01-29-2016, 02:33 PM
Using Xrite products instead, but that sounds like a good deal.
I wonder how many complaints about Apple's recent UI choices have been caused by using uncalibrated displays. When I was in the market for a MacBook Pro several years ago, I looked at them pretty carefully at Tekserve and the Apple Store. The non-retina hi-res 15" MBP screens always looked washed out, with a bluish cast. This would certainly contribute to legibility issues in the brave new world of skinny grey type on grey backgrounds. Both of the 15" models I have acquired in the past 5 years looked this way out of the box. ColorMunki calibration resulted in a huge improvement in color accuracy and overall display quality. I still cannot not understand why the default display state of a new, supposedly top quality laptop should have been of such poor quality.
I keep the laptops and my NEC desktop monitor calibrated. I highly recommend it.
I wonder how many complaints about Apple's recent UI choices have been caused by using uncalibrated displays. When I was in the market for a MacBook Pro several years ago, I looked at them pretty carefully at Tekserve and the Apple Store. The non-retina hi-res 15" MBP screens always looked washed out, with a bluish cast. This would certainly contribute to legibility issues in the brave new world of skinny grey type on grey backgrounds. Both of the 15" models I have acquired in the past 5 years looked this way out of the box. ColorMunki calibration resulted in a huge improvement in color accuracy and overall display quality. I still cannot not understand why the default display state of a new, supposedly top quality laptop should have been of such poor quality.
I keep the laptops and my NEC desktop monitor calibrated. I highly recommend it.