MacBook Pro: Screen Test

Following last month's announcements, we've just got our hands on a MacBook Pro.  Given the amount of controversy that has been kicked up by the glossy screen, we've decided to take a look at it in detail before we publish our full test.

Apple have moved all of their laptops over to glossy screens, but this 15'' MBP is the first of the new range to pass through our labs so we were keen to put it through its paces, using technical as well as practical tests.

Apple's publicity material breathlessly proclaims that "the picture is brilliant and sharp from corner to corner. And anything you view — including the ultrathin display itself — is a spectacular experience."

Unfortunately, though, we'e not all sure that's true.  But then again, we're not sure that the glossy screens are as bad as a lot of people make them out to be, either.

We've broken this first look at the MBP's new glossy screen up into four sections:

• Part 1: Glossy or Matte?

• Part 2: Brightness and Contrast Measurements

• Part 3: Color Fidelity

• Part 4: LED Performance