Macbook late 2009 display problem

When i upgrade the OS to yosemite or higher the display become blurry and annoying. icons texts pictures videos and everything. help me please I'm losing my eyes :|

MacBook, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 22, 2020 5:51 PM

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3 replies

swbtar

Level 1

11 points

Mar 23, 2020 8:27 AM in response to barman89

Software.

Go to System Preferences, Displays. Make sure you are on Resolution: Default for display or Scaled: 1280x800.

Kappy

Level 10

362,063 points

Mar 22, 2020 9:08 PM in response to barman89

Don't upgrade. I don't know what help you expect us to provide. Reinstall macOS to see if the problem resolves itself or reboot the computer or open Displays and try a different resolution. Otherwise, there is little you can do for a malfunctioning display except replace it. That would cost more than the computer is worth.

barman89 Author

Level 1

4 points

Mar 23, 2020 3:04 AM in response to Kappy

i did clean install for versions 10.10 , 10.11 , 10.12 , 10.13 and all had the same issue. mountain lion works normally and can't find mavericks installer for test. do you think its hardware problem or software?

Thank you.

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