gave me my laptop back with a new replaced LCD, same problem. I started taking a closer look at MBP's at the Apple Stores and I notice it on everyone.

Sounds like I have started some type of flaming war that I have not intended. But do what I suggest and try it and if the dimmer whites are not on your MBP, awesome! I think that is great. Just somehow I have noticed it on everyone that I have ever seen. But maybe it is just the MBP's in the Houston area! If you watch the news, we have a lot of wackos down here, they could be affecting the stock of MBP's too!

Thanks

Same question for you though; was that bottom right hand corner of your screen actually physically darker (i.e. was it always darker even when you looked at it head on), or was it just darker when looking at it normally.

It still seems like the issue is more a viewing angle to me - of all the laptops I've seen it on, that "darker" area becomes just as bright as the rest of the screen once I look at it head on.

-Zadillo

 

[CalBoy]

Not a troll at all my friends, just stating what i think is very obvious. Zadillo, I am glad that you see it too.

I was so frustrated with my first MBP that I demanded that the screen be replaced because the whites are just way darker in the bottom right hand corner than the rest of the screen. Apple gave me my laptop back with a new replaced LCD, same problem. I started taking a closer look at MBP's at the Apple Stores and I notice it on everyone.

Sounds like I have started some type of flaming war that I have not intended. But do what I suggest and try it and if the dimmer whites are not on your MBP, awesome! I think that is great. Just somehow I have noticed it on everyone that I have ever seen. But maybe it is just the MBP's in the Houston area! If you watch the news, we have a lot of wackos down here, they could be affecting the stock of MBP's too!

Thanks

Then next time, don't make generalizations like that. Asking is different from telling.

 

[Maui]

"even yours"

Nope. Wrong.

 

[jtrwallace]

Yeah, it's the viewing angle. If you are saying that the bottom right hand is darker when viewing the middle of the screen head on then you must also agree that each and every corner has the same issue. On my new LED screen this is true. When I look at each of those corners dead on they are just as bright as when I viewed the middle head on. So.... try that out. You'll be amazed that LCDs have less viewing angles than you would like.

 

[Sounds Good]

You'll be amazed that LCDs have less viewing angles than you would like.

Does Apple show the viewing angles of their laptops anywhere online? I'm curious about the viewing angles of the Macbook and Macbook Pro screens.

 

[CalBoy]

Does Apple show the viewing angles of their laptops anywhere online? I'm curious about the viewing angles of the Macbook and Macbook Pro screens.

You won't be able to see this online. You'll just have to go into a store and see for yourself.

 

[Sounds Good]

You won't be able to see this online. You'll just have to go into a store and see for yourself.

No, sorry, I don't mean a picture. I mean printed stats -- angle degrees. Example: Viewing angle: 160 degrees total (horizontal/vertical)

For example, Dell's website lists the actual viewing angle for their monitors. Does Apple? I'm just curious to see how they compare.

 

[ClassicBean]

I did the test. The only thing "less bright" I can see is the original post in this thread.

 

[CalBoy]

No, sorry, I don't mean a picture. I mean printed stats -- angle degrees. Example: Viewing angle: 160 degrees total (horizontal/vertical)

For example, Dell's website lists the actual viewing angle for their monitors. Does Apple? I'm just curious to see how they compare.

Ahh...I have no idea. I would try a Google search or a PC review website.