My Alienware and Asus monitor are both better than this 3000 dollar mac.
I love the mac and I'm one of those in the minority perhaps who loves the new keyboards.
But a 3000 dollar computer should have better color uniformity!
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MacBook Pro LCD uniformity
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My Alienware and Asus monitor are both better than this 3000 dollar mac.
I love the mac and I'm one of those in the minority perhaps who loves the new keyboards.
But a 3000 dollar computer should have better color uniformity!
I compared mine to a model in John Lewis today using the LCD uniformity test.
The one in the store was clearly better than mine.
So, good ones do exist! I wonder how many returns this is going to take?
The one in the store was clearly better than mine.
So, good ones do exist! I wonder how many returns this is going to take?
there is no point to do that, image retention or vertical line can kill the best Retina screen, in my opinion it's a waste of time
I'd just like a screen that can display mostly the same gray color on one side as the other.
Sorry the 16 is pink on the left and yellowish gray on the right.
That looks like mine!
I saw one in the store the other day that was perfect for all practical purposes!
It doesn't look like that in person. My iPhone must be doing that.
I will note that my iphone 7 plus seems to capture how my screen looks to me pretty well. Yes, it does look a little worse in the photo but not that much worse.
It's all a matter of opinion, but if that photo captures how your screen looks in real life, then I don't think that's good enough for the price of these machines. My Dell Alienware and Asus monitor are both noticeable better.
[doublepost=1544386121][/doublepost]The Alienware. What makes it better is that the colors on the left and right on closer. With the make they aren't even the same shade.
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I own for work a Dell XPS 13" 2017 model and at work a Dell XPS 15" 2018 model. My 13" has the Infinity display 4k. That sucker is sharp and clear. But I can tell you the Retina seems better than it. Both are great. Want me to take a picture of it with my s9 plus?
Here are two pictures. One in a bright room, and the other in a closet (to make it dark).
Thanks so much! It is my opinion, according to my eyes, that the dell is more uniform in color. It might be worse in other ways. I agree the retina screen pops with the P3 color gamut and glass cover, but it is not as uniform.
[doublepost=1544388113][/doublepost]Anyway, I ordered another one. I'm going to compare and maybe just go with the better of the two.
Opened my second Macbook Pro 2018 15" the other day. I put up the screen test and asked my wife which one looked more even. She choose the original machine. I also think the original is in fact better. So, the second machine is going back. I wish Apple put more effort into QC for these screens. It seems since they went retina the color uniformity is poor.
I guess I might try a third machine. I don't know. Or get a PC.
I guess most people don't care or can't see it.
I guess I might try a third machine. I don't know. Or get a PC.
I guess most people don't care or can't see it.
There is another thread here, where a guy said he picked up a second one and it looked identical to the first. So it would seem that this is the "new normal."
Seems to be poor QC or cost cutting. I'm not particularly happy!
Then do the lottery and you will find out that there is no perfect LCD screen.
Enjoy!
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Your choice to buy it or not. Apple would probably like you to look else where if you are going to go through 4-5 machines before you are convinced.
Don't really care what Apple wants. But I'm not going to go through the hassle of returning 5 machines.
I am going to cut down their profit margin at least to punish them for being so cheap.