User #237798 455 posts Mazzy Sensei Forum Regular | *Dom* If ever you can afford some time, I would suggest you just simply wait. Ask for a refund instead of exchanging the machine and order another unit in a couple weeks. I am currently in Italy, working with a photographer and we are 4 people here with a MBP Retina. Two of us are having a VERY yellow display. The two others (both LG screens) are absolutely stunning and the best screens I have ever seen. Right now, as I said, I have a laptop with a Samsung screen which is still terribly yellow. Beyond the Image Retention problem mentioned in another thread ( I never experienced it myself even on my first LG screen), the yellow issue itself is such a massive problem working in imagery that I will return this unit as well. I simply cannot work with it. It just means all the work I am doing while on-site, I have to do again, running back home to my 27" Cinema Display. That's not so much, except it becomes a problem when one travels far to work as I do, hence I do not always have the timeframe to afford waiting to come back home to work properly. I intend to send back this second unit, ask for a refund and wait a few weeks before purchasing another one. There are several reports of people receiving either Samsung or LG screens lately and they say the color temp is perfect. Therefore, it means there are GOOD units out there. I cannot understand HOW this YELLOW temp affects both brands, but there is something wrong here for sure. Since some are now happy with their MBP, I prefer to wait to get another one. In the meantime, I'll buy a second hand MBP - previous model so at least I CAN work, then re-sell it when I buy the Retina. Overall, it's quite a pain I have to say. However, the specs and quality of the Retina model are just outstanding and worth the money and the wait, I think. It is just sad it has to go through such a painful ordeal. ---------------------------------------------------------------- my-username-was-taken LOL guys, I just got a "yellow" Samsung screen. It's closer to being accurate than the screaming blue LG. I'm also now picking up more shadow detail. The reason I now have a Samsung is because I had an LG and it had image retention. TRUST me on this one...You do NOT want an LG. More than likely you will have severe image retention which would never allow you to accurately do photographic work because you would think that you were seeing things all the time. Well, you would be...Bright white areas that were on the screen previously (for not that long at all). You would have a very tough time with dodging/burning of particular areas of a photo and the exposure settings in general if you have remnants of an image overtop what you're trying to adjust. As far as I'm concerned I've never had a worse screen for photographic work than the LG I previously had in my rMBP. You guys don't know what you're asking for Heh the grass is always greener I guess...It just simply may be a while before we get what we consider "perfect" IPS displays I guess...But I think yellow (not that yellow) is better than the image retention. Yes, the Samsung panel is also not as bright, but the LG was too bright. Having had both now personally. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here's just the pertinent part of one from this thread... my-username-was-taken I just got my machine back today repaired at the store. Took about 44 hours total from drop off to pick up. It is a Samsung! No one told me that they are only replacing with Samsung screens, but it is nonetheless. In fact, when I went to go run the terminal command, it was already in the grayed out area / bash history. So they ran the command themselves at the Apple store after they replaced the screen. I guess they don't know what the screen is themselves before they put it in! Glad they ran the command to check. This obviously means they are more aware of the situation than they are admitting...That or the genius there was more aware and figured they'd double check for me. The screen has no dead pixels or light leaks fortunately. I do see what people mean by yellow tint though. To me, this is how Apple displays have always looked though. They typically have a warmer white point setting than PCs. Also when you calibrate the monitors with a Spyder, they also even take on a warmer tone for color accuracy. I don't consider this a problem because you can calibrate your monitor. Even by eye if you go to system settings and make it as blue as you want. So honestly, I think it's a matter of personal preference in this case and I'm willing to bet anyone calibrating their LG screen would end up with slightly warmer tones anyway. So unless it's screaming yellow, I don't consider it a flaw or defect at all. Plus, for what it's worth, it's easier on the eyes. So less eye strain.
----------------------------------------------------------------- Here's another from this thread..... mcbaobao I have seen yellow tinted samsung displays and bright white samsung displays - anyone know if the bright white ones were limited to the first month or so of these laptops? I had one on my first laptop which had a large mura and I've seen them on display models which I'm assuming are from first couple weeks of production - but not sure if these still exist in current production.
