Just received Imac(Possible Yellow screen?)

[jerryobr]

Photos Make for Subjective Analysis

"I don't see anything special there, even though I do see a yellow gradient on another user's photo."

@Northgrove: I checked the link, and when the linked photo is displayed, I can make the so-called yellow go away by just tilting my screen a little, so that my overhead fluorescents aren't shining directly on it.

Using photos to determine something like yellowing becomes a matter of subjectivity. One has to take into account the color balance and accuracy of the capturing system (the camera), the color balance and accuracy of the display that is displaying the photo, and the interpreter's eye. If one uses a software analysis system, the accuracy of the photo still plays into the inaccuracies.

 

[symbology]

"I don't see anything special there, even though I do see a yellow gradient on another user's photo."

@Northgrove: I checked the link, and when the linked photo is displayed, I can make the so-called yellow go away by just tilting my screen a little, so that my overhead fluorescents aren't shining directly on it.

Using photos to determine something like yellowing becomes a matter of subjectivity. One has to take into account the color balance and accuracy of the capturing system (the camera), the color balance and accuracy of the display that is displaying the photo, and the interpreter's eye. If one uses a software analysis system, the accuracy of the photo still plays into the inaccuracies.

So, are you claiming that this yellowing does not exist? What a bunch of BS.

That picture represents what my screen displayed. Whether you can manipulate yours to get it to go away has nothing to do with the actual iMac in question. I did not post that picture "asking" about yellowing. I posted that picture "showing" my yellow tinted iMac display.

 

[Kronie]

Unless you are doing professional photo editing to calibrated printers you will never notice a problem with this display in your daily use.

Actually your completely backwards. Using a tinged screen for photo editing works just fine. reds, greens oranges, all these colors are correct and print correctly. (on a calibrated panel)

Where the yellow tinge is rather annoying is whites and greys. Visiting Macrumors, typing in word, white or grey websites.

 

[jrcsh6]

i'll post mine when i get it back from the apple store here in indy. i had a superdrive issue. i've been worried since i got mine and reading too many forum posts. if you're ok with it, it's fine. i kept thinking i saw yellow. now i'm at work and looking at my display here and think i see yellow. i think a chunk of the yellow drama is largely in people heads. i'm sure there are some awful displays but i think there are a lot that are alright. not to say perfect but within reasonable parameters. apple isn't out to screw anyone.

 

[persolo]

jrcsh6,

Better check your display calibrated whitepoint. The norm now is 6500K which will produce slightly warm whites (a little yellowish). This is normal. So unless you are using 7500K whitepoint and it still produces warm whites you should be fine on all your screens.

 

[jrcsh6]

jrcsh6,

Better check your display calibrated whitepoint. The norm now is 6500K which will produce slightly warm whites (a little yellowish). This is normal. So unless you are using 7500K whitepoint and it still produces warm whites you should be fine on all your screens.

could you walk me through that? and why?
i'm just saying it wasn't noticable until i looked for it. now i don't know what i see! haha

 

[symbology]

Actually your completely backwards. Using a tinged screen for photo editing works just fine. reds, greens oranges, all these colors are correct and print correctly. (on a calibrated panel)

Where the yellow tinge is rather annoying is whites and greys. Visiting Macrumors, typing in word, white or grey websites.

The yellow tinge is very annoying when it only appears on 35-40% of the display area. It it was uniform across the entire screen that would be a different story.

Having a gray bar/streak towards the bottom of the screen does not help either.