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who has backlight bleed on their new macbook pro 2018?
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Sorry, I refuse to crawl into a closet and set my brightness to max and look for bleed. My 2018 has been a great laptop in every way and am very happy with the screen. Glad I did the 15”!
Screens looks fine to me on both my windows and Mac laptops. I really don't care what they look like in a dark room with no external lighting, because that is not my working environment.
First thing I did was check for backlight bleed on mine.
None. Absolutely zero.
There are colorshifts along the corners that goes away when I move further from the screen, but other than that the screen is gorgeous.
Don't be afraid to check yours and definitely return it if it exhibits backlight bleed. The way the panel is fused with the top assembly should mean zero blb, and if it exists it could mean faulty assembly.
None. Absolutely zero.
There are colorshifts along the corners that goes away when I move further from the screen, but other than that the screen is gorgeous.
Don't be afraid to check yours and definitely return it if it exhibits backlight bleed. The way the panel is fused with the top assembly should mean zero blb, and if it exists it could mean faulty assembly.
mine is perfect but got like 2 mm backlight bleed but cant b seen at times everywhere else beautifil
do i risk it
It would bother me for as long as I own the machine. Do whatever you think it makes you happy. You can contact apple via chat for a return label.
yh im keeping this they said they will send a replacement once i get that ill send old one back
The good thing is that replacement parts aren't available yet, so they'll most likely give you a new one until sometime in September.
Posted about backlight bleeding not long ago:https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ed-problem-i-think-yes.2128195/#post-26262945
yes they are
they are going to send a new one while i use this one and then when i recieve new one ill send old one back
fingers crossed new one is ok
oif i posted a pic u guys would laff at me but im over the top i know
No bleed here, but oh my why would you want to turn it up to max brightness. Just tried it and I'm not sure if I have a tan now or burnt retina oh my does it go bright. 
It's nice to have a super bright display when you're using the computer outside or exploring a dark cave in Minecraft. But wow, you're right, this thing is absurdly bright at the max setting. At least my retinas are scarred with TrueTone.No bleed here, but oh my why would you want to turn it up to max brightness. Just tried it and I'm not sure if I have a tan now or burnt retina oh my does it go bright.
I agree with this. I don't see any backlight bleed on my MacBook Pro, and even if I did, if I am starting at a black screen with no lights on around me, I am likely possessed... in short, if there is any backlight bleed it isn't enough to stress me out. This comes from a guy who is nit-picky on details in general, so significant light-bleed would bug me. IMO the MacBook Pros have the best screens, even without 4k resolution.
One could only complain about backlight bleeds by not understanding the technology behind TFT-LCD screens.
I wouldn’t except anything else from the average Joe on MacRumors, yet this topic has been discussed many times on the Forum
I wouldn’t except anything else from the average Joe on MacRumors, yet this topic has been discussed many times on the Forum
One could only complain about backlight bleeds by not understanding the technology behind TFT-LCD screens.
I wouldn’t except anything else from the average Joe on MacRumors, yet this topic has been discussed many times on the Forum
You don’t need to understand the technology if some panels exhibit backlight bleed and some don’t...you will see it. Simply accepting that backlight bleed is normal with these types of panels is wrong IMHO. But an average Joe will just accept it, unfortunately.
Or the average Joe might realize that life is too short to be worrying about a small amount of light bleed on a computer that will only last 1/20 of the their adult lifetime...
Life only seems longer when watching a dark scene in a movie and you see a brighter patch of light in the corner or corners of your screen.
For movie buffs like me and a user of Apple laptops, it's not even an excuse.
I’m a user of a MacBook Pro myself, but I bought it for photo-editing and other personal uses, but not really for watching movies. I can see how it’d annoy some movie buffs, but ultimately unless it’s severe it’s something I myself have come to get used to ok LCD and LED monitors in general. It’s too stressful trying to return and setup different machines until you get lucky with a perfect one for it to be worthwhile IMO.
Mine barely has any, but *definitely* exchange yours for another if it has it. I really believe Apple has gotten it right with the 2018s -- it's truly a beautiful display.
That’s bad. Have you spoken with B&H to let them know you’re not happy? I thought they accepted exchanges and returns. That is clearly unacceptable.
A faulty device should be replaced at no cost. Ask them to send you a new one and accept this flawed unit back.
A faulty device should be replaced at no cost. Ask them to send you a new one and accept this flawed unit back.
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