New 24": Inconsistent colors with yellow tint

[rainydays]

Well I got my replacement today and it has the exact same problem. Slightly less tinted but it's there and it's really annoying.

This has to be a common issue if my two machines made about two weeks apart has this.

I wonder if Apple will let me keep this until the replacement comes. I really need a computer with a decent screen, and I don't want to go out and buy a screen for my MacBook as a temporary solution while I wait.

Just makes me sad to send this back. Other than this issue the screen is flawless, no dead pixels and not the slightest backlight bleed. But this is really bugging me.

I wonder how much Apple knows about this.

 

[ndriver182]

I took my second one (I was able to get one exchange from the Apple Store I purchased the first from) into a local authorized Mac store yesterday and their technicians are going to look at the system and replace any parts necessary that they have on hand or order new parts from Apple of necessary. Hopefully this will correct the problem, but I won't have the system back for probably at least a week.

 

[rainydays]

I took my second one (I was able to get one exchange from the Apple Store I purchased the first from) into a local authorized Mac store yesterday and their technicians are going to look at the system and replace any parts necessary that they have on hand or order new parts from Apple of necessary. Hopefully this will correct the problem, but I won't have the system back for probably at least a week.

I have been thinking about sending it in for repairs instead. But I'm fine with getting a replacement as long as I'm able to keep this one while I wait. I think that's the least they could do for me since it's been almost a month since my original purchase.

Since this issue goes back to the white iMacs I'm certain that Apple knows about it. The question is: do they care about it? It might be cheaper for them just to keep sending replacements to the ones who complain about it.

 

[ndriver182]

I have been thinking about sending it in for repairs instead. But I'm fine with getting a replacement as long as I'm able to keep this one while I wait. I think that's the least they could do for me since it's been almost a month since my original purchase.

Since this issue goes back to the white iMacs I'm certain that Apple knows about it. The question is: do they care about it? It might be cheaper for them just to keep sending replacements to the ones who complain about it.

I certainly couldn't say for sure. I was really tempted to just keep my 2nd one since I was starting to get used to the problem just a little... but then I decided if I don't try to fix the problem now I never will. I just hope the repair guys do the right thing and get it fixed so I don't have to think about it anymore.

Life just isn't the same using my 15" MBP at my desk. I'm already missing that machine and it's only been a day.

 

[HLdan]

With what Apple charges for its products, consumers have to demand near perfection and I would take it back.

Well that's what the OP got "near perfection". We don't live in a perfect world and anything you buy has a flaw from what it was designed to really be, everything. Don't kid yourself if you think that you have bought things that were flawless.
LCD screens, especially those with florescent backlighting are not perfect. My new iMac 24" is darker on the right side half of the screen but I know it's from uneven backlighting but I just accept it. It's a whole lot better than having a dead pixel.

No jokes, but the yellowing the OP is experiencing will be long forgotten if he just gets on with his work. Most likely the OP has read some posts mentioning yellowing and started looking for it when he opened up his new iMac.
As far as noise, I never hear a thing from my iMac. I have to put my ear up close to the heat duct and still it's hard to hear anything, even when playing intensive games, noise is of low level.

 

[milibug]

Is this a possible fix for yellow screen?

My 24 " new iMac have the same yellow tint but it's not localized. I tried messing around with the calibration profile under System preferences>screen>colors. I found that if you replace the default "iMac" profile with the other Adobe ones the yellow tint went away. Also if you select the "generic RGB" profile it produces a washed out look. All the Adobe ones give the same result on my screen.

This suggests to me its not a hardware problem, but you might have seen a different problem altogether. OH yeah I love the keyboard too..and no noise on mine My baby is gorgeous hehe.

 

[rainydays]

No jokes, but the yellowing the OP is experiencing will be long forgotten if he just gets on with his work. Most likely the OP has read some posts mentioning yellowing and started looking for it when he opened up his new iMac.

I had never heard about this issue before I got the machine. It was the first thing I noticed when I turned on the computer and I see it all the time without looking for it.

Seriously, I try to forget it, but I'm reminded all the time. Especially when I work because it includes working with a lot of solid colors.

I have never seen another screen that looks like this. I would not consider it normal.
A slight backlight bleeding or faded corners is something I consider "near perfect".

 

[ndriver182]

My 24 " new iMac have the same yellow tint but it's not localized. I tried messing around with the calibration profile under System preferences>screen>colors. I found that if you replace the default "iMac" profile with the other Adobe ones the yellow tint went away. Also if you select the "generic RGB" profile it produces a washed out look. All the Adobe ones give the same result on my screen.

This suggests to me its not a hardware problem, but you might have seen a different problem altogether. OH yeah I love the keyboard too..and no noise on mine My baby is gorgeous hehe.

If only changing profiles fixed mine. I guess the Adobe one helps slightly, but it's still there. I'm really upset about this.

 

[rpeters83]

@OP

How does yours compare to mine? I personally think mine is pretty good, though there is very slight gradient, but still less than others i've seen. These images reflect it well.

Every person I've heard from said this is simply due to the design of LCD panels themselves and not just imacs. A screen this big requires a lot of lighting and it's hard to make it even.

 

[ceres]

@OP

How does yours compare to mine? I personally think mine is pretty good, though there is very slight gradient, but still less than others i've seen. These images reflect it well.

Every person I've heard from said this is simply due to the design of LCD panels themselves and not just imacs. A screen this big requires a lot of lighting and it's hard to make it even.

I owned quite a few 24" displays before buying the 24in AL Imac.
None of the standalone displays had a yellow tint or low inhomogeneous backlighting. The monitors I am referring to were in the 600 USD class.