Questions about sorting out yellow screen

[thedon1]

So i got my imac a few days ago, the lower part of the screen is warmer than the top. It's not really a yellow stain, more of a tint.

I personally don't have many problems with it as i don't do graphic design or anything that needs very accurate colour representation.

I was thinking about resale though. If i ever wanted to get rid of this it certainly wouldn't help my case that there is an imperfection in the screen.

I have started using the machine and so my stuff has been moved over from my old pc to this computer. Can i ask apple to just replace my screen? Do they need to send this out to china to do? Can i get a new mac from the store as a replacement and have my data transferred over by them?

Thanks


Edit: Here's a pic of the screen
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How bad do you guys think it is?

 

[TheBritishBloke]

You could get them just to do the screen.. Whats the problem with getting a replacement though? You can just do a backup using time machine?

 

[thedon1]

Ok, seems like a good idea.

If i have only used 200Gb of my hard drive, i assume i only need an external drive up to 200gb or does time machine use some additional space also?

I bought the computer online, would they be ok with me doing the replacement in store? Reckon i could do the yellow test instore too?

 

[Btom]

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How bad do you guys think it is?

My assessment is posted here.

Tom B.

 

[thedon1]

Posted pics in the other thread as linked to above.

Any help with the back up question would be appreciated. Also any info about getting a swap in store would be helpful.