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Does a perfect 24 inch imac screen exist?
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Love my screen. Can't be too picky nowadays with lcds. Everyone is going cheap. Be glad it doesn't look like crap like the 20" screens do.
I got one week 2.
It has been a solid performing and problem free Mac.
It is my 27th Mac since 1984. Other than a problem with a Performa 63something logic board and a bad floppy in a Mac Plus, I have been problem free.
As for bleed, I just tested and it is damn hard to notice if any is there. Certainly not enough to impact my photography work or watch a movie at 3 feet away.
The only Apple screen I have had an issue with was actually my Gen 1 iPhone. Upper right corner I had a round lighter patch of pixels. However it was within spec. I noticed it week 50 of 52 for the warranty and just before the 3G came out. So no real worries.
While I think some Macs do have bad manufacturing runs, design issues, and mishandling, much is overblown about the lack of perfectness in Apple products.
I consider an iMac a commodity. And while it is not a trivial dollar amount, I would not hold it to the same standard as a $6000 system, or a $75000 Lexus. Just as I would probably be more accepting of a minor blemish in a Kia but not in a Lexus. And while Apple is a premium brand, the iMac is not a premium line. Just my opinion, but for some, I am not sure they are happy unless they have something to be unhappy about.
It has been a solid performing and problem free Mac.
It is my 27th Mac since 1984. Other than a problem with a Performa 63something logic board and a bad floppy in a Mac Plus, I have been problem free.
As for bleed, I just tested and it is damn hard to notice if any is there. Certainly not enough to impact my photography work or watch a movie at 3 feet away.
The only Apple screen I have had an issue with was actually my Gen 1 iPhone. Upper right corner I had a round lighter patch of pixels. However it was within spec. I noticed it week 50 of 52 for the warranty and just before the 3G came out. So no real worries.
While I think some Macs do have bad manufacturing runs, design issues, and mishandling, much is overblown about the lack of perfectness in Apple products.
I consider an iMac a commodity. And while it is not a trivial dollar amount, I would not hold it to the same standard as a $6000 system, or a $75000 Lexus. Just as I would probably be more accepting of a minor blemish in a Kia but not in a Lexus. And while Apple is a premium brand, the iMac is not a premium line. Just my opinion, but for some, I am not sure they are happy unless they have something to be unhappy about.
They are assembled at a variety of 3rd party facilities in a different countrys. The letter/s at the begining of the serial number indicate where:
W (China) Foxconn
VM (Czech Republic) Foxconn
QP (USA)
I would imagine that most of the parts come from China but final assembly is carried out at the above plants.....there are more than I have mentioned above. My old 20" white iMac was a CK serial number County Cork (Ireland)
You used to be able to use a site called chipmonk (german site) to de-code the serial number but it seems to have dissapeared
Mine is a "QP" assembled in America. So far I've had no issues, but it is still fairly new.
Dont think so - not sure though - thought some were made in eastern europe. Well I called apple today and im getting another replacement next week. See what happens. This one is coming directly from the chinese factory - not from existing euro stock stock. Not sure what the difference is - but i hope all goes well.
They are assembled at a variety of 3rd party facilities in a different countrys. The letter/s at the begining of the serial number indicate where:
W (China) Foxconn
VM (Czech Republic) Foxconn
QP (USA)
I would imagine that most of the parts come from China but final assembly is carried out at the above plants.....there are more than I have mentioned above. My old 20" white iMac was a CK serial number County Cork (Ireland)
You used to be able to use a site called chipmonk (german site) to de-code the serial number but it seems to have dissapeared
Mine's a VM (Czech Republic) and the screen is, as far as I can tell, perfect. I ran Pixel Check on it and found no stuck pixels, the white was even and the black was black with no bleed I could see - in fact there was no difference I could see between the black screen and the screen when it's put to sleep
LOL! You must have an OLED screen that the snuck in if you cant see a difference between a black screen and no backlight!
I don't think so. I have 3 24" iMacs (purchased on two separate dates) and they all have terrible gradient issues.
I was very impressed by mine when I first got them; best thing I had ever seen. Then, after the initial awwwww wore off and I used them more, I noticed the gradient problem. Try setting the screen background to white and you should easily see what ok mean.
They are assembled at a variety of 3rd party facilities in a different countrys. The letter/s at the begining of the serial number indicate where:
W (China) Foxconn
VM (Czech Republic) Foxconn
QP (USA)
I would imagine that most of the parts come from China but final assembly is carried out at the above plants.....there are more than I have mentioned above. My old 20" white iMac was a CK serial number County Cork (Ireland)
You used to be able to use a site called chipmonk (german site) to de-code the serial number but it seems to have dissapeared
hey mine was made in the USA!
is that the reason why my screen is flawless ?
They are assembled at a variety of 3rd party facilities in a different countrys. The letter/s at the begining of the serial number indicate where:
W (China) Foxconn
VM (Czech Republic) Foxconn
QP (USA)
I would imagine that most of the parts come from China but final assembly is carried out at the above plants.....there are more than I have mentioned above. My old 20" white iMac was a CK serial number County Cork (Ireland)
You used to be able to use a site called chipmonk (german site) to de-code the serial number but it seems to have dissapeared
It's chipmunk and its Dutch
http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html
Mine VM is just fine.....
...as far as screen: a bit "hot" when postprocessing pics with Capture NX but smcfancontrol does the trick...
...as far as screen: a bit "hot" when postprocessing pics with Capture NX but smcfancontrol does the trick...
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Third machine and its worse than the second one - this is a joke - I cannot tell you how piss ed off i am. such a simple thing to get right but apple cant even do that. My crapppy acer monitor has no bleed at all - and the only way apple send out a new machine to you when they pick the broke one up is if you pay for a second one until all is resolved - yeah ive got 1600 quid in my back pocket - useless!!
Third machine and its worse than the second one - this is a joke - I cannot tell you how piss ed off i am. such a simple thing to get right but apple cant even do that. My crapppy acer monitor has no bleed at all - and the only way apple send out a new machine to you when they pick the broke one up is if you pay for a second one until all is resolved - yeah ive got 1600 quid in my back pocket - useless!!
Went looked at the 24in and the 20in at Best Buy the 24 looked fine but the 20in looked really bad not a real good selling point very yellow tint to the 20.
I have a 24" iMac that I purchased last Sunday, and the screen is perfect - no dead pixels, and no gradients. The serial number indicates it was built in week 28 of 2008 (mid-July) in the US.
What surprises me most is that the "out of the box" screen calibration is excellent. I would need a hardware calibration device to improve it. This is the first time I've seen this in 25 years of buying computer displays.
What surprises me most is that the "out of the box" screen calibration is excellent. I would need a hardware calibration device to improve it. This is the first time I've seen this in 25 years of buying computer displays.
My Brother Has A 24" Alu iMac And It Been Perfect Since He Bought It (Day Of Release) Had No Problem @ All
Why does it matter what your computer looks like if you set the screen to white or black and just look at it across the room?
Luckily for you guys these are computers, not backlit spot color changers.
Luckily for you guys these are computers, not backlit spot color changers.