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Hey,
I bought a screen from ebay for my Macbook, but I was worried after reading a few articles that state that the screen will have a blurry top banner, due to the calibration not being right or something. And that only Apple can fix the calibration if they replace the screen. How true is this? Because I want to get mine replaced but Im not sure anymore.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0
The failure of 14" (A2442) and 16" screens is too frequent and independent of good care of the equipment – it is not a failure caused by user carelessness.
Apple should be required to provide a free replacement program worldwide.
The failure of 14" (A2442) and 16" screens is too frequent and independent of good care of the equipment – it is not a failure caused by user carelessness.
Apple should be required to provide a free replacement program worldwide.
There are two IC's on the LCD control board of the A2442 and A2485 LCD's and they are paired to the logic board that they left the factory with. Therefore if you fit an aftermarket, or even genuine LCD panel only. you will get these artifacts at the top of the LCD, either side of the camera notch. Only Apple has the calibration software to correct this (re-pair the logic board to the new panel) but they refuse to share the software or recalibrate any other LCD ( either complete assembly or panel only) This artifact situation will occur even if you swap one LCD assembly from one Macbook to another for these models. This effectively ties you to buying a very expensive LCD from Apple OR going to third party repair and they can swap these two IC's from the original broken screen to a new panel (even aftermarket) and this will circumvent any calibration because it is incorporated into these two IC's. I do not expect my post to stay up because censorship of the truth is rife in this forum. Just watch and see.
Yeah so I replaced my screen with another macbooks screen, and it has the banner issue. Like u can see that it’s replaced its not 100% perfect.
You will need to contact Apple regarding their Self Service Repair program. I doubt the eBay part will meet their requirements, but you can try.
eBay's return policies are very generous. I'd return it if I were you.
I understand, but literally everybody claims what they're selling is an OEM part. Apple does not sell parts to the general public outside of their Self Service Repair program, so even if it is a genuine item it may have been rejected by Apple for any number of reasons. It may have been improperly stored, transported, damaged, stolen... etc.
I suppose you can try it if you want to, unless of course the seller has some kind of stipulation preventing you from doing that. If it doesn't work, then back it goes.
This if true i have 2 Macbook pro m1 the other one has broken panel and the other one has defective logic board so i swap the panel then the artifact appears on top of the screen. I contact the apple self service repair and they refuse to calibrate my Macbook due to i did not buy the replacement from them even thou the panel is came from one of my Macbooks
Correct. If you are unwilling to pay Apple for a proper repair, then return it in accordance with eBay's policies.
oh no so its true? ;(
Oh okay I will do that, but its an OEM part, its not an off brand screen if that helps.
That makes sense, but it was taken from a macbook whose logic board was broken. According to the seller so if thats the case it should work right. I will try it out and update here.
Sure, that changes things. A part pulled from an otherwise broken Mac might work just fine.
Thank you!
could you please provide an update? , I'm about to do the same but with an Alibaba screen
I got the screen from another macbook and it has the banner on top. If Apple replaces it then it will be perfect otherwise it wont be.
Macbook 14 inch 2021 A2442 screen replacement
