I know the Macbook Pro grainy issue has been going on and on ...
... but people really must read this Apple Discussions thread (click here) ... there are two important points made ...
Quote 1 : 6-bit LCD instead of 8-bit
Unfortunately, I think it's becoming clear that Apple used 6-bit displays in the MBPs (both 15" and 17") that are simply incapable of display the number of colors needed. They are capable of 262000 colors natively (or whatever the number is) and the dithering doesn't make up for the 6-bit quality of the display
Quote 2 : Apple website has dubious wording
" ... support for millions of colors"
Maybe that's the little clause that helps Apple get out of any 'false advertising' issues. As the screen does have support for "showing" milllions of colours, I'm assuming it's the dithering that's applied that does the 'support'.
But still Apple's marketing have been really sneaky about it. I honestly thought I was getting a better screen with the MacBook Pro.
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So I think all those people affected by this should make their displeasure known to Apple and Consumer Watchdog organisations. The Macbook PRO is marketed at professionals and Apple have been deliberately misleading in their conduct.
Finally, the grainy issue is probably a combination of:
(1) 6-bit LCD
(2) ATI x1600 rendering
(3) anti-glare coating
... but people really must read this Apple Discussions thread (click here) ... there are two important points made ...
Quote 1 : 6-bit LCD instead of 8-bit
Unfortunately, I think it's becoming clear that Apple used 6-bit displays in the MBPs (both 15" and 17") that are simply incapable of display the number of colors needed. They are capable of 262000 colors natively (or whatever the number is) and the dithering doesn't make up for the 6-bit quality of the display
Quote 2 : Apple website has dubious wording
" ... support for millions of colors"
Maybe that's the little clause that helps Apple get out of any 'false advertising' issues. As the screen does have support for "showing" milllions of colours, I'm assuming it's the dithering that's applied that does the 'support'.
But still Apple's marketing have been really sneaky about it. I honestly thought I was getting a better screen with the MacBook Pro.
-----------------------------------------------------
So I think all those people affected by this should make their displeasure known to Apple and Consumer Watchdog organisations. The Macbook PRO is marketed at professionals and Apple have been deliberately misleading in their conduct.
Finally, the grainy issue is probably a combination of:
(1) 6-bit LCD
(2) ATI x1600 rendering
(3) anti-glare coating