Well after a few attempts at repairs for the yellowing issue (Week 25, Samsung, Glossy), Apple issued me a replacement.
The replacement is a Week 33, LG, Glossy. First of all, I don't *think* the yellow is as pronounced as before. Although there is still a slight difference between the top and bottom of the screen. I believe it may be more related to brightness and the uneven back lighting than anything.
There were a couple of issues with the replacement:
1. The common issue of the MBP lid not closing evenly on both sides. (doesn't really bother me all that much)
http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-bent-macbook-pro-apple-confirms-all-macbook-pros-are-bent/390/
2. The tilt of the LG LCD is much smaller than all 4 Samsung SR MBPs I've seen and a CD MBP I have at work by about 15-20 degrees.
http://henhowc.bol.ucla.edu/tilt.jpg
For those who have had experience with both LG and Samsung, do you recall if you were able to tilt your Samsung screens farther back?
3. Uneven back lighting. Fairly noticeable when my background is dark (i.e. an image with a black background or a movie watched in widescreen mode) Basically the top left and right corners are darker than other portions of the screen. During normal viewing, the issue is masked by the white taskbar to an extent. Although I can notice the darker corners in contrast to the brighter whites.
http://henhowc.bol.ucla.edu/back1.jpg
http://henhowc.bol.ucla.edu/back.avi
As nit picky as it may sound, for those of you who have run into the above issues and bothered to try and get Apple to do something about it, was Apple able to "fix" your problem or did they just brush it off as being "within specs" ?
I'm not sure if the above items bother me enough to try and play the MBP lottery again
The replacement is a Week 33, LG, Glossy. First of all, I don't *think* the yellow is as pronounced as before. Although there is still a slight difference between the top and bottom of the screen. I believe it may be more related to brightness and the uneven back lighting than anything.
There were a couple of issues with the replacement:
1. The common issue of the MBP lid not closing evenly on both sides. (doesn't really bother me all that much)
http://mybiggestcomplaint.com/my-bent-macbook-pro-apple-confirms-all-macbook-pros-are-bent/390/
2. The tilt of the LG LCD is much smaller than all 4 Samsung SR MBPs I've seen and a CD MBP I have at work by about 15-20 degrees.
http://henhowc.bol.ucla.edu/tilt.jpg
For those who have had experience with both LG and Samsung, do you recall if you were able to tilt your Samsung screens farther back?
3. Uneven back lighting. Fairly noticeable when my background is dark (i.e. an image with a black background or a movie watched in widescreen mode) Basically the top left and right corners are darker than other portions of the screen. During normal viewing, the issue is masked by the white taskbar to an extent. Although I can notice the darker corners in contrast to the brighter whites.
http://henhowc.bol.ucla.edu/back1.jpg
http://henhowc.bol.ucla.edu/back.avi
As nit picky as it may sound, for those of you who have run into the above issues and bothered to try and get Apple to do something about it, was Apple able to "fix" your problem or did they just brush it off as being "within specs" ?
I'm not sure if the above items bother me enough to try and play the MBP lottery again
