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    new MBP 17", screen dark

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by frocco, Feb 24, 2009.

  1. frocco

    frocco Notebook Consultant

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    I looked at the new MBP 17" today and was dissapointed in the screen quality compared to the 15"

    It was rather dark and hard to see, even more so when viewing a movie.
    brightness ws turned all the way up, the apple group had no idea, but agreeded.
     
    frocco, Feb 24, 2009
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  2. ATC

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    I hope this was a bad example on display. Not a single retailer locally will have any on display for quite a while so I'll be buying blind. :(
     
    ATC, Feb 24, 2009
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  3. duffyanneal

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    My 17" MBP display is a little darker than my 15" MBP (both unibody), but it isn't dark by any means. The machine you saw may have been defective.
     
    duffyanneal, Feb 25, 2009
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    Hi folks,

    same: yesterday I received my 17" MacBook Pro Antiglare Unibody. The Display is so dark - it is out of question! I have the direct comparison between a 15" Unibody, the new 17" Unibody and a 24" LED Cinemadisplay.

    Could anybody tell me how to post pictures here in the forum? I took some.

    One more point: while pressing the Brightnessbutton on the 15" I registered 16 clear steps; pressing Brightness on the 17" there are only 3 clear steps and about 5 some tiny steps to increase the Brightness.

    It seems so that the screen dimming funktion of the book is also not working.

    Ideas?

    Paulchen
     
    Paulchen2000, Feb 25, 2009
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  5. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    guys,you have antiglare version,right?
     
    Xirurg, Feb 25, 2009
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  6. Xirurg

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    @Paulchen2000: upload it to imageshake or your preferred image server and then post image's link between tags
     
    Xirurg, Feb 25, 2009
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    You guys all probably have the Antiglare one. It is known to be much less bright than the glare version. I have the glare one and it is BRIGHT!
     
    watchrabbit, Feb 25, 2009
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  8. frocco

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    I don't think so. The apple store wants 50 dollars more for antiglare. The display model I looked at was 2799.00

    This is an apple store
     
    frocco, Feb 25, 2009
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  9. Xirurg

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    ^can you post couple of pics?
     
    Xirurg, Feb 25, 2009
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  10. jjahshik32

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    It was the same as the previous gen mbp as well. 17" was always a tad bit darker than the 15".
     
    jjahshik32, Feb 25, 2009
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  11. Intoxicate

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    Didn't they say that they use the previous screens for the anticlare screens?
     
    Intoxicate, Feb 27, 2009
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  12. Xirurg

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    ^a link?

    Anyway,I have read @ macrumrs that apple is preparing a software fix for dim screens.
     
    Xirurg, Feb 27, 2009
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  13. wobble987

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    thats strange, but they do use higher res screen compared to the on on the 15" so a little dimmer is to be expected. but i saw umm photo of the last gen 1920x1200 screen and they are quite bright. and i never heard people complaining. not sure what happen with the new one. never seen one in person.
     
    wobble987, Feb 27, 2009
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  14. jjahshik32

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    Its the same as before last gen 17" vs. the 15". The 15" was a bit brighter like a notch brighter.

    I specifically remembered this after having owned both. I have a strong feeling there is no update for brighter backlighting.
     
    jjahshik32, Feb 28, 2009
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  15. mr__bean

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    I personally have the 17" anti-glare model and it seems adiquetly bright, if not too bright (usualy run it at 80" brightness)
     
    mr__bean, Mar 2, 2009
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