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Resolved Do the early 2013 rMBPs have image retention?
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have used two early 2013 retinas. One i used for a week it had no image retention or dead pixels the other one i am using close to a month now no image retention or dead pixels.
By now, Apple should have worked the manufacturing quirks out of them. So my informed and educated guess is no.
I don't think its apple's Manufacturing quirks but issues with the LG display. While not all LG displays exhibit this, a lot seem too and given what we see here, I'm not so sure its been solved by LG yet.
I'm unaware of the Samsung has this problem, but my rMBP with a samsung display is perfect.
I have a rMBP 15"(2013) since yesterday and it has the new revision of the LG screens. So far no IR. Hopefully they fixed it
Agreed, and I hope my post doesn't give you too much consternation. I think there are lots of LG panels that are fine, but here in the forum we rarely see people creating threads stating how great a display panel is - just the opposite.
I have a rMBP 15"(2013) since yesterday and it has the new revision of the LG screens. So far no IR. Hopefully they fixed it
How do you tell if a 15" rMBP has the "new" revision of the LG screen?
Enter '' ioreg -lw0 | grep \”EDID\” | sed “/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6 '' into Terminal.
LP = LG (SJA1 is the old revision, SJA2 the new one)
LSN = Samsung
I hoje you guys are right and Apple/LG has fixed IR, but just so you know, on my mid 2012 rMBP IR showed up after about 5 months of use.
It's being repaired now. Hope I get a Samsung screen now.
It's being repaired now. Hope I get a Samsung screen now.
Yeah, that's what I'm worrying about. I could still give it back to Amazon and get another one, till i got one with a Samsung screen.
My screen is perfectly fine right now, but there are so many people who reported that IR develops over time, that's what bother me.
Yeah, that's what I'm worrying about. I could still give it back to Amazon and get another one, till i got one with a Samsung screen.
My screen is perfectly fine right now, but there are so many people who reported that IR develops over time, that's what bother me.
If you just bought it new have a full year or standard warranty, so don't worry too much. You can also extend the warranty through Applecare for $250 (B&H or other discounted retailers) to be covered for 2 extra years
why does apple have to different kind of LCDs anyway?
Most likely due to capacity constraints from vendors or risk management / divesity