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Your iMac (late 09) screen is NOT fine
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So, what are you saying? That thousands of satisfied customers are blind? Or that they're ignoring you or don't bother to post here?
Well I'm sure there are better screens than what I have out there. My first screen had annoying blue in the upper right, but not really any "yellow" on the bottom. So surely there has to be a decent screen right? A perfect one? Dunno...that doesn't matter to me. Even my ACD at work has pretty bad uniformity, but it's four years old now.
However, I would bet a thousand bucks that PLENTY of people could look at my current screen and say "it's perfect!" when it's far from being so. Some people just don't see these things, or really don't care. Heck, I'm wondering if it's even worth it at this point, because I could just get another machine in 6-12 months, and this one would still allow me to get great work done overall. But that's kinda like letting Apple screw me so...can't bring myself to do it.
So yeah, someone please just show us a basically uniform acceptable screen. Just one? We have a few people insisting theirs is completely perfect, but incredulously refuse to post a shot of it, for whatever reason. If I ever got a perfect one I'd take a bunch of pictures for people that wanted to see it. I'd be glad too, in fact.
I'm saying that thousands of satisfied customers aren't professionals trained to see blatant colour inconsistencies, and it would be nice if just one of them could post a simple picture of their "flawless" displays for me to see.
What I would find curious is if people looked at all the monitors they owned I am sure yellow tinge or non uniformed screens would be normal. Especially on backlit lcds. The 27's screen is so bright and crisp imo any imperfection is gonna stand out much more than other monitors.
I'm not saying that my iMac's screen is completely perfect. I don't think any computer display is absolutely perfect. I'm saying it does not have a yellow tinge and is very uniform overall. There's also little to no backlight bleed whatsoever. It's FAR superior to the uniformity of the mid-2007 24" iMac I replaced with it. As I have mentioned in these threads before I returned the 24" a few times because of its uneven backlighting and other problems. I wasn't happy with Apple about it. The eventual replacement was much better and fairly uniform overall but it doesn't hold a candle to the screen on this i7.
Yeah the screens on these things WOULD be amazing if they were uniform. What week is yours again? I'm still not sure if I should request a third machine or a refund tomorrow. The whole thing is just tiresome.
Mine's a week 48. I'm really hoping you will get one that is as uniform on the third try if you do decide to go for it.
well said. my brother in law has 4 27" imacs in his house i7's and all are 100% perfect. He received them all on the same day just about apart from 1.
3 Boxes were perfect 1 was damaged but the goods inside were fine and in working order.
Mine is prepared for shipment as of today, and i will post back proof if mine is fine. But im sure it will be.
wow! thats some attitude to bowl around here with jack!
at the end of the day, im not happy with my screen but if i was happy with what id pay for then thats that! i dont need some one discounting everything i say.
and surprisingly if i want to talk about it i will!!!
at the end of the day, im not happy with my screen but if i was happy with what id pay for then thats that! i dont need some one discounting everything i say.
and surprisingly if i want to talk about it i will!!!
That's no surprise!
Good luck with the next machine by the way
Refund baby, refund. I just can't keep doing this and will wait it out a bit while I continue to use my MBP.
By the way, no hard feelings either way, you cool? I take back the things I said.
It isn't but the "defense force" tries to flip the discussion to color accuracy but it doesn't matter. Even if the colors are inaccurate in comparison with real life, it stills show there is a big color distance between the top and the bottom of the screens. With a good LED display (for **** sake it's one of the main selling points of LED based screens) we would have a picture with consistent (inaccurate) colors.
Even the "lighting conditions" doesn't matter because the screen itself is a light source. You can change the lighting conditions all that you want, but it wouldn't change a thing.
Its amazing, not one of the people who do have a perfect screen will post a picture and shut all the rest of the non-believers up...
One picture would be all it would take for everyone to go 'brilliant, an acceptable screen does exist out there!'
I for one would love to see an acceptable screen as I really don't want to think that in this price point my only choice is to go out and buy components and a Dell Monitor and have to run Windows or some flavour of *nix...
Also for all you guys who do have an acceptable screen, what is the problem with posting a pic? The more you say you won't and we should believe your word, well this is an internet forum, what response do you think you will get?
One picture would be all it would take for everyone to go 'brilliant, an acceptable screen does exist out there!'
I for one would love to see an acceptable screen as I really don't want to think that in this price point my only choice is to go out and buy components and a Dell Monitor and have to run Windows or some flavour of *nix...
