MacBook Pro Retina display burn-in?

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No IR until a week... I start to believe that this new LG display don't have this problem. All my previous LG screen with 2012 retina models had bad IR form the start...

So the lotery starts again? Let's see how this develops. Not buying for the moment, my 2009 mbp still have to work for retirement 😝

I tried to get IR to occur in recovery mode as SaintBol mentioned, but was unable to.

However, after reading more through this thread from earlier in the year, I'm going to do some exchanges at the Apple store this weekend to see if I can get a Samsung to compare.

Just recieved my 15" Haswell 2.6GHz 16GB 512GB - Late 2013:

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...ugh, isn't this a old screen? Ordered from apple.com on Oct 28th. Still testing.

I'm really ****** of against Apple. I need to buy a new computer and the 13" rmbp would be perfect for me. I really want to buy it and I have been using an old PC laptop waiting for the release of the haswell revision in the hope that Apple would have done quietly something to get ride of the IR problems and of course they haven't .... I have been following and reading every reviews and topics about IR on pretty much everything and as far as i know if i buy the computer i want i will have IR. My only hope of not having the issue is getting a 15" model which I do not want. It is way too big for me and I don't need the extra power so that would pain me to spend so much cash on something I don't really want. When I'll buy a computer I'll get Apple Care anyway but as there is only defective 13" screens for the moment it is useless. Apple would just replace (if they agree to replace the screen and not try to screw me with their IR test) my screen with another faulty LG. Aside from this issue I know the computer is great and my reason / common sens is preventing me from buying one ... Don't know what to do anymore. I don't trust on Apple solving the problem anytime soon ...

Hello everyone i wrote here couple of months ago, i have a rMBP 15" with the first LG panel, the screen started with out any ghosting problem for the first 6 months, after, i could see little ghosting, but that was not a problem because it would take 5 to 10 minute on a fixed image to show real ghosting, 6 to the 10th month the ghosting got a bit worst but i could still work normally on my photography, but since i have spend a lot of money on the machine and before i was buying it i had planned to make it my work machine for at least the next 3 years i needed a way to secure my investment, and considering that if you needed to change the screen after the year warranty that would cost you around ( € 1000 - $ 1000 - £ 800 ). Since the problem got worse, and apple only offers 1 year "real" warranty, i decided to purchase the Apple Care Protection Plan, and this purchase i made, secured my machine till September 2015, but mostly i did this because i was worrying that the problem would get worse after the year had past, and it did!. After an entire year the screen now has really bad ghosting, it takes 1 minute on a fixed image or page to get it to ghost, and it takes more then 5 minutes to clear the ghosting away, The LG screen i still have apart of the ghosting problem is the best screen i have seen and worked with, i have worked with my work colleagues rMBP with Samsung displays and its not only my opinion but my colleagues to that the LG screen it comparable to a Ferrari and the Samsung is comparable to a Porsche, going back to the problem, on this Monday ( 4 / November ) i will take my rMBP to Apple Center to get the screen change, they say it will take only 3 days to get it done, and hopefully i could get an other LG screen 😀 that truly works for more than a year with out BIG PROBLEMS! but apart of the screen BIG PROBLEM we all have, the machine is really great, hopefully my rMBP will get back soon, i will let you know how things are going, and i recommend all of you to purchase the Apple Care Protection Plan, (Well you need to do it and spend extra money because Apple don't do things right! 😠 ) And because you never know when the ghosting of the LG's or the other "Samsung displays problems" with come to you.

Fil1900m wrote:

The LG screen i still have apart of the ghosting problem is the best screen i have seen and worked with, i have worked with my work colleagues rMBP with Samsung displays and its not only my opinion but my colleagues to that the LG screen it comparable to a Ferrari and the Samsung is comparable to a Porsche, going back to the problem, on this Monday ( 4 / November ) i will take my rMBP to Apple Center to get the screen change, they say it will take only 3 days to get it done, and hopefully i could get an other LG screen 😀

Let us know how your replacement display is. I hope you don't get a yellow Samsung display but you probably will.

Good luck for you dude, after change screen samsung i see yellow on the new screen

After calibration.

Have been reading elsewhere that people with late 13" models are still getting this problem, some right out of the box. I'm amazed that Apple can get away with this. Any other company and the reviewers would be all over them like a bad smell, but as usual Apple gets a free pass.

I do not understand that Apple keeps the same policy after several complaints.

I'm definetly seeing a very slight yellow tint when comparing my iPhone 5 screen to my new rMBP with a Samsung screen. I didn't notice it at first but now i see it. My work Early 2013 rMBP has more of a blue tint, which is also a Samsung screen.

Looking at a few screen in photoshop, white appears white, so I'm not complaining with the quality of my screen.

After an eternity trying to decided whether or not to plough cash into a new 15" rMBP, I thought I'd do a quick check through the forum to see how many people have actually reported IR on the new late 2013 Haswell version. Going back to Oct 22, only 4 people have reported IR. Two reports on 13" versions and two reports on 15" versions. This does not include issues of colour gradients or yellowing but strictly IR and Haswell only. Based on this I'm going to pull the trigger and go for it. Perhaps I'll regret it but I'll certainly report back on how I get on.

For those who have bought new Haswell rMBP's could you let us know if you're still IR free?

Thought I'd share as there's a lot of reaction to the screens having IR but we only have 4 confirmed cases on this thread. I'm also aware it's early days too.

I have a late 2013 15" HAswell MacBook Pro, it has a LG screen and it is beautiful, The color and contrast is great, no IR even did the checkerboard test (which I think is a bit extream) I could not be happier.

False i just recieved my rmbp from apple replacment screen is SJA2. allso i might note i have not had IR as of yet! i will post if i do.

Hello DB-5,

thank you for summarizing the thread regarding the Haswell rMBP Image Retention / Burn In issue.

I am planning to buy the late 2013 rMBP (Haswell) 13" model, but is being held back by the IR issue.

Most people who posted here have the 15" model and only a few have the 13" model.

To all haswell rMBP 13" and 15" owners. please keep this thread updated

Thanks