Question about screen before i change form my MBA to a Black MB

[al82]

Right i have had 2 MBAs and BOTH have suffered from slow down when simply watching a avi file. I know it's not normal but my friend said she has the same problem.

If i pay £1200 for something i expect to be able to watch an avi file during my lunch break and not have to think of something else to do as it stutters so much.

When i got the Air the older MB were in the store and the screen difference between the Air and MB was noticeable. By a fair bit.

The air had a brighter screen, i liked the glossy finish too.

With the new MB have they improved the screen at all? or is it the same screen?
i see apples site says glossy screen, was the old mb screen glossy too?

 

[KompleX]

from my experience with two macbooks is the screen quality seems to vary from very good to average. the first macbook that i owned for a very short time had a very good screen: bright and evenly lit. however, after exchanging it for the newer penryn macbook, the screen appears dimmer and has a dark spot in one corner. now, since i only had my first macbook for less than a week and didn't get as acquainted with it, these differences may just be all in my head, but regardless, the screen appears unchanged and has a high variability of built quality.

 

[al82]

When i had the black mb, the screen seemed like the contrast was too high for whats on screen. Blacks didnt seem black and had while glow around the edges.

When i had the screen side by side with the air the air had a better screen, was wondering if it was because of led or because the screen was glossy.

I know the nex MB have a glossy screen, did the older ones?

 

[Bobioden]

All of the Macbooks, new and old have the glossy sceen.

 

[mckyvlle]

For colour and contrast problems, try searching for "~david"'s colour profile and adjusting contrast settings in the Universal Access preference pane.

 

[si2000]

mine came with a flat screen. no gloss


edit reflective when off=gloss, it is a gloss

 

[bluedoggiant]

mine came with a flat screen. no gloss

it is glossy.

the mba should be brighter because of the LED screen.

 

[Bobioden]

it is glossy.

the mba should be brighter because of the LED screen.

It is still a LCD screen, it is just LED Backlight.

 

[MacGeekDC]

Glossy

MAcBook have always had glossy screen every macbook made has a glossy screen

 

[markrivers]

the screen of the MBA is hi-res LCD LED backight just like in the MBP.
you'll regret downgrading to an MB if screen is a big issue for you