http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/ Engadget Comments for MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 7th 2007 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
Why has nobody included a blurb about batt life in any of the articles about this new LED backlight.

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Loved the pic comparisons!]]>Jun 6th 2007 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
So, is it LED to the left on every picture??]]>Jun 6th 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
Sadly, it seems that if every Apple upgrade, is just a bunch of minor ones. ]]>Jun 6th 2007 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 7th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
the led one seems brighter but not a good color contrast as the old screen.]]>Jun 6th 2007 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
http://www.pbase.com/ac773/image/80086862

Looks a bit wonky, sure, but it did remove that yellowish color cast pretty well.]]>Jun 6th 2007 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Unscientific as your comparison may admittedly have been, you might have at least told us if you set the brightness for the same levels relative to their minimum and maximum settings. That takes 10 seconds each to check (F1 and F2 function keys). It's an additional 2 minutes per machine (Apple Menu > System Preferences > Displays > Color > Calibrate...) to make sure they have comparable color calibrations. I've read that the LED display illuminates quicker -- that would have taken very little time to check as well (close lid, open lid; or put to sleep, wake from sleep).
Your observations have basically shown us that both displays light up, which I suppose is heartening to know but not especially informative. Otherwise, without knowing whether or not you had done the simple, unscientific checks I just mentioned, your nice photos are pretty much -- from this zombie's point of view -- meaningless.]]>Jun 6th 2007 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 7th 2007 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
As to the screens I'd definately say LED backlighting is the way forward. Less power consumption, cleaner lighting and less dimming over time.]]>Jun 6th 2007 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/]]>Jun 6th 2007 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/I`d prefer a Alienware... ]]>Jun 6th 2007 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/The other problem with the new MBP is that some of the current Bootcamp drivers don't work. My Isight Cam, LAN NIC, Apple keyboard and some other drivers won't load under Windows Vista. The wireless drive does work.]]>Jun 6th 2007 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
Thanks for mentioning the driver issue. My main reason for looking at apple right now is to have a 1920x1200 1"thin PC notebook, and I need to know how well Vista Runs on these things. I'd like a review site where they just blast apples OS away and review Windows on the new Hardware. ]]>Jun 6th 2007 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
You can turn off the auto-dim setting in the control panel.

DS]]>Jun 6th 2007 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/
It is part of the preferences you have set up that it automatically adjust the screen/keyboard brightness to the light in the room. My MacBook Pro does this automatically as well, so it is not an issue.

System Preferences -> Display

Uncheck the box that says "Automatically adjust brightness as ambient light changes"

Now it will act like you expect it to. I personally prefer it to auto adjust, too bright a screen in the dark is bad for ones eyes, and too light is also bad. But really that is up to you.]]>Jun 7th 2007 5:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/macbook-pro-backlight-comparison-led-vs-ccfl/Jun 6th 2007 4:23PM