Extremely Blurry Screen M1 MacBook Pro 16

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

¿is the result the same in Safe Mode?

Yes, for me, the issue was the same in safe mode. The blurry, dim graphics were present in safe mode as well.

Wow. this definitely now sounds like a major major manufacturing issue and there's gotta be a recall.

I have exactly the same problem. At about 1 year and 2 months, the screen suddenly becomes dark and blurry. I can only use it with an external monitor, so the laptop becomes a desktop. A local computer shop said that it is impossible to replace the screen on this model. Apple store asked $700+ to fix it. I am very disappointed.

I have exactly the same issue today. My Macbook Pro M1 16" is 2 years old. I am taking good care of it.

Tried BetterDisplay without luck. I can't afford to replace the screen if that's only the solution.

I just paid to fix mine with the same problem. I showed Apple this thread to point out the flaw, but they didn’t care. I paid the $900 US a carried on. Apple isn’t what it used to be. The 16 screen dies a few months after warranty. The complaint is consistent with the 16 MacBook. Apple doesn’t really care about customer service anymore….

Mine isn't better. In just over 2 years, the screen died.

I doubt the reliability of the mini-LED tech Apple puts in our Apple silicon MBP.

Apple, please take this seriously. We're genuine MBP users, do not lose us.

Today I had the EXACT same thing. I was working and then my laptop went black. Tried every trick online, and when it would start up it was extremely blurry and all I would see is the blurred Apple logo.

After seeing this thread, I really hoped it wasn’t the same problem I was having.. but it was.

I got a diagnostic from Apple Genius Bar, and was told that because it was out of warranty by 2 months that I would need to pay £700+ to get it fixed.

Absolute joke, after buying a laptop that cost £1700, it shouldn’t be breaking like this after 2 years.

The Apple tech told me that it’s a hardware issue, and that other than that my machine was working completely fine.

So now I need to buy a new computer/laptop, or use an external monitor. Never buying an Apple Laptop again !

I am having the same issue. Macbook Pro with M1 purchased Nov. of 2021. Just randomly started to pixelate and half the screen went black and then it all went black. Can see light from apple logo but fuzzy. Hooking up to a display does work. I talked to a manager and they literally said I have to pay for it. This is a crime honestly. I already spent $2k and now they want me to pay to fix a hardware issue that isn't user error…

Yup, me too. Getting quoted $1000 for the repair and they still have no clue how this happened. My laptop was just in for repair 5 months ago and got the logic board replaced, that was weeks before my warranty went out, now that my warranty is completely out, of course this happens and they won’t be responsible for this. Crazy for a $3200 machine that is 1.5 years old.

Same problem in 2024, unfortunate solution is to replace the screen.

My Macbook Pro 2021, M1 Max blurred out on me recently. At this point in time, the computer was 2 years old but had never been dropped once. I was just answering emails like normal and then boom, black blurry screen. There were no warning signs ahead of time, no cracks, chips or dents on my computer that would have caused it, it was just instant, unexpected and very frustrating.

For those of you with personal Macbooks that have had this happen, I'm sorry to say I unfortunately don't have a personal solution. In my case, my computer is a work computer and owned by the company I work for. My IT was able to help and they had to order in parts for an entirely new screen replacement. When I asked them what caused it, they had no idea.

This seems like a SERIOUS design flaw, as there was no reason to why my screen died on me. If I had dropped my computer right before it happened, sure that's my fault, but it was just sitting on desk behaving normally until boom, dead screen. If this has happened to you on a personal machine, I really hope your warranty covers it.

This is extremely frustrating. No accidental drops or spills. No use of third party charging cables or accessories. I’m using safari and then all of a sudden a dark and blurry screen. I hope someone can help me address this. This might be my last Apple product. I didn’t spend 2k dollars for this to happen. Best case scenario I pay a hefty fee and still have to wait weeks before I have a functioning laptop again.

Unless you're under warranty, I'm afraid your hefty fee will be US$ 900 to replace the screen. My screen's still like that after few weeks, and many of us are waiting for a product recall or something.

I experienced this issue with my M2 MBP a month after I spilled some liquid on the keyboard. I decided to repair it for around $900 for a screen replacement. But recently (after 6 months), it happened again. I was doing some work when the screen suddenly went dark, leaving only the mini-LED backlight, which shows dark and bright parts of the screen. By the way, probably, I found the same issue with the iPad Pro 12.9 with the mini-LED screen. Here is a possibly related thread:

Gen 5 iPad Pro 12.9, display very dim/blu… - Apple Community

Extremely blurry screen

MacBook Pro M1

as everyone who has posted here has said, THIS issue was not a MacOS issue for them, and hardware intervention was required to solve the problem.