MacBook Pro Retina display burn-in?

Today I went to BestBuy and asked one of the employees to log-in as administrator on one of the MBPr 15 inch 2015 to see if I can execute the terminal command (ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6) in order to check the display manufacturer on the Mid-2015 MBPr. I can positively tell you that Apple has removed the option of checking the display manufacturer on the 2015 MBPr 15 inch. So, now one cannot even play the lottery to win Samsung display, since even if one were to win, he/she would not have a way to know it.

Still no one has chimed in with any customer responses on how the screen of the 2015 MBPr responds to the http://www.marco.org/rmbp-irtest.html

This thread is slowly dying off, but I'm not sure it's because Apple has solved the problem with IR ...

Like I said, it takes about 2 years of use to ghosting to appear. So don't play the lottery and get a regular MacBook Pro that does not have the crappy screen.

-Tom

BTW, I used to have a 2006 that screen had no ghosting at all after 9 years of use before it broke down. The screen was a bit dim, but no other screen issues.

-Tom

That command doesn't work, even after hitting install upon request. It just displays the color profile your using. Although it does work on my old macbook pro 2012. And I'm getting a warm or yellowish tint on my 2015 rMBP 15inch. I went to the apple store and they said they could replace it but I would most likely have the same problem, "as the screens are going to either land on the cool side or the warm side", what happened to true fvcking white. and they wouldn't tell me which company manufactured my screen.

Huh? So they still have display issues 3 years later?!? Geez...

-Tom

I mean its not something most would notice but since I run a blog with all of my photos so I noticed it when comparing, as well as increased contrast on the retina display. Annoying if you do anything with photography or design.

Yes, they still can't fix the problem. I don't think it matters what manufacturer you get the display from, it just has to do with it being an OLED display. OLED displays don't need backlights, so the image on the screen becomes imprinted on them. That's why older Macs don't get this issue, and this is why Samsung phones have burn-in issues as well.

They are not OLED displays. They are LCD displays.

No Apple product except the Apple Watch has ever used an OLED display.

I remember my first macbook. It had no issues...

-Tom

Fixed it AND got a Samsung screen from China!

Last login: Wed Jul 15 11:17:41 on ttys000

Thomass-MacBook-Pro:~ tlaskows$ ioreg -lw0 | grep "EDID" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6

Color LCD

LSN154YL01001

DLM3126000CFDR6A9

Color LCD

Thomass-MacBook-Pro:~ tlaskows$

I will post who sells these and do not buy just the LCD ( I did that and broke the original LCD and scratched the backlight ). It's 300 CAD shipped from China in about a week for the whole assembly. It said there would be some scratches, but mine has none. Looks brand new and seems like it's a genuine apple part.

Their site is:

www.lcdoled.com

Their ebay ID is lcdoled-shop

Very good people and EXCELLENT service! Very patient and took the LCD I couldn't replace back. Will get a 200$ refund from that. It just cost me 20 bucks to ship it on a boat.

Typing this from my new fixed macbook pro 2012 retina BTW. Still gotta put the bottom cover on.

Oh, you'll need a Torx T8 and the special pentalobe screwdriver. Also a precision phillips, I think.

Thanks!

-Tom

Oh yeah, this is the result after the fix.

I Must admit I've seen some pretty bad burn in on OLED screens. I saw it particularly on mobile phones display in store. The worst on a Windows 7 phone.

...having said that Apple generally sticks to tried and true tech hence their screens are very mature LCD tech. They did change to LED backlighting a while back from CFL compact fluorescent. Probably for the instant a full brightness and battery/space saving. They likely went to OLED as yield and price for small screens is now feasible and to save yet more space and battery since as you put it there is no backlighting.

the MacBook pro retina issue is likely due to the inability for the pixels, now half the size, to drain charge . Strange it doesn't seem to occur on the hi Res iPad i haven't seen any on mine. Would be interested to see if it happens on the 5k macs.

I had the image retention issue on my MBPr noticed it using illustrator. Took it into the store they did a test and we're happy enough to swap it. No issue now . I thought it was quite good of them being that my laptop was out of warranty.

The issue is simple. Apple uses different vendors. Different vendors have different techniques in making the panels. Higher end panels don't exhibit this IR or ghosting. It stems from there being a residual electrical charge and the pixels slowly move back to their final rested state. Higher end panels don't do this because they don't hold that residual charge. It basically comes down to Apple choosing a manufacturer and saying they are ok with it. It's why I test every product I buy from Apple for a series of these things. Some people it bothers, others it doesn't. For a pro labeled laptop at this price, it's one of the main reasons I don't even entertain the MBP anymore. Maybe when they refresh and a new panel is used.

I agree. How come the Samsung displays don't seem to have this issue? I have some REALLY old IPS panels downstairs on the desktop and they don't have ghosting.

-Tom

I would be inclined to think apple was trying to push the envelop too far with the MBPr and the tech simply wasn't quite there for large hires screens.

I think there are two suppliers samsung and lg that were producing the MBPr screen and both to some degree suffered from this issue. It is probably an issue inherent in the design and won't be fixed until a refresh. Some people I gather don't notice this and so they have probably worked out that replacing a few screens is better then a change to design/manufacturing or recall/wholesale replacement.

I have to agree with you on one point: This is a pro level laptop that it has screen issues when that is one of it's key features is rather poor form. I've also found the inbuilt camera is crap. Apple loves to show off facetime and how great it looks, but have a try on your MBPr and it looks low contrast, desaturated and off colour. I've had to buy a tweaking app to get something that looks acceptable. Not what I expected from my first mac that I shelled a few grand out for.