Just bough a new 15" MBP...

jasonfjjasonfj
Posted:
in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
..and in the System Profiler the display is listed as



Displays:

Color LCD:

Display TypetLCD

Resolutiont1440 x 900

Deptht32-bit Color

Built-IntYes

Core ImagetSupported



Which is identical to my old G4 PB. Shouldn't it show it as an LED display?

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  • Reply 1 of 2
    audiopollutionaudiopollution Posts: 3,226member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jasonfj View Post


    ..and in the System Profiler the display is listed as



    Displays:

    Color LCD:

    Display TypetLCD

    Resolutiont1440 x 900

    Deptht32-bit Color

    Built-IntYes

    Core ImagetSupported



    Which is identical to my old G4 PB. Shouldn't it show it as an LED display?



    Nope.



    It's still an LCD display but uses LEDs for the backlighting instead of the old cold-cathode tubes that were used in the old displays.
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    coolhandpetecoolhandpete Posts: 350member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by audiopollution View Post


    Nope.



    It's still an LCD display but uses LEDs for the backlighting instead of the old cold-cathode tubes that were used in the old displays.



    It seems like it would behoove Apple to add a SP line with something like: "Backlight: Mercury-free light emitting diodes" -
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