Odd coloring on screen

RiCEADDiCTBOY

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 26, 2009

• #1

so i decided to open my macbook...and low and behold the screen is perfect...

BUT...as i looked closer - right near the center of the screen is a pear shaped light grey!!!! wth is this? its about half the size of penny. i figured it was maybe from the screen protector so i tried cleaning it off - it wont come off!!! please help me! its not a dead pixel...

 

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MrM

macrumors 6502

• May 26, 2009

• #2

Do you have a picture?

 

JamesGorman

macrumors 65816

• May 26, 2009

• #3

It might be light coming in from the apple logo on the back of the computer.

 

iToaster

macrumors 68000

• May 26, 2009

• #4

Put your hand over the logo on the back, if it goes away, it's light coming through the logo.

 

RiCEADDiCTBOY

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 26, 2009

• #5

its not directly center...more towards the bottom. its REALLY REALLY bothering me! i am hoping it will go away...i keep trying to clean the screen..hoping it will go away...

UGH!

sadly i dont have a camera...the best description i can give is like a light grey blotch....

 

JamesGorman

macrumors 65816

• May 26, 2009

• #6

Have you tried restarting just to see if it does anything?

 

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MedHead

macrumors regular

• May 26, 2009

• #7

Is it an image on the screen or something physically stuck to/marking the glass? Try all the usuals, restart reset PRAM, repair permissions....

 

RiCEADDiCTBOY

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 26, 2009

• #8

JamesGorman said:

Have you tried restarting just to see if it does anything?

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i did...

this is enough to make a grown man cry...perfect screen - and friggin THIS GREY BLOTCH starring at me...someone make it go away!!!!!! T_T

it goes away...when there is a color other than white or grey in that area....

what is it!?!

 

Tallest Skil

macrumors P6

• May 26, 2009

• #9

iToaster said:

Put your hand over the logo on the back, if it goes away, it's light coming through the logo.

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I'm really, REALLY thinking that this is it.

 

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Sareth

macrumors member

• May 26, 2009

• #10

Put it on a dark background / turn the screen off and shine a torch on the screen.

 

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MedHead

macrumors regular

• May 26, 2009

• #11

If its something pysically on the screen like grease or dirt or whatever try using some VERY VERY dilute mild detergent on a damp cloth...if its a unibody then windex or windolene may work!

 

RiCEADDiCTBOY

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 26, 2009

• #12

i used eye glass cleaner, diluted cleaning, turning off the lights, covered my hand behind the screen, restarting the computer...its still there!!😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

 

RiCEADDiCTBOY

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 26, 2009

• #13

LAME!!!!

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8831887

so i a screen bruising? is there no fix for it? will it go away? i am so angry right now...i have such a beautiful screen that i am afraid to take it back and find three dead pixels and not the same screen i have right now!

 

RiCEADDiCTBOY

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• May 26, 2009

• #14

So I called Apple and they said I should take it back...but, couldn't tell me what it was...

LAME LAME LAME LAME!

...watch, when I go there - "AAFES rep: Oh, I'm sorry we are sold out."

i have the crappiest luck this week.

 

doug in albq

Suspended

• May 28, 2009

• #15

picts, or it didn't happen.