My screen is turning blue?

[FireMage811990]

This started very suddenly today. I was in finder looking through some pictures when my screen suddenly turned blue. After a second, it faded back to normally, so I continued what I was doing. After about 5 minutes, it happened again, but faded back. It's be less than a half-hour, I haven't touched the computer but the screen is turning blue than fading back every half a minute or so. Every now and then, the screen stays blue for about 20 seconds.
All this while idling.
I have no idea what's wrong, this has NEVER happened before.
Help.

[iParis]

Sounds like your wiring might be messed up or it's some other internal problem possibly with the logic board.
Time for a Genius Bar appointment.

[mrkgoo]

Could be to do with colour profiles. Without a colour profile, the screen is very blue. Don't know why it would be flicking between them though. normally, it would occur after waking from sleep - mac os x would forget to apply the colour profile.

[FireMage811990]

I checked the color profiles, I don't think that's the problem. When I say the screen turns blue, I mean it turns completely one shape of blue, like a blank screen filled with just the color blue.
I also tried going into safe mode, but it still started turning blue.
Genius Bar? Unfortunately, the nearest apple store is... 3-5 hours by car.

[mikey28]

That sounds serious enough to make the trip out to the Apple Store...

[Mactagonist]

Make an appointment.

I had a similar issue on an old Thinkpad and needed to replace the display cable.

[rjphoto]

sounds like a Finder restart to me.

have you tried turning it off and back on?

any programs running when this happens?

[macbookpro209]

This started very suddenly today. I was in finder looking through some pictures when my screen suddenly turned blue. After a second, it faded back to normally, so I continued what I was doing. After about 5 minutes, it happened again, but faded back. It's be less than a half-hour, I haven't touched the computer but the screen is turning blue than fading back every half a minute or so. Every now and then, the screen stays blue for about 20 seconds.
All this while idling.
I have no idea what's wrong, this has NEVER happened before.
Help.

Hey i have the same problem, i was wondering if you fixed it, and if youcould tell me how? thanks

[jazzbeaunola]

Lately I've been getting the same blue-colored screen when my 2008 MacPro reactivates the screen after the display has gone to sleep. It lasts a particularly long time when I wake the display from sleep first thing in the morning (the computer never sleeps, just the display).

Restarting makes no difference. I've wondered if it could be a problem with the 30" display (two years old). Would love to know what's causing this, but surely don't want to haul this behemoth in to the Apple store unless I really NEED to.

Would love to hear if anyone has the same issue...

[BeforeYesterday]

Lately I've been getting the same blue-colored screen when my 2008 MacPro reactivates the screen after the display has gone to sleep. It lasts a particularly long time when I wake the display from sleep first thing in the morning (the computer never sleeps, just the display).

Restarting makes no difference. I've wondered if it could be a problem with the 30" display (two years old). Would love to know what's causing this, but surely don't want to haul this behemoth in to the Apple store unless I really NEED to.

Would love to hear if anyone has the same issue...

I have a similar issue. Sometimes my screen just turns completely blue, and all of the windows and applications I have open quit. Sometimes, I click on my 'downloads' or 'applications' folder on the sidebar, a sort of transparent half-image of what usually shows up comes up, and then the screen flashes blue and sort of resets itself to as if I never clicked the folder. It doesn't happen with other folders on my desktop. It's weird so please tell me if you find something out.

[slapguts]

Is it the same shade that it turns when you plug in or un-plug an external monitor?

Any dust bunnies or balls of lint in the monitor outputs?

[xchristina]

I just started having a similar problem, too. It started since I began using an external monitor a few days ago, but it's happened even when it isn't connected. My screen(s) just randomly fade to blue and it's happening with increasing frequency and staying blue for longer. \:

[archipellago]

BSOD..! ?

:p;)

[kevanjatt]

Has anybody found an answer to this? My 24"iMac keeps going all blue, including my Cintiq screen. It happens randomly and stays blue for anywhere from 5 - 30 seconds so far. This is annoying and scary. Thanks for your help.

[SchneiderMan]

I too have this issue on a 2010 MBP.