New Imac replacement screen white balance?

[maldoror]

i bought the 2009 refurbed 27"er and returned it 3 times due to yellow screen problem. for the 4th replacement they decided to send me the new model.
i have the 3rd and 4th replacements sitting here side by side. the 3rd replacement, which has a yellow corner is light years better than the new one.
the new screen doesn't have yellow corners...it's a perfectly consistent yellowish brown tone. the older one has a yellow corner, but is much more illuminated and very balanced white. the max brightness of the new one is only 3/4s of the max of the old one. i tried configuring it to no avail.

are all the new models like this? it's quite a bit snappier, but the screen is worse than the last 3 that had yellow patches? it almost seems like it was a return and it shipped from cali rather than asia?

 

[iCaleb]

2009's look different from 2010's

Because for the 2009's Apple released a firmware update that made the screen have a slight tint of blue.

And the 2010's don't seem as bright (side by side).

 

[maldoror]

is it likely they'll release a firmware update for the new ones.
this 'vintage' tone looks awful next to the 2009.

 

[iCaleb]

I dont know but I tried to download the 2009 firmware update for my 2010 and it wouldn't allow me.

 

[Btom]

i bought the 2009 refurbed 27"er and returned it 3 times due to yellow screen problem. for the 4th replacement they decided to send me the new model.
i have the 3rd and 4th replacements sitting here side by side. the 3rd replacement, which has a yellow corner is light years better than the new one.
the new screen doesn't have yellow corners...it's a perfectly consistent yellowish brown tone. the older one has a yellow corner, but is much more illuminated and very balanced white. the max brightness of the new one is only 3/4s of the max of the old one. i tried configuring it to no avail.

are all the new models like this? it's quite a bit snappier, but the screen is worse than the last 3 that had yellow patches? it almost seems like it was a return and it shipped from cali rather than asia?

If it is uniform, it probably can be adjusted (or has some other, than the yellow tinge problem). Also, there are some signs, that Apple indeed "recycles" and not fixes returns.
My advice - fight for it!

Tom B.