Did I miss the sarcasm or does he really suggest to buy apple instead?
Last time I checked the Apple panels were horrible. Perhaps not as bad as this foul egg, but still with comparable viewing angle problems; the slightest head-movement would wash out the top or bottom part of the display. I also recall horrible contrast (white bloom)...
Regular white Macbooks are pretty bad, sure but matte MBPs are OK: the color gamut is still limited by 6 bits but viewing angles aren't bad IMO. According to my extensive googling only HP's "DreamColor" line of laptops gives you a true 8-bit non-TN panel.
I can't say I've ever had quality problems with the screens on any of the Mac laptops I've used. Admittedly I'm not a graphic designer (and I'm mildly colorblind) so I may not be able to recognize that I'm not seeing all the colors I'm "supposed" to be able to, but viewing angle, contrast, etc. have all been fine. Only thing I've ever seen is the backlight in an older (3+ years of constants use) machine starting to go.
I think the display in the MBA at least is really good. As with any glossy display you have to move it a few CM now and again depending on ambient lighting conditions. Matte screens aren't really immune to that either though.
Last time I checked the Apple panels were horrible. Perhaps not as bad as this foul egg, but still with comparable viewing angle problems; the slightest head-movement would wash out the top or bottom part of the display. I also recall horrible contrast (white bloom)...