screen flicker resolved?

donnyb,

Do you see other smaller sections of the screen flicker? What about when scrolling?

I did see some other flickers on the screen but not sure were. It was very random. I took the MBP to Apple yesterday and showed the tech the video. I was leaning toward a software problem, but he told me it look like a hardware problem. The MBP was sent back to apple to be fixed. Not sure how there are going to fix it if they don't know what the problem is. Seems like a waste of time and should have keep the MBP until I got more of a definite answer on what the problem was.

guys i am new here and just got my mbp 15. love it but i am having same problem but only when i watch video. get white flicker on screen. like if i watch you tube video

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medicguy1,

If you notice the white flicker, does it go away if you immediately restart your Mac and then look at the video again?

Well, my MBP went to Apple on the Feb 10 and was at the repair center on the 11th and it is scheduled to be at my front door on the 12th. I wonder what they fixed. I will post an update when I receive the MBP back.

no. even if i turn it off and then back on when i play the video in you tube i get the same white flickering on and off. maybe i should use the better performance video card instead of battery save video card. what do you think?

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I'm having same problem too.

Though I replaced both LCD and mainboard that concists problematic 9400m chipset, it still flickers.

Have I got another defect part?

I would like to know whether there's any person who are not having this problem with unibody macbook pro.

Condition :
-Low brightness (Level 2 - 4 from the darkest)
-Mode : 9400m

-> very continuous and slight flickering. Although it's slight, it is noticable and annoying.

Same as here, noticed it a few weeks ago, probably had it from day one...

Light flickering (pulsing), not very noticeable, but definetely there..
(I am quite "paranoid" about screen quality, I am a software developer and spent hours in front of different monitors)

Condition :
-Most of the time, seems to happen after a few mins of use
-Have not tested it from sleep, but probably happens there as well
-Low brightness (Level 2 - 4 from the darkest)
-Mode : 9600, it works ok at 9400...

Had the problem been on 9400, I would be really annoyed, since I use 9400 when on battery. When on battery I lower the brightness as well, so it would have been really bad. As it is now, I can live with it since I need the computer, but will definetely be taking this to Apple at some point and while still under warranty...

Annoying from the company that makes computers that "just work".

Is this the issue where the brightness seems to fade in and out? If so, disable the option to 'automatically adjust the brightness as ambient light changes' under Displays. I noticed this on my MacBook Pro on day 1 and after getting fed up with it while working in Logic looked at when it happened most.

During natural light, things were fine, but when the lights were on the display would go funny. However under halogen lights, things were better, not perfect but better though the display was at it's worst when in a room lit by energy saving bulbs.

No, this is a milisecond flash of the entire screen. I thought I was imagining it the first couple of times.. Like a blink or a refresh.

I think this is a DIFFERENT issue than the one related to Quartz Extreme. The Quartz Extreme issue disappears (usually) once the computer is restarted -- at least for a while. It shows up as "flashy" areas of redisplay, like when viewing videos, or scrolling. The contents of the screen can get messed up, but will always redraw correctly if you do something like ZOOM the entire screen for a moment.

Thankfully I've not seen that, not that that helps you in any way, but at least I have a heads up on a possible issue that could show itself in future.

I'll be keeping a close eye on both the MacBook and this thread.

Ok like I said I was waiting for a Logic Board replacement...however its been over 12 working days - spoke to apple and they are swapping mine for a new MBP...here's hoping without the same fault!

nice, please let us know how it goes.

I got my MBP 2.8Ghz back today. Fast service! The Main Logic Board was replace. I'll post an update if the problem returns. If you don't hear from me then the problem is gone.