I have an eyelash-sized dark streak on the center, bottom (dock area) of my Powerbook G4 15". At first, I thought it was dirt, or another external blemish, but if I move the cursor over it, it obstructs the view of the blemish (instead of appearing beneath it.) Also, I have a small, almost white, faded dot which appears to grow and expand larger if the Powerbook is running for longer than 4-6 hours. What is frustrating is that neither show up under screen captures. Is my monitor full of external stains and blemishes which I cannot remove, or is there something actually wrong with my display?
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Powerbook G4 bleeding screen or dead pixels?
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I had a similar, but much worse problem. The bottom 2/3 of my PowerBook's screen would go black or white at random times and if I moved the screen back or forward it would exacerbate the problem. Didn't show up in screen caps either. I called AppleCare, they sent me a shipping box, I mailed it in on Monday (2 days ago) they fixed it yesterday, and I got if back 10mins ago! Best. Service. Ever. I really thought it would take at least a week. All of it was covered by AppleCare. They even fixed my loose hinge (which caused the screen to wiggle); probably because it was a contributing factor with the screen issue. I may not like everything about Apple, but their customer service and repair are amazing!
Just thought I'd share that.
Just thought I'd share that.
i tried taking pics with my camera phone, but (surprise, surprise) they did not turn out well at all. i'll post pics later today
applecare
couldn't get a camera, BUT i took it into my local Austin Apple store, and 3-4 geniuses concluded that I need a new LCD screen.
yay applecare!
couldn't get a camera, BUT i took it into my local Austin Apple store, and 3-4 geniuses concluded that I need a new LCD screen.
yay applecare!