MacBook Pro Retina display burn-in?

Canuck1970 wrote:

Merch, have you calibrated your display?

Thank you Canuck1970. I will buy a colour calibrator in the next 2 weeks and then test it by taking new photographs with my calibrated display next to Apple in-store displays.

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I have had my Retina MBP since December and the IR has gotten so bad that it is present after a static image is displayed on the screen for only 30 or so seconds. I am going to demand a new replacement model from Apple as this is clearly a hardware issue and I do not have the time to mess around with getting a yellow-tinted replacement Samsung display. I have written an email asking for a replacement.

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Bf109 wrote:

I have written an email asking for a replacement.

Let us know if Tim Cook writes you back. (:

did they replace your display for you after your 1st year was up?

I haven't followed this thread in months, but I'm curious what the current situation is with refurb 15-inchers? Are they a mixture of panels? Anyone having luck with them?

I got one back in August.

Had 1st gen LG display with really, really bad image retention.

I returned it to a apple service, they replaced it with 2nd gen LG and so far it is working okay - not yellowish, no retention. Not sure for how long, however.

In spite of mine got fixed (for now), I really began hate Apple (after years using Apple products) ...

On top of that, I tried to install iOS7 from my phone, installation failed and I lost all my contacts and pictures 🙂

Way to go Apple !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drew84 wrote:

I haven't followed this thread in months, but I'm curious what the current situation is with refurb 15-inchers? Are they a mixture of panels? Anyone having luck with them?

I have a 2012 refurb RMBP, it has a Samsung display, and no yellow tint or image retention.

Guess I was lucky.

HI,

What do you think about new retina macbook pro now? Have all of them Samsung display or not?

Hello all, wanted to drop a line, it's been more than a year.

I have had this rMBP with a Samsung display for 12 months or so, after three other rMBPs with a total of 6 displays (one of them had two screen replacements at first).

My Samsung display is still fantastic. No ghosting, no yellow, no nothing wrong.

Amazing computer still!

Peace out. Dr Sly

How did you get Apple to agree to give you a new repalcement as opposed to just a screen replacement?

I argued, back in june or july 2012, that a 2.5K $ machine should be flawless, and that three different LG displays with image retention was pretty embarrassing . It was at the Montreal Apple Store in QC, Canada. I knew a few of the staff, and since I was back then considered a business customer, they were much more attentive to my arguments (I had the Apple business stafff talk to me, the black shirts back then).

What really made a difference is that they had a Saumsung and a LG rMBPs side by side on the presentation floor of this store (the largest in Canada, so they had quite a few rMBP demos). The irony spoke for itself. Perfect, and I mean, *perfect* Samsung colours and zero ghosting after 10 minutes or more, whilst the LG, yelloish and lame, would exhibit image retention after just about a few minutes, for everyone to see.

They say an image is worth a thousand words. Well, a malfunctining rMBP is worth many thousands of dollars, and I wanted perfection for that price. I ended up upgrading to the 4.3K $ machine anyways, with the best specs, once I got my hands on a Samsung. I have a historical record of all my misadventures with the six displays on four rMBPS, in the form of dozens of pictures of the issues.

My mbpr had image retention problems from day one and got worse. After 7 months i decided to go to service and they tested it. It failed and got a perfect Samsung. SO happy now.

This problem is becoming more of an issue now building websites and graphics. My warranty is up apparently. Has anyone been able to get this repaired out-side of the warranty?

Hi! I hace a rMPB and I introduced the code so I get the same as you:

Week 4 (January) or week 31 (July)

I have tried to enter the comand in terminal but it doesn´t work

How did you know if your panel is SAMSUNG

I´m really looking forward your answer, greetings and Thank you!

ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6