Discoloration/burn in at bottom of Early 2011 MBP display

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Discoloration/burn in at bottom of Early 2011 MBP display

Hi all -

There seems to be some discoloration or burn it at the bottom of my display - it's a bar that extends across the bottom of my screen and just slightly up either side. I tried to take a picture of it but it doesn't really work well. When the screen is on, but dark (say, netflix or a darker game), it appears faded.

Anyway, I am wondering what this is, if it is an easily resolvable issue, and whether it would be covered by the 1-year limited warranty? I'm out in rural VT, so I can't take it to an apple store without driving an hour or so (at least) - can Apple Authorized Repair places do warranty repairs?

Thanks!!

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on May 22, 2012 7:08 PM

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Probie1983

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May 22, 2012 7:25 PM in response to allawayr

You'll probably want to contact apple via phone or email and find out the answers to those questions.

In the mean time, here's a link to a discussion not to long ago that sounds like your issue and with photos so you can see if it's the same problem.

I'm pretty sure the MacBook in the other discussion is the same as yours.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2793446?answerId=15402630022#15402630022

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allawayr Author

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May 22, 2012 7:43 PM in response to Probie1983

Thanks for the help! Not sure why google didn't take me to that discussion first 🙂

Cheers!

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May 22, 2012 7:47 PM in response to allawayr

No problem.

You may want to use the search feature here on the forums. Upper right hand corner under "My Stuff".

Search "screen discoloration" and you'll get alot of threads about it. That was the one I distinctly remembered because of the pictures.

Good luck.

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allawayr Author

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May 24, 2012 10:18 AM in response to allawayr

If anyone happens to be curious:

I resolved this with a local Apple Authorized Repair Center. I have 3 days left on my 1-year limited warranty, and this issue is covered - I will be getting a new display tomorrow.

Furthermore, this has been enough to convince me to get AppleCare - will be buying it today!

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