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Hystoryan Author

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Display Problem on MacBook Pro 13-In: red blotch when screen is dark/black

I've been having a really weird problem: a red blotch near the center of my screen, visible if the screen is black, or dark background in video playback. It's about an inch off center (right) and it look like a "T" made by a paint brush stroke. When it first appeared (in the same spot to the left of center), Apple replaced the display (in the last year of Apple Care), and it disappeared. It reappeared 4 weeks later as clear lines (in the same spot). They replaced the display again, and it disappeared once again. It happened a third time 4 months after that, and they replaced the logic board as well as the display; again, "fixed." Here's the weirdest part: because, after all this, the computer would not charge, they threw up their hands and gave me a brand new MacBook Pro. That was a month ago, and last night, there was the red blotch again (except now, again, just to the right of center).

I can't find anything like this (online) happening to anyone else, and so far Apple hasn't determined what they think the problem is. I sort of feel now the problem must lie with me. But what could I be doing? I haven't dropped it; I'm just using it for email and reading online.

Anyone have any idea what this might be? Thank you very much in advance for any suggestions.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 30, 2012 5:44 PM

36 replies

Ana.R

Level 1

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Jul 17, 2014 5:43 PM in response to Hystoryan

I've noticed it too on my macbook pro.

Mine looks like and out line of a circle about an inch in diameter with a line coming

out the left and and even longer line coming out the right but doesn't reach the end

of the screen. The whole thing is central to the screen.

i've had it 3 years so the warranty has expired and I don't have insurance, any guesses

how much this is gunna cost me if anything seeing as it might be a manufacturing error.

Ana.R

Level 1

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Jul 17, 2014 5:50 PM in response to Hystoryan

I've noticed it too on my macbook pro.

Mine looks like and out line of a circle about an inch in diameter with a line coming

out the left and and even longer line coming out the right but doesn't reach the end

of the screen. The whole thing is central to the screen.

i've had it 3 years so the warranty has expired and I don't have insurance, any guesses

how much this is gunna cost me if anything seeing as it might be a manufacturing error.

You can see the shape of the top of the apple.

BDAqua

Level 10

245,651 points

Jul 17, 2014 6:44 PM in response to Ana.R

That looks akin to the dust between the layers that iMacs had a big problem with.

Ana.R

Level 1

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Jul 18, 2014 8:30 AM in response to BDAqua

It's macbook pro..

i've read it can be burnt through from the apple logo on the front,

(if you look close by the top you can see its starting to take shape of the stem of the logo)

only thing is it's shut down when not in use and has the sleep

mode activated when it hasnt been used for a while, so i cant comprehend how it's halpened.

BDAqua

Level 10

245,651 points

Jul 19, 2014 12:07 PM in response to Ana.R

Might try making a white pic & a black pic, put them in a folder & choose screen Saver to use those 2 for awhile.

Jul 23, 2016 11:29 PM in response to Ana.R

So is there any way for this to be fixed? I keep looking for articles and posts about this and haven't come across many (except for this one). I just need to know if it can be fixed--if so, for how much you think?

Display Problem on MacBook Pro 13-In: red blotch when screen is dark/black