Also for all you guys who do have an acceptable screen, what is the problem with posting a pic? The more you say you won't and we should believe your word, well this is an internet forum, what response do you think you will get?
i think its funny the way we all started out with a common problem and now were ending up in 2 camps arguing it out with eachother!!
surely our times better spent bringing it to apples attention rather than keyboard warriors slagging each other off??
surely our times better spent bringing it to apples attention rather than keyboard warriors slagging each other off??
Right then my American cousins,
Here are some pictures of my 21.5" iMac - No yellow tint issue (it has a screen noise issue, but thats a different story for a different thread)
Pictures were taken using a digital camera... you know the UK is behind on most things camera so I apologise. 5MP images taken with no flash in a poorly lit room - light level maintained throughout - Full brightness on display.
Now for the important bit... I could not give a monkeys if you feel that the 3rd pixel from the top right of the display looks to be a bit yellow. It passed the 2 grey bar test. It looks/is fine to my eyes (I have perfect vision). If you wish to test mine and you have enough spare time then please feel free to use a spectral quantum color/colour analyser thingy and prove me wrong.
Perhaps after this challenge we can have a game of "I don't believe anyone doesn't have a screen noise issue? if you say you don't you are a Liar and will burn in the pits of hell!!!"
One picture has been taken with flash for good measure... see how the iMac reflects the light into a X... spooky.
Here are some pictures of my 21.5" iMac - No yellow tint issue (it has a screen noise issue, but thats a different story for a different thread)
Pictures were taken using a digital camera... you know the UK is behind on most things camera so I apologise. 5MP images taken with no flash in a poorly lit room - light level maintained throughout - Full brightness on display.
Now for the important bit... I could not give a monkeys if you feel that the 3rd pixel from the top right of the display looks to be a bit yellow. It passed the 2 grey bar test. It looks/is fine to my eyes (I have perfect vision). If you wish to test mine and you have enough spare time then please feel free to use a spectral quantum color/colour analyser thingy and prove me wrong.
Perhaps after this challenge we can have a game of "I don't believe anyone doesn't have a screen noise issue? if you say you don't you are a Liar and will burn in the pits of hell!!!"
One picture has been taken with flash for good measure... see how the iMac reflects the light into a X... spooky.
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A nice lady called Zahra (Irish Apple Executive Care) sorted my iMac woes and my new one arrived about 2 hours ago. It has no yellow tinge (again) and this time no screen noise. Built this month - December - and now rocking a Intel G2 SSD in the optical bay. I love those Guys and Gals at Apple.
I mostly agree, but there's nothing to bring to Apple's attention. They know the screen. They know the return rate. The know the return rate of other models they've introduced and can compare them. In other words, they know far more than anyone here. This thread is pointless. If someone has a screen that doesn't satisfy him/her, return it. You don't need to see a digital camera image of someone else's screen, or a message board thread for that.
Here's a photo of my 27" i5 (Week 51). While not perfect, it is certainly "acceptable" to me and looks absolutely fantastic other than the very slight color gradient. I've had the computer a week and it has been on 24/7 (including a few reboots for updates and booting into Boot Camp).
The photo was taken with a Panasonic GF1 and the only modifications performed were cropping and resizing. By the way, it's difficult to take a perfect straight-on photo of a 27" screen, I've discovered! LOL.
The photo was taken with a Panasonic GF1 and the only modifications performed were cropping and resizing. By the way, it's difficult to take a perfect straight-on photo of a 27" screen, I've discovered! LOL.
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That picture makes my screen look good, and I am not happy with my screen. My iMac is used only for my photography business and the slight color gradient at the bottom just bugs me. But the display is gorgeous if you are only looking at video or photos and not gray bars or solid colors. I can live with it and enjoy it until a fix is found. I don't do highly color critical work, and I have work arounds.
I think the real problem here is that some people are pickier than other people. Apple should know that there customers are generally going to be more selective, just because we bought Apple computers.
That picture makes my screen look good, and I am not happy with my screen. My iMac is used only for my photography business and the slight color gradient at the bottom just bugs me. But the display is gorgeous if you are only looking at video or photos and not gray bars or solid colors. I can live with it and enjoy it until a fix is found. I don't do highly color critical work, and I have work arounds.
I think the real problem here is that some people are pickier than other people. Apple should know that there customers are generally going to be more selective, just because we bought Apple computers.
no, Apple say it is the ultimate display..
what they need to do is live up to that claim...