Q: MacBook Pro Retina display burn-in?

Sebdude wrote:

 

That firmware update sounds like a good solution, if it really fixes the issue, and not just used to cover up a faulty display..

That is exactly what I concerned. Thank you!

I learned from my client (which cause me lost thouands dollars project as well as the client). Time is money. I spend my time went to apple store (for 7 times) plus called online service again and again. These are my costs. Apple won't pay me for that and the problem still not be solved.

Has anyone heard back from Anandtech or any other Tech Site Writers with regard to this crappy issue that Apple is putting us through?

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I don't think the mail will arrive safely. Tim must has a team to deal with all the mails from users.

One thing apple disappointed me again I was told I can have the screen been changed last Friday but I got totally opposite answer yesterday, at the same store.......

Once again, has anyone heard back from Anandtech???

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I have exchanged my MBPRs for 4 times, all of them have the IR problem. I am going to return the fourth one any way. The machine has wasted me too many time, I decide to stop playing the game with Apple.

BTW, There are 3 MBPRs in my office, too. All of them are LG screens, all of them have the IR problem.

So, for me, I can say 100% of the MBPRs with a LG screen have IR problem.

(Even my old iPad 2 have the IR problem, but I am not sure if it also has a LG screen.)

I wonder if we couldn't send Consumer Reports a tip? They were the ones that got Apple's attention with the iPhone 4's attenna issues... I went to their website, but as I'm working right now I didn't have but a minute to try to find a "tip" link or something. I didn't see anything.

I am going keep doing this till i got the display i want, I have been waited Macbook Pro Retina for long time, I don't want to give and don't want to regret.Cause I knew that i really like MBPR. Thats why i willing to spent $3000 on laptop!

so just to report i have burn in, image retention IR how you call it, i tested it several times and its really bad. after like 3-5min of firefox or safari you minimize the browser and you can still read the text on the desktop background. i live in bosnia and herzegowina and i bought my retina from an authorised resseler. i will go tommorow to ask for a replacement and i hape i get a samsung screen wuick. btw i have the lg retina screen.. shame on apple. i love apple but i will not tolerate anything for so much money i expect the very best and everyone should.

I just called the apple care today, they send me the link

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2807?viewlocale=en_US

he said it would l be helful for the IR issue, but it didn't  work.

johns1 wrote:

 

Firmware updates occur because of various issues.  Why assume that a firmware update is evil?

I wish you guys would stop talking about firmware updates.  There is no evidence aside from speculation about this and all this talk about it as if it's a done deal is leading to alot of pointless discussion and confusion.

Its interesting. My macbook pro retina is now going on day 4.

2.6/16/256 USA

LG screen

I have tryed to get IR     with test going on 30 minutes now, brightness at or close to high

i go from checkerboard to gray, and i get none at all.

Think the LG will be okay? or develop?

The colors are great   no yellowness that i can see and overall its looks great. No dead pixels.   

I still worry though

Good luck on you? My lovely LG panel was bright and shine, IR free until 2nd week. Now IR is worse and worse. Have ordered refund and will wait for few weeks to see hows going.

seank92 wrote:

 

Its interesting. My macbook pro retina is now going on day 4.

2.6/16/256 USA

LG screen

 

I have tryed to get IR     with test going on 30 minutes now, brightness at or close to high

i go from checkerboard to gray, and i get none at all.

 

Think the LG will be okay? or develop?

 

The colors are great   no yellowness that i can see and overall its looks great. No dead pixels.   

 

I still worry though

Well I hope you are lucky but, the common experience of this forum thread would indicate that there is a high likelihood that you will start to see image retention in anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.  But please, keep us updated either way, we need data points.

i know  

i am really afraid that will happen

i need to put windows on it soon for school.

It would be freaking horrible for that to happen and i have to get a replacement or something.