MacBook Pro Retina display burn-in?

While I totally agree that if anyone has any screen issues, they should take them back to Apple, i will say that my macbook pro retina (built the week of June 18-24) has absolutely no screen issues at all. In fact, it's probably the first Apple screen out of about 10 I've owned over the years that doesn't have issues. So I'll go along with the "bad batch" theory.

Just out of interest - back to the original problem, is this just a bad batch issue that can happen in the design of an LCD screen? (regardless of what its used in).

Whats actually happening here, is it just lazy crystals that are not closing/opening properly (as in a bad batch?)

I would then assume as suggested that this could happen to any LCD screen (including LED, RGB-LED, or older CCFL backlit etc)

I would assume then that this would not happen to a OLED type screen, that doesnt use LCD technology?

So far, it sounds like a bad batch... but also keep in mind that this device is optimized for technologies that will become live with 10.8. So I think its a combo of a bad batch and also some software and hardware playing catch up with Apple's bleeding edge new device.

i have never seen ANY burn in on my macbook pro with retina, and i play videogames on this thing. maybe i move my windows around enough so that it doesn't happen. or maybe your screen is defective. i got mine like the week after it came out. got lucky and went to the store and they had 2 left one person bought one and i got the other. Yeah, i have absolutely no issues with my screen. it's the best looking screen i have seen honestly. no backlight bleeding at all. very dark blacks, and colors and sharpness are amazing to look at. this screen looks better than any printed photo. it's that amazing.

My MBP Retina was built in week 22 and got the problem. After 2-3 minutes standing still on an email, if I go to a grey filled screen, i can read the email!! Will go to my Apple Store tomorrow for a trade. Thanks to the people here for all the info on this matter.

I received my rMBP monday morning and have been on this thing almost the entire time since. I can report that I have not had any image retention issues, so far at least. I have set up a gray background and have kept things on the screen for 30 minutes to an hour and no issues have occured. Hopefully things will continue this way.

Dear okcompute

how can you find out the built date ? mine was replaced yesterday but I want to check if it's an old or new batch !

cheers

eddie

The week it was made is part of the serial number and it really seems like this was a bad batch, so I think in the end it's irrelevent which week it was made in. Just test your device before the 14 days and you will know one way or another. It's been a big help from those who have gotten theres and posted on here that they had no problem..a big thank you too those people.

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/04/16/apple-tweaks-serial-number-format-with-new-m acbook-pro/ here are the gory details...

dear itsamacthing

my SN nr starts with c02HW08 ? would you be able to know the week here ?

ok found some good stuff

thanks for the above info itsamacthing

New apple , purchased from different source

Group1: MacBook

Group2: Pro

Generation:

Machine Model: MacBookPro10,1

Model introduced: 2012

Production year: 2012

Production week: 25 (June)

CPU speed: 2.6GHz

Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)

Screen size: 15 inch

Screen resolution: 2880x1800 pixels

Colour: Aluminium

Capacity: 8GB

So far the new machine seems to be fine ..no problems will keep stress testing this whole week

Old mac with the problems

Group1: MacBook

Group2: Pro

Generation:

Machine Model: MacBookPro10,1

Model introduced: 2012

Production year: 2012

Production week: 24 (June)

CPU speed: 2.6GHz

Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)

Screen size: 15 inch

Screen resolution: 2880x1800 pixels

Colour: Aluminium

Capacity: 8GB

ref.

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

Happy to help... looks like they were made a week apart. By any chance did you upgrade the memory to 768GB? did you buy at the store or order online? We should look at all the variables 😀

Dear itsamacthing

the defect one was purchased using business account , no upgrades just standard 2.6

the new one was purchased online from different store , there was no point to wait 4 weeks for apple to give me new machine. so we can conclude that machines manufactured up to week 24 has an issue.

could you guys confirm the week nr of your machines

Mine is week 26, received yesterday, got the same issue