This is a valid concern. Let me explain why.
I'm picky. But at the same time, that's why I choose Mac. And I love Apple so I really wanted this to work. But as a designer, I watch pixels all day (and move them!) so I'm pretty quick to see when 'something's up'. Having worked on a Macbook Pro from 2014, I've been spoiled with one of the best displays in the business. Now, I bought a Macbook Pro (2017) and was really excited about it. To my disappointment I found the following..
- The screen gives off a yellow-ish tint. It's definitely a warmer color to the display, and calibration couldn't get rid of it. I don't mind a warmer hue for normal browsing but as a professional designer the colors needs to be accurate rather than eye-pleasing. I have Nightshift switched off.
Also discussed here: MacBook Pro retina display warm yellowish tint.
- It's not as sharp as the 2014 version. GUI and text are not that sharp as it used to be. It's almost as if I'm between two resolutions where everything's gets a tad blurry - but of course not that bad, but still noticeable. It gets worse the higher resolution you set, at 1440*900 the texts renders slightly better but that resolution is laughable to use on a 15". These blurry interfaces puts extra strain on my eyes which I certainly feel now. I tried all resolutions in System Settings and also ticked on/off “Use LCD font smoothing when available”.
Also discussed here: display - Macbook Pro 2016 (15") has weird default Resolution - Ask Different
- The viewing angles are disappointing. When looking at any angle expect straight on, you'll see a blue-ish hue and loss of brightness. This is more noticeable looking horizontal, i.e. tilting your head a bit to the left and look to the right part of the screen. My old Macbook Pro didn't have this problem, and that display seemed to be brighter in general, which is odd.
Also discussed here: Macbook Pro 2016 screen quality
I took for granted everything would be better buying a new machine, so I'm very sad to see the complications with this new display. I didn't pay $2999 just to be sentimental.