Display Resolution?

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Display Resolution?

Has anybody experiencing the grainy / shimmering display on the MBP C2D 15" Matte had a satisfactory resolution yet?

PowerMac G5 Quad & Eizo CG220, Mac Pro 2.66, X1900XT, 6GB 2 x 20" Cinema LCD's, Mac OS X (10.4.8), MacBook Pro C2D 15" 2.33GHz Quack! Quack!

Posted on Dec 14, 2006 7:47 AM

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necronym Author

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Dec 15, 2006 3:28 PM in response to necronym

I'll take that a resounding 'NO' then?

Update on the story so far:

Apple have said the screen should be replaced in a 'hope' the grainy effect will be rectified by a refurbished replacement screen - refurbished on a 5 week old machine? I ask you.

Apple reseller offered to replace the MBP C2D 15" display, but could not guarantee a replacement would rectify the grainy effect on the screen.

Apple reseller has offered to buy the MBP C2D back £100 less than I paid for it (partial refund) towards a replacement 17" MBP C2D.

I went out today and studied the MacBook 13" screen, the MacBook Pro 15" C2D screen and the 17" MBP CD screen - no 17" MBP C2D's on display anywhere I could find. (All units side by side so easy to make a direct comparison).

Results: MacBook screen is pin sharp. MacBook Pro 17" CD screen is pin sharp but not as bright as the C2D screen. MacBook Pro 15" C2D screen is grainy on all the examples I've seen.

New question:

Is the MBP C2D 17" Screen grainy like the 15" MBP C2D?

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jdelima

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Dec 17, 2006 7:06 PM in response to necronym

I've gotta admit i didn't respond as i had no idea what you were asking about!! I'm using a 17" (CD not C2D) and actually think it's a very god quality screen, and i've wasted years of my life in front of computer screens.

I've not had the chance to use (and hence compare) 15" MBP's to the 17" (only MB's).

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jdelima

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Dec 17, 2006 7:09 PM in response to necronym

OK, someone just posted a comparison pic in these forums of a grainy MBP15 display, and that it appears like a quality issue to me. My 17 is crystal clear in comparision.

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tbirdparis

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Dec 17, 2006 7:19 PM in response to jdelima

i have a MBP 17" C2D and I've read a lot of these posts about screen graininess. to be honest I never really knew what people meant by graininess, so I guess it must be more of a 15" thing. I mean, I know what people mean, I can imagine it, but I can't really say that looking at my screen I really notice anything like that. talk to me about unven backlighting though. that I notice, I think I'd probably still notice it even if I were blind.

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Answer 5

Jan 11, 2007 7:10 AM in response to necronym

I am having this same issue with my MBP15. Very grainy display. I too compared it to a MB...which was MUCH better.

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