Here's a piece of an LG v Samsung debate. (I think it just shows there's been problems with both) Evan Bruhn Forum Regular | I have a rM*Dom* If ever you can afford some time, I would suggest you just simply wait. Ask for a refund instead of exchanging the machine and order another unit in a couple weeks. I am currently in Italy, working with a photographer and we are 4 people here with a MBP Retina. Two of us are having a VERY yellow display. The two others (both LG screens) are absolutely stunning and the best screens I have ever seen. Right now, as I said, I have a laptop with a Samsung screen which is still terribly yellow. Beyond the Image Retention problem mentioned in another thread ( I never experienced it myself even on my first LG screen), the yellow issue itself is such a massive problem working in imagery that I will return this unit as well. I simply cannot work with it. It just means all the work I am doing while on-site, I have to do again, running back home to my 27" Cinema Display. That's not so much, except it becomes a problem when one travels far to work as I do, hence I do not always have the timeframe to afford waiting to come back home to work properly. I intend to send back this second unit, ask for a refund and wait a few weeks before purchasing another one. There are several reports of people receiving either Samsung or LG screens lately and they say the color temp is perfect. Therefore, it means there are GOOD units out there. I cannot understand HOW this YELLOW temp affects both brands, but there is something wrong here for sure. Since some are now happy with their MBP, I prefer to wait to get another one. In the meantime, I'll buy a second hand MBP - previous model so at least I CAN work, then re-sell it when I buy the Retina. Overall, it's quite a pain I have to say. However, the specs and quality of the Retina model are just outstanding and worth the money and the wait, I think. It is just sad it has to go through such a painful ordeal. ---------------------------------------------------------------- my-username-was-taken LOL guys, I just got a "yellow" Samsung screen. It's closer to being accurate than the screaming blue LG. I'm also now picking up more shadow detail. The reason I now have a Samsung is because I had an LG and it had image retention. TRUST me on this one...You do NOT want an LG. More than likely you will have severe image retention which would never allow you to accurately do photographic work because you would think that you were seeing things all the time. Well, you would be...Bright white areas that were on the screen previously (for not that long at all). You would have a very tough time with dodging/burning of particular areas of a photo and the exposure settings in general if you have remnants of an image overtop what you're trying to adjust. As far as I'm concerned I've never had a worse screen for photographic work than the LG I previously had in my rMBP. You guys don't know what you're asking for Heh the grass is always greener I guess...It just simply may be a while before we get what we consider "perfect" IPS displays I guess...But I think yellow (not that yellow) is better than the image retention. Yes, the Samsung panel is also not as bright, but the LG was too bright. Having had both now personally. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here's just the pertinent part of one from this thread... my-username-was-taken I just got my machine back today repaired at the store. Took about 44 hours total from drop off to pick up. It is a Samsung! No one told me that they are only replacing with Samsung screens, but it is nonetheless. In fact, when I went to go run the terminal command, it was already in the grayed out area / bash history. So they ran the command themselves at the Apple store after they replaced the screen. I guess they don't know what the screen is themselves before they put it in! Glad they ran the command to check. This obviously means they are more aware of the situation than they are admitting...That or the genius there was more aware and figured they'd double check for me. The screen has no dead pixels or light leaks fortunately. I do see what people mean by yellow tint though. To me, this is how Apple displays have always looked though. They typically have a warmer white point setting than PCs. Also when you calibrate the monitors with a Spyder, they also even take on a warmer tone for color accuracy. I don't consider this a problem because you can calibrate your monitor. Even by eye if you go to system settings and make it as blue as you want. So honestly, I think it's a matter of personal preference in this case and I'm willing to bet anyone calibrating their LG screen would end up with slightly warmer tones anyway. So unless it's screaming yellow, I don't consider it a flaw or defect at all. Plus, for what it's worth, it's easier on the eyes. So less eye strain. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Here's a piece of an LG v Samsung debate. (I think it just shows there's been problems with both) Evan Bruhn Forum Regular | I have a rMBP with an LG display and I've been unsuccessful in replicating the image retention issue. Samsung display is still preferable (as you reduce your chances of having this issue to zero), but not all LG displays are defective either. | reference: whrl.pl/Rdig0a posted 2012-Aug-25, 10pm AEST | User #25558 393 posts angelus512 Forum Regular | Having owned both. Samsung screen is better, anybody who says otherwise is ignoring the mounting posts of others. A clear leader in defect versus the other. So frankly there is absolutely ZERO argument that can be made otherwise. |
BP with an LG display and I've been unsuccessful in replicating the image retention issue. Samsung display is still preferable (as you reduce your chances of having this issue to zero), but not all LG displays are defective either. | reference: whrl.pl/Rdig0a posted 2012-Aug-25, 10pm AEST | User #25558 393 posts angelus512 Forum Regular | Having owned both. Samsung screen is better, anybody who says otherwise is ignoring the mounting posts of others. A clear leader in defect versus the other. So frankly there is absolutely ZERO argument that can be made otherwise. |
Having owned both. LG screen is better, anybody who says otherwise is ignoring the mounting posts of others. A clear leader in defect versus the other. So frankly there is absolutely ZERO argument that can be made otherwise. | reference: whrl.pl/Rdijz1 posted 2012-Aug-26, 8pm AEST |
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