Macbook Pro Shadow Around Edge of Windows Early 2008 Model

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Macbook Pro Shadow Around Edge of Windows Early 2008 Model

Hi Everyone -

This may seem as a bit of a silly question, but lately i've been noticing a shadow around the border of windows on my early (August) 2008 MacBook Pro. This is especially noticeable when the brightness is cranked up to the maximum setting and with a background of white. I was wondering if this is normal or it indicates a defective display. FYI the specs on the computer are as follows

2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 15 inch LED Display, 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM, GeForce 8600M GT 256MB video card. The Model of the LCD is 00009C80 with manufacturer 00000610

See the below link for a screenshot -

http://cid-82e1e97955369a92.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/Picture%202.png

In the screenshot, notice the foreground of the color LCD properties window over the web page window. Around the border of the color LCD properties window you can see a shadow that seems abnormal to me. Any advice that can be offered would appreciated!

Thanks!

Tony

Macbook Pro Early 2008, Mac OS X (10.5.6), Early (August) 2008 Model of Macbook Pro, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 RAM

Posted on Dec 23, 2008 9:23 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 1, 2009 12:45 PM in response to tbrew133

Perfectly normal. That's the drop shadow effect of the window of focus you're seeing. I think it is a little more pronounced in Leopard compared with previous versions, but as I said, perfectly normal.

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Answer 2

louie

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Dec 23, 2008 9:37 PM in response to tbrew133

That's a feature, not a bug!
Seriously, that looks normal for 10.5. It's more pronounced that before, I think. I use a neutral gray desktop and it's not so pronounced.

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Answer 3

wkolean

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Dec 30, 2008 9:24 PM in response to tbrew133

I have the same shadow on my early 2008 MacBook Pro, and it's very annoying. I've never seen a shadow like that on my previous macs, unless I was looking at the LCD from a bad angle. My wife's MacBook Air doesn't have as pronounced a shadow, even with the brightness all the way up.

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