Backlight bleed on 2012 21.5" iMac

macman05 · 05:19 PM

Hi guys,

Got a new late 2012 iMac 21.5" from Best Buy the other day and have noticed today that the left side of the display seems a little faded or washed out. Can you guys confirm if what I'm seeing is indeed backlight bleed?

CaptMike · Dec 15, 2012, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by macman05

Hi guys,

Got a new late 2012 iMac 21.5" from Best Buy the other day and have noticed today that the left side of the display seems a little faded or washed out. Can you guys confirm if what I'm seeing is indeed backlight bleed?

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1508336

Tri-stan · Dec 15, 2012, 08:19 PM

You can't test that by doing a print screen! Use a camera and don't over or under expose the image.

SuperCyborg · Dec 15, 2012, 11:07 PM

Looks black to me.

Gelite55 · Dec 15, 2012, 11:11 PM

You can't use screen grab to show that!
Anyway just take it back for a replacement.

ericbreiter · Dec 16, 2012, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tri-stan

You can't test that by doing a print screen! Use a camera and don't over or under expose the image.

Lol. This was the funniest thing I have seen so far today. Troll?

edhawk1965 · Dec 16, 2012, 08:54 AM

Backlight bleeding looks fine, however you should immediately check for,
Yellow tint
Green tint
Glue residue
Stuck pixel
Bad wifi when holding it
Take a picture of the casing, blow it up to 20x and look for imperfections
Check to make sure its a retina screen from Samsung........

Dec 15, 2012, 05:09 PM	#1
macman05 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2007	Backlight bleed on 2012 21.5" iMac Hi guys, Got a new late 2012 iMac 21.5" from Best Buy the other day and have noticed today that the left side of the display seems a little faded or washed out. Can you guys confirm if what I'm seeing is indeed backlight bleed? __________________ 2010  iMac 27" • Quad Core i5 2.8GHz • 8GB DDR3 • HD5750 • 1TB Seagate ATV 3 Last edited by macman05; Dec 15, 2012 at 05:19 PM.
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Dec 15, 2012, 08:19 PM	#3
Tri-stan macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2012	You can't test that by doing a print screen! Use a camera and don't over or under expose the image. __________________ Traded in a custom windows box, core i7 3770K, vertex 3 ssd+hdd, 16gig ram, quadro 2000, u2711 monitor \| 27" iMac, i7, 675MX, 1TB HDD With SSD Upgrade
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Dec 15, 2012, 11:07 PM	#4
SuperCyborg Banned Join Date: Dec 2012	Looks black to me.
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Dec 15, 2012, 11:11 PM	#5
Gelite55 macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	You can't use screen grab to show that! Anyway just take it back for a replacement.
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Dec 16, 2012, 08:54 AM	#7
edhawk1965 macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2011	Backlight bleeding looks fine, however you should immediately check for, Yellow tint Green tint Glue residue Stuck pixel Bad wifi when holding it Take a picture of the casing, blow it up to 20x and look for imperfections Check to make sure its a retina screen from Samsung........